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Brittany Murphy passed away in December 2009, but up until recently, her death certificate listed her father as “unknown”.

Her father, Angelo Bertolotti, complained that he was being blocked from visiting Brittany’s grave, because Forest Lawn wasn’t aware that the two were related.

TMZ has the scoop:

So Angelo petitioned for a change — and after bringing his I.D., photos of himself with Brittany and Brittany’s birth certificate to the L.A. County Registrar … his name was belatedly added to her death certificate.

Angelo tells us he’s recently visited his daughter’s grave several times … without incident.

Glad to hear that this story had a happy ending and that her father is able to visit her grave now. It’s still weird that she’s gone. I loved her acting, she had true talent.

Brittany Murphy had such a promising career in movies and music, and she was definitely taken from us way too young. It was tragic how she passed away December 20, 2009, but her mother Sharon says that she still pretends that Brittany’s still alive. So sad.

Sharon has found it difficult to cope with her daughter’s untimely death at the age of 32, so she pretends it never happened. She said, “It’s beyond strange. I don’t have answers for it. Sometimes just in order to function, I pretend it didn’t happen.”

She lived with Brittany and husband Simon Monjack until they both passed away within five months of each other. She said, “I feel their presence here. It’s comforting.”

Sharon went on to say, “I’m always remembering times with her. She would always say that we grew up together, and that’s true. We were so close, and such great friends.”

Sharon is working on a book about her daughter and is concentrating on her charity, the Brittany Murphy Foundation. She added, “A portion of the proceeds that I receive from the book will be donated to charity.”

When Brittany Murphy passed away, the Coroner’s report suggested that her mother Sharon was sleeping in the same bed as her husband, Simon Monjack. TMZ reported the story yesterday, saying that they weren’t implying that the duo had a sexual connection.

According to TMZ, an investigator was said to have walked through Simon’s bedroom, after he passed away and “an unnamed woman”, reportedly Sharon, identified one side of his bed as “her side of the bed.”

Now, Sharon is miffed and has fired off a statement, refuting the claims. She said, “I am very disturbed that the L.A. Coroner’s Office continues to release things to the media that are misleading. The TMZ story with its salacious headline suggesting that my precious son-in-law Simon and I slept in bed together, inferring sexual contact is journalism at its lowest.”

For the record, TMZ did not infer any sexual contact in the original story. It was left up to the dirty minds of the readers to draw that conclusion. Besides that, it’s still creepy.

Simon Monjack must be insane. He took reporters from Radar Online through the house to the now infamous bathroom, where Brittany Murphy took her last breaths. Anything for the almighty dollar, right?

Radar reports:

“You’re the first people to ever see the infamous bathroom,” Simon painfully told RadarOnline.com Saturday afternoon. “Today was the three month anniversary of her [Brittany's] death and before I saw you I was actually with Sharon at the grave. This is the little doggy couch where she actually fell and she was put on her side right here,” Simon says pointing to a leopard print couch and a place on the floor next to it. “When the paramedics came in they pulled her through here, into one of the closets and into the main room.”

In a display of raw emotion and heart-breaking sadness, Simon takes a minute to absorb the images of the bathroom before telling RadarOnline.com, “This is the first time I’ve come in here actually. It’s shocking.”

Simon also says that he wasn’t paid for the interview, which you can see at the source, and says that he has turned down tidy sums for the bathroom viewing.

Brittany Murphy filed her will before she was married to Simon Monjack, thus leaving her entire estate to her mother, Sharon Murphy.

According to TMZ:

Brittany Murphy left her entire estate to her mother, Sharon, TMZ has learned.

Sources tell us, years before Brittany was married she wrote a holographic (handwritten) will, leaving everything to her mom. The will was stored in her manager’s safe.

Brittany’s husband, Simon Monjack, told TMZ after they got married Brittany had a formal will drafted, along with a trust. Simon tells us all of her assets under the new will and trust go to Sharon.

Simon tells us, at his request, the will specifically says, “I am married to Simon Monjack who I have intentionally left out of this will.

Don’t you just love how he’s pointing that out? Like he asked her specifically to intentionally cut him from the will. Does he have his own money? I’m sure Simon will be hitting on Sharon next, natch.

The list of medications that Brittany Murphy was taking at the time of her death has been released. According to the coroner’s report, “Multiple medications were present in the blood, with elevated levels of hydrocodone, acetaminophen and chlorpheniramine. L-methamphetamine was also present.”

TMZ reports:

The report goes on, “It should be noted that the pattern of use of these medications suggest treatment of symptoms of a cold or other respiratory infection. Acetaminophen and hydrocodone are components of Vicodin. Chlorpheniramine is the active ingredient in some over-the-counter medications. L-methamphetamine is a component of some inhalers.”

The report states, “The possible adverse physiological effects of elevated levels of these medications cannot be discounted, especially in her weakened state. Therefore the manner of death is Accident.”

So sad. RIP Brittany Murphy.

Remember when Simon Monjack setup the Brittany Murphy Foundation and attempted to hold a benefit in his wife’s honor, to support the arts? Well, it’s all BS.

Apparently, Simon failed to register the foundation as a non-profit organization.
TMZ reports:

TMZ has discovered, however, the foundation is not registered as a charity with the IRS or the state of California, as required by law.

The California Secretary of State’s office told TMZ there are no records for The Brittany Murphy Foundation. The state Attorney General’s office also has no record of the organization as a nonprofit group — and the IRS says the foundation has not filed for a non-profit license.

Shame on them for taking donations in Brittany’s name and being sheisty about it.

Brittany Murphy’s husband, Simon Monjack, said that he was surprised at what the Coroner’s Office found after the toxicology reports came back on his wife.

After it was found that Brittany’s untimely death was caused by pneumonia, anemia and drug intake, her husband said, “”Everything surprised me and Brittany’s mom about the report. I expected it to be her heart.”

MTV reports:

Insisting that Murphy was “not that ill” the day she died, her husband told the magazine that everything seemed normal. “She wasn’t coughing up. I’ve had pneumonia and coughed up handfuls of spittle. So yeah, everything surprised us, everything.”

So sad.

Brittany Murphy’s death was ruled by the Coroner’s office as an accidental death caused by “community acquired pneumonia,” iron deficiency anemia, and multiple drug intoxication.

The L.A. Times reports:

Coroner officials said Murphy had gone into sudden cardiac arrest because of “drug intake,” and the Dec. 20 death was classified as an accident. They said an autopsy report would be available in two weeks.

Regarding the multiple drugs found in her system, TMZ has more:

As for the multiple drugs found in her system, we’re told they were both prescription, including medicine for cramps, and over-the-counter medications, including cough syrup. Our sources say the drugs “pushed her over the line” but the underlying problems were the pneumonia and anemia.

Her unfortunate and untimely death could have been prevented with the proper care.

RIP Brittany.

According to reports, the big gala event that Simon Monjack was holding in memory of his late wife, Brittany Murphy has been postponed.

TMZ reports:

Brittany Murphy’s husband has suddenly called off the fundraising party he was throwing in her honor tomorrow night — but the man who pulled the plug isn’t saying why.

Simon Monjack had planned a huge launch party Thursday night for his new Brittany Murphy Foundation — an organization he claims is dedicated to arts education for children. Monjack had been reportedly soliciting $1,000 donations per person to attend.

But just days before the big night, someone called the Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts — where the event was supposed to go down — and told the Rabbi to hold the Manischewitz… because the party was off.

I think he just got cold feet after the entire internet as a whole called him out for being a greedy douche. What do you think?

Simon Monjack, the husband of the late Brittany Murphy is seeking $1,000 donations if you want to be among the crowd at this event honoring his wife.

On February 4, 2010, from 6:30-9:30pm, you can attend the launch of the Brittany Murphy Foundation, which is reportedly dedicated to arts and education for children.

A source has revealed that he is suggesting dollar amounts ranging from $1,000 for individuals to 10,000 per corporations to attend the event.

The event takes place at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. The address is: 8440 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90211. RSVP at rsvp@Brittanymurphyfoundation.org and donate at donate@brittanymurphyfoundation.org.

Also, to read a heartfelt letter from Brittany’s mother, click here.

This all would have went down better if Simon would have left this to Brittany’s mother to handle. Now it looks like he’s asking for handouts because he’s broke.

Brittany Murphy’s husband, Simon Monjack, is claiming that Warner Brothers is the responsible party in the actress’ death.

He says that he plans to file a wrongful death suit against the company over her termination.

Murphy was said to have been devastated after losing a role in the sequel to “Happy Feet” which he believes caused her to have a heart attack.

And even before the “Happy Feet” nonsense, she was also fired from “The Caller” due to reports about her erratic behavior on set.

Monjack said, “Warner Brothers relied on conjecture and hearsay about the Puerto Rico film [The Caller] for why they canceled Brittany’s role in ‘Happy Feet’.”

Chris Cornell has reportedly gotten his panties in a bunch over some stolen wedding footage from 2004, featuring deceased actress Brittany Murphy.

She was his wife’s maid of honor in the ceremony and was upset to find that the footage was being offered for sale on Craigslist. He has since threatened to sue the site and has demanded that they release the seller’s information, due to his copyright.

He’s probably just mad that he isn’t able to try and make bazillions off of the footage now that she’s no longer with us.

US actress Brittany Murphy has today reportedly died from a heart attack at the age of 32. According to reports, her mother Sharon Murphy discovered her daughter unconscious in the shower. She went into full cardiac arrest and despite multiple attempts, could not be revived. (continue reading…)