Brittany Murphy Dead At 32

[SnakeDoctor]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Brittany Murphy died on Sunday morning, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office has confirmed to Access Hollywood. She was 32.
According to the Coroner's Office, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Hollywood reported to them that an individual named Brittany Murphy died in the hospital on Sunday.
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A Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman told Access that they responded to a 911 call made from the 1800 block of N. Rising Glen Road -- the same street where the actress lives -- at 8 AM on Sunday. According to TMZ, the actress was pronounced dead upon arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
A rep for the actress also confirmed the news, telling Access Hollywood, "In this time of sadness, the family thanks you for your love and support. It is their wish that you respect their privacy."
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Just weeks ago, a smiling Brittany spoke with Access at the Tt Collection Pop-Up Party in LA on December 3, where she discussed her hopes for the coming year.
"As far as having a New Year's resolution, I'd love to have a child next year," she said at the time. "But that's kind of a large one!"
The actress also spoke of her love for her family, whom she said she was very close to.
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"I've been very blessed to have a really great loving husband," she said. "I spend more time with my family than anyone else in the world"
Brittany rose to fame after a memorable role in 1995's "Clueless." She went on to star in such films as "8 Mile," "Just Married," "Girl, Interrupted," "Sin City" and "Riding In Cars With Boys," among others.
She also made a splash in the music world with the track "Faster Kill Pussycat," with Paul Oakenfold in 2006 - the track topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart that year. She also sang a pair of songs for the animated film "Happy Feet," in which she was also a voice actress.
Brittany was married to screenwriter Simon Monjack, whom she wed in May 2007.

[mr_m]

what do you do to get a heart attack at 32? hmmm. well, the only movie i saw her in was 8 mile and though she looked familiar, i couldnt have remembered who she was untill i checked imdb.

anyhow, may she rest in peace.

[thekiller]

what do you do to get a heart attack at 32? hmmm

not much, there are alot of heart attacks, they just dont come in the news.
Especially for ppl around 30, which are then stressy ppl

[mr_m]

from what i know, a healthy person wont have a heart attack. specially if u are a hollywood actress...

[Eus]

thats why one should not abuse drug use, sightsssss, what a shame, she was an ok actress

[Bigstick]

I agree with Eus, a lot of drugs speed up the heart (a.k.a Crack!!!!) other than that she probly had some kind of underlying medical problem

[mr_m]

well the reports says that she was healthy and "full of life" she had mentioned heart murmur or something like that, but she didnt have anything going on to cause a heart attack that leads to death, i know a lot of old people who have had a heart attack but didnt die. well she is the third celeb to die as a result of some sort of drug (not necceserly drug drug, like medicin drug)

that guy in dark knight, MJ and now her, they should set up a celeb-drug-help line!

[thekiller]

it could have been anything, look at the possible causes:

What are the causes of a heart attack?

• Age - this is considered to be the largest risk factor. When a man is over 45 years, and the woman is over 55 years of age, their risk of having a heart attack starts to rise significantly.
• Angina - angina is an illness where not enough oxygen is reaching the patient's heart. This raises the risk of a heart attack. In some cases a diagnosis of angina was wrong - it could have been a mild heart attack instead. The main difference between a heart attack and angina is that the patient with angina will feel better about 15 to 30 minutes after taking medication, while the heart attack patient won't.
• Blood cholesterol levels - if a person's blood cholesterol levels are high, he/she runs a higher risk of developing blood clots in the arteries. Blood clots can block the supply of blood to the heart muscle, causing a heart attack.
• Diabetes - people with diabetes have a higher risk of developing several diseases and conditions, many of them contribute to a higher risk of heart attack.
• Diet - a person who consumes large quantities of, for example, animal fats, or saturated fats, will eventually have a higher risk of having a heart attack.
• Genes - you can inherit a higher risk of heart attack from your parents, and/or their parents.
• Heart surgery - patients who have had heart surgery have a higher risk of having a heart attack.
• Hypertension (high blood pressure) - this could be due to lack of physical activity, overweight/obesity, diabetes, genes, and some other factors.
• Obesity, overweight - as more and more people are overweight, especially children, experts believe heart attacks will become more common in future (if the overweight children become overweight adults).
• Physical inactivity - people who do not exercise have a much higher risk of having a heart attack, compared to people who exercise regularly.
• Previous heart attack - anybody who has already had a heart attack is more likely to have another one, compared to other people.
• Smoking - people who smoke heavily or regularly run a much higher risk of heart attack, compared to people who never smoked and those who gave up. Smoking regularly means smoking every day.

[mr_m]

yes, i know dr.killer, i wasnt just born yesterday and im not in 5th grade but it doesnt lead to death, specially at that sort of age. i am not saying she definatly did drugs, im saying it's 90% possible that she might have done, but with the media being controlled, we would never know, she might have been hit with an axe for all we know. and if she really had a heart attack, it's very unlikely that she would die from it at this sort of age.

Assistant chief coroner Ed Winter said the star apparently collapsed in the bathroom, and authorities were looking into her medical history.
An official cause of death may not be determined for some time, since toxicology tests will be required, but "it appears to be natural", Mr Winter said.
He said an autopsy was planned for Monday or Tuesday.
Mr Winter said Brittany's family was co-operating with the coroner's investigation but would not be releasing a public statement. He said funeral arrangements have not been announced.
Los Angeles police have opened an investigation into the death.
Detectives and coroner's officials were at the couple's home on Sunday afternoon but did not talk to reporters. Paparazzi were camped outside the property, located above the Sunset Strip.
Neighbour Clare Staples said she saw firefighters working to resuscitate the actress. She said Brittany was on a stretcher and "looked as though she was dead at the scene".

[thekiller]

she could also be murdered with an untraceable poison causing a heart attack rofl