Brittany Murphy: 3 unanswered questions about the actress’s death

Brittany Murphy he was just 32 when he died on December 20, 2009, a victim of a combination of pneumonia and anemia, according to reports at the time. However, the cause of death is full of mysteries.

Accidental death or poisoning?

In 2010, the expert concluded that Brittany Murphy died of untreated pneumonia combined with anemia and intoxication with drugs such as painkillers. No illegal substance was identified in the organism.

However, the actress’ father Angelo Bertolotti claimed that she had been poisoned. The speech was denied by the mother of the actress at the time.

Until in 2018, the forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht who participated in the Discovery Channel documentary series Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery indicated that the actress may indeed have been poisoned.

“Where was her mother, her husband? Why didn’t she receive proper medical care? I was just puzzled by it all,” the expert told the station (via Uol Splash).

Relationship

Simon Mark Monjack, screenwriter and fiancé of murphy died 5 months after the actress from the same causes. According to reports from the Discovery Channel documentary, the actress claimed to have been abandoned by her then-fiance when she was in her fourth month of pregnancy in New York.

“He hung up on me,” she says of an attempted date in the US city (via wolsplash)

“He was a disturbed individual who was used to deceiving people. Brittany was one of his latest victims,” ​​he said. Cynthia Hilldirector of the documentary, People. monjack married the actress in May 2007.

In the project, the artist’s family and friends even used the term “sociopath” to describe him.

What happened in the months leading up to his death?

Trista Jordanthe actress’s makeup artist, said in a statement that Brittany Murphy it looked different from how it used to appear on set.

“Her eyes were sunken and she looked so sad. She couldn’t be herself. She was in so much pain. Her legs were wobbly and she couldn’t stay upright,” said the make-up artist.

“I agreed to make this documentary because I think it’s a shame that Brittany’s life and promising career was overshadowed by the circumstances of her death. I think it’s important to celebrate Brittany’s talent as we struggle to explain the tragic circumstances of her and Simon’s deaths. .”