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Simon Monjack, husband to Brittany Murphy found dead


24 May 2010

In a tragic turn of events, Simon Monjack, the husband of the late Bittany Murphy has been found dead in the master bedroom of the couple's Hollywood Hills home, he was 39 years old.

He appears to have died of a heart attack and appears to be of natural causes, there were prescription drugs found that belonged to Mr. Monjack and will have an ongoing investigation.

This news comes five months and nearly to the day that Brittany Murphy shockingly died.

The coroner on the scene said "This evening Mr. Monjack was found unresponsive. Paramedics responded to the house, he was pronounced at 9:45 p.m. it appears to be natural, there were some prescription drugs found The cause of death is pending. We will have an autopsy in the next day or so. And pending toxicology, we will be releasing results once we get all those tests back."

Winter added that "there were no illicit drugs located, just prescription meds."

Murphy, best known for her major roles in "Clueless," "Girl Interrupted" and "8 Mile," died at age 32. The Los Angeles County coroner's office concluded her death was accidental but likely preventable.

Monjack is credited as producer and co-writer of the 2001 film "Two Days, Nine Lives" and executive producer of the 2006's "Factory Girl."