One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Did Brittany Murphy's Moldy House Kill the Actress and Her Husband?
AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File
Actress Brittany Murphy's death rocked Hollywood and the headlines in December 2009, and just five months later, her husband Simon Monjack also died suddenly. Now Murphy's mother is claiming toxic mold found in the couple's home is what really killed them, reports TMZ.Murphy's cause of death was ruled accidental, and attributed to pneumonia with multiple drug intoxication and iron deficiency anemia. Monjack's death was also attributed topneumonia and anemia.
Sharon Murphy, Brittany's mom, is seeking legal action--but not against the people who built the house. Murphy is suing her former lawyers, claiming she was duped by them "into giving up her rights to sue the builders for wrongful death" as part of a "settlement offer for the construction defects back in January." One stipulation of that settlement was that she could not sue them in conjunction with Brittany's death.
"The coroner was aware of Sharon’s hypothesis when he first reviewed the body; however he didn’t believe that the mold played a part in Brittany’s death," adds Celebgossip.com.
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
