Husband: Brittany Didn't "Take Anything" Dangerous Morning She Died
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A shocking number of strong prescription meds were found on Brittany Murphy's bedroom nightstand after her sudden Dec. 20 death, but her husband denies she took anything dangerous enough that morning that would have killed her.
"My wife did not take anything on the morning of her death that would have caused her to be sick or ill, let alone die," Brit screenwriter Simon Monjack tells the New York Daily News. "It's beyond even the sickest speculation."
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According to the the coroner investigation notes (obtained by TMZ.com), medications confiscated included Topamax (anti-seizure meds also to prevent migraines), Methylprednisolone (anti-inflammatory), Fluoxetine (depression med), Klonopin (anxiety med), Carbamazepine (treats Diabetic symptoms and is also a bipolar med), Ativan (anxiety med), Vicoprofen (pain reliever), Propranolol (hypertension, used to prevent heart attacks), Biaxin (antibiotic), Hydrocodone (pain med) and miscellaneous vitamins.
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Monjack confirmed that investigators took away a lot of prescription meds, "but nothing else," and denied rumors that the 32-year-old actress had a drug problem.
"There's no question that's rubbish," Monjack said. "I'm confident it wasn't an overdose," he added when asked how she died (toxicology report results won't be available for about six weeks). "She was not a drug addict."
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He also called reports that Murphy had an eating disorder "heartless."
"The attacks on me, the attacks on my wife and suggestions that she was anorexic and drug addicted, it's like, look at the (recent) photographs," Monjack said.
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"Look at that smile," he went on. "That's not the smile of an anorexic or drug addict or someone in a bad marriage. That's someone who was content with her life."
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48every picture that i see of brittany and simon she is truly so happy. the way she holds on to him. the look in her face her eyes. i can only hope to find the same kind of love some day. my heart goes out to mr simon. r.i.p doll face
shes absolutely gorgeous and will be missed. i cant wait to go up to forest lawn and pay her a visit. but i must say as skinny as she was it is not hard to believe that even 2 ativan would have taken her out. those pills alone are powerful and at that weight. you just dont know.
shes absolutely gorgeous and will be missed. i cant wait to go up to forest lawn and pay her a visit. but i must say as skinny as she was it is not hard to believe that even 2 ativan would have taken her out. those pills alone are powerful and at that weight. you just dont know.
i miss you brittany
My 5'3" sister weighs 80 pounds and has been anorexic for 13 years and still has an enormous smile. What is a smile supposed to prove??? Brittany was an actress, she smiled on cue on the red carpet. I love Brittany Murphy and mean no disrespect but she had a serious problem and it makes me very sad that no one intervened when she needed it the most.
My 5'3" sister weighs 80 pounds and has been anorexic for 13 years and still has an enormous smile. What is a smile supposed to prove??? Brittany was an actress, she smiled on cue on the red carpet. I love Brittany Murphy and mean no disrespect but she had a serious problem and it makes me very sad that no one intervened when she needed it the most.
karen carpenter skinny? i dont think so, go to the website that shows karen c when she is anorexic, people blow things wayyy out of proportion! no one knows how she died, so stop speculating things, you make yourself look stupid.
I think she was ill and that's why she was so thin. She was not beautiful last. she was like skeleton and this can't be ordinary thing
That's a whole lot of meds that can be used as pain killers! He's an idiot in denial, that death was waiting to happen, he knew she's taking all these downers, but did nothing to stop her. He needs consequence!
freakin' r$#@^d >:P
i first watched brit's movie when she was in 'clueless' and after few years i was shocked that she was very skeletal..just like lilo...when you are slim skinny it's different...but when you are 'skeletal bony slim skinny'...that's a problem cos you can see 70% of the person's physical changed....
She either died of lethal combination of presciption drugs, or aneroxia. She was OBVIOUSLY unnaturally thin and very Karen Carpenter looking before she died. Also, what's up with all those depression drugs and anxiety drugs??? Brittany Murphy was obviously disturbed, to say the least. Even Perez Hilton said in a recent interview before she died that he was worried about her. At age 32, she probably didn't listen to her family who must have been trying to help her. Very sad.
Nearly all prescription drugs can kill you. That's the first thing you need to know. The elderly are the biggest targets because they are seen as a drain on tax payer money. So those in power try and make as much money as they can and if they kill them off they don't mind one bit. Remember prescription drugs are one of the greatest killers in the world. It's intentional.
TO RAJEEB'S GIRL : KARMA ! ~ You have an unbelievable nerve to speak so cruelly of the dead. Whether or not you liked her, it's absolutely disgusting that you could speak in that manner. This was somebody's daughter, somebody's sister (?) Somebody's wife. She was somebody who was loved and will be missed. So again....Karma. It bites back twice as hard as you could even imagine your self being capable of. Best of luck to you. Merry Christmas.
I've been diagnosed as manic bi-polar for two years now and I must say, I can see that she had all those meds on her dresser. It takes months if not years to get a dosage right. It doesn't mean she was taking them all. If something should happen to me and the cops went through my cabinets, they might think I had an "addiction" as well. Plus, her flighty behavior, mood swings and inconsistant atttendance at her jobs are all classic signs of the disease. Cut her some slack. She was a ray of sunshine that faded to fast. We all lost a little something the day she left this earth.
"im not whoevers girl" must have a sad and lonely life. what awful names to call someone. u must have been called those names yourself or something. hopefully you get the help u need.
she was a size 2 nothing wrong with that! ppl need to stop.
doctors tend to overprescribe for celebs. they just do. happened with michael jackson. doesn't mean she was an addict. her med list is long for someone her age but doesn't mean she was taking all these meds at present time. none of the meds are for diabetes; why do reports keep saying she was diabetic?? i would speculate that she underate (and the topomax certainly helped her do that) she was low on electrolytes (from being sick maybe?) and had cardiac arrest due to low potassium. really sad. do agree with someone below - husband seems a little sketch.
carbamazepine is an anti-epileptic medication, not a medication used to treat diabetes
It's not our place to speculate about whether or not she was anorexic or drug addicted, nor is it any of our business. The public needs to back off and let the authorities determine the cause of death. May this beautiful young woman rest in peace.