Brittany Murphy's Mother Penning A Tell-All Book
Posted on Nov 09, 2010 @ 03:20PM - 7 comments
It’s been nearly one year since actress Brittany Murphy passed away and RadarOnline.com has learned her mother Sharon Murphy plans to pen a tell-all book on her daughter.
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EXCLUSIVE: Autopsy Shows Simon Monjack Had Pneumonia 9 Times, Heavily Used Prescription Drugs
Posted on Aug 17, 2010 @ 07:54PM - 10 comments
Before his sudden death last May, Brittany Murphy’s husband Simon Monjack was battling a host of serious illnesses—including pneumonia, grand mal seizures and heart problems- according to the autopsy report exclusively obtained by RadarOnline.com.
EXCLUSIVE: Simon Monjack Wanted To Be Buried Next To Brittany Murphy
Posted on May 26, 2010 @ 02:35PM - 1 comment
After the tragic death of his wife Brittany Murphy, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that Simon Monjack planned his own burial and wanted to be laid to rest next to his wife. “Simon spoke last week about making sure that he and Sharon would be buried next to Brittany,” a source close to the family told RadarOnline.com.
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Simon was found dead in the master bedroom at the Hollywood Hills home that he shared with Brittany’s mom Sunday night. The Los Angeles Coroner’s office is conducting an autopsy, but LAPD Sgt. Loranzo told RadarOnline.com that he likely died from “natural causes.”
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In a previous interview before his death Simon told RadarOnline.com about his desire to be buried near his beloved wife. “Simon had no doubt in his mind that he would be buried next to Brittany,” a source close to Simon told RadarOnline.com. “She was everything to him. He wanted to make sure they would be together both in life and death.”
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“Simon’s mother and Sharon are planning the private services for Simon,” publicist Roger Neal told RadarOnline.com. Monjack is Orthodox Jewish, and his burial plans are expected to be finalized as soon as possible to keep with tradition.
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Brittany’s mother is planning to continue her work with the foundation in her daughter’s name. “Sharon wants the Brittany Murphy Foundation to move forward and wants the gala in September to happen, especially now that Simon is gone,” said Neal.
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As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Brittany is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park where a gravestone was finally placed on May 13 that reads:
Brittany Murphy Monjack
November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009
Our Precious Daughter, Wife And Angel To All
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VIDEO: Brittany Murphy's Husband Had "So Much To Live For - So Much Going For Him"
Posted on May 25, 2010 @ 11:30AM - 6 comments
In an interview with Matt Lauer Tuesday morning on The Today Show, Roger Neal, the publicist for Brittany Murphy’s late husband, Simon Monjack, expressed his shock at the sudden death of the 40-year-old.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Last Interview With Simon Monjack
Posted on May 24, 2010 @ 10:30AM - 19 comments
To some he was a conman accused of marrying Brittany Murphy for a visa, but to others Simon Monjack was a highly intelligent, generous man who spent his final months heartbroken from the death of his wife.
Simon gave his final interview to RadarOnline.com just days before he died and typical of his final months, he talked mainly about Brittany.
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“I don’t think you understand how much my wife and I loved each other. I can only wish you that closeness with another human being,” he told RadarOnline.com reporter Amber Goodhand.
Simon and Goodhand became friendly after Murphy’s tragic death and in his final interview Simon also talked about putting together a memorial for the six-month anniversary of Brittany’s passing. Brittany died December 20, 2009.
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“I want to do something special for Brittany to honor her memory,” he told RadarOnline.com. “I’m hoping the foundation will be in place by then.”
Simon was trying to set up a non-profit foundation in Brittany’s name to benefit children and arts education.
But he also expressed how weary he was of press criticism. “I am tired of being misjudged and my motives questioned,” he told Goodhand.
In the same interview he said that he was trying to move forward and focus on his photography. “It’s my passion,” he said.
Monjack was found dead Sunday night in his Hollywood Hills home. The Huffington Post said an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
EXCLUSIVE: Brittany Murphy's Beloved Grandmother Dies
Posted on Apr 20, 2010 @ 11:38AM - 8 comments
Brittany Murphy’s grandmother Elizabeth Murphy passed away today, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. Her death came exactly four months after Brittany’s tragic death on December 20.
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“Brittany’s grandmother just passed away,” a somber Simon Monjack told RadarOnline.com exclusively. “It was exactly four months to the day. I think heartbreak from Brittany’s death played a part. She took it really badly.”
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Simon tells RadarOnline.com that Elizabeth passed away in her Florida home at the age of 84 of natural causes. Elizabeth’s death leaves Sharon Murphy having lost both her daughter and mother within just a four month period.
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“Brittany had been down in Florida to visit with her grandma a few weeks before she died,” Simon says. “Sharon and I will be going down to Florida to help take care of things.”
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Brittany Murphy's Husband: "I Didn't Live Off My Wife"
Posted on Mar 24, 2010 @ 06:52AM - 26 comments
Brittany Murphy’s husband Simon Monjack has been the target of many media slams and criticism from the public since the shocking death of his wife on December 20, 2009, particularly allegations that he used Brittany for her money. RadarOnline.com sat down exclusively with Monjack to set the record straight.
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“I think the biggest misconception is that I somehow lived off my wife,” Monjack said. “I paid the bills around here. I’m quite good with math so I started trading currency derivatives. You either lose everything or you make vast amounts of money. In my case I’ve made vast amounts of money.”
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: False Report On "Missing" Brittany Murphy Pills Infuriates Her Husband; Mother May Sue
Posted on Feb 28, 2010 @ 04:53PM - 31 comments
Brittany Murphy’s husband Simon Monjack is furious over a published report that claims the actress obtained a prescription for 120 hydrocodone pills just 11 days before her death – and only 11 pills were left in the bottle.
Monjack tells RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview that the pills were prescribed to Brittany’s mother Sharon, a cancer survivor, and the report is so outrageous and damaging that it is harming her health and she’s considering legal action.
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The release of Brittany Murphy’s full autopsy report on February 26 ended all rumors and hurtful speculation that the actress had abused drugs.
But a day after that report was released a website claimed that 109 pills were missing when only 44 should have been taken, per the prescription guideline. The published article asked “so why were so many pills prescribed in the first place?” and claimed the coroner wanted to know as well but his office had received no help from Monjack in locating the doctor.
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But the truth is the 120 pills of hydrocodone were prescribed to Sharon because she suffers from neuropathy, says Simon. Neuropathy is a type of nerve damage and in Sharon’s case it was caused by chemotherapy and radiation, Monjack told RadarOnline.com.
Dealing with the report that falsely claimed “missing” pills belong to Brittany is harming her mother’s health even more and triggering her neuropathy, according to Monjack.
“We have never been asked about these pills by the coroner,” an extremely upset Monjack told RadarOnline.com.
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“Dr. Cohen prescribed the pills to Sharon Murphy. Dr. Cohen has never prescribed anything to Brittany. He’s never, ever seen Brittany.”
He accused the website that published the report of devastating Sharon by “trying to dig up any last fantastical story based entirely on fiction to defame her dead daughter.”
“This false story is triggering her neuropathy more and it's damaging,” he told RadarOnline.com. “It’s hard enough to lose a daughter but then to have this story…makes it even harder.
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“Sharon still has to have reconstructive surgery and is a very sick woman. This is so defamatory and ridiculous. It benefits no one when these lies are propagated."
“Sharon is considering legal action against (the website that published the article)."
EXCLUSIVE: Brittany Murphy's Husband Calls Her Dad's Allegations "Nonsense"
Posted on Feb 23, 2010 @ 02:45PM - 10 comments
Simon Monjack has been taking some shots in the media lately, some directed by wife Brittany Murphy's estranged father. Monjack released a statement to RadarOnline.com shooting down recent rumors.
Brittany Murphy's Dad Turned Away From Her Grave
Her father Angelo Bertolotti said on February 16 that he initially had been denied access to Murphy's grave. Allegedly Monjack and Murphy's mother Sharon had given guards a list of approved visitors and had excluded Bertolotti.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Brittany Murphy's Dad Not Invited To Her Funeral
He previously claimed that he was not invited to her December 24 funeral service.
“It’s total nonsense," Monjack said of Bertolotti's statements. Monjack did not comment on the controversy surrounding the foundation he and Sharon started in Brittany name.
Brittany Murphy's Dad Turned Away From Her Grave
Posted on Feb 16, 2010 @ 08:02PM - 10 comments
Brittany Murphy was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park on December 24 in a small service attended by close friends and family, and as RadarOnline.com exclusively reported, her father Angelo Bertolotti was not even invited to the funeral.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Brittany Murphy's Dad Not Invited To Her Funeral
His sadness at his daughter’s death prevented Angelo from wanting to attend a funeral even if he was invited. “I just don’t want to see that happen, I just want to remember her alive,” he told RadarOnline.com
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He did say that he will visit her grave. “I’ll wait about a month to go out there,” he said. However, when he tried to visit her on Monday he was denied access to the grave.
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Brittany’s husband Simon Monjack and her mother Sharon gave Forest Lawn a list approved visitors and Angelo was turned away by security at the gates. According to RumorRat he was eventually given directions to his daughter’s final resting place.
