# TMZ: 'Sin City' Actress Brittany Murphy Dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 20, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976 "2009-12-20T19:15:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/101 "2009-12-22T12:22:48Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > Ok, it should have been removed weeks ago. > > That shit was a crime against comedy. I’ve been thinking about this since yesterday, and it’s driving me crazy. I guess I didn’t pay attention to the actual content of the sketch, because all I took away from it was a genuine appreciation for the quality of the impersonation. Obviously you remember it a lot better than I did - could you please summarize it for me? I’m curious to know why it bothers you so much. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/102 "2009-12-22T21:19:01Z")
George Hickenlooper, director of _**[Factory Girl](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432402/)**_, on which film Murphy’s husband had a producer/writer credit, has a [blog](http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2009/12/a_thousand_word.php). On which he posted the following: > [@](#): > > Simon Monjack nothing to do with ‘Factory Girl’ or the screenplay. He filed a frivolous lawsuit against us weeks before principal photography making bogus claims that we had stolen his script. He held us literally hostage and we were forced to settle with him as he held our production over a barrel. I posted this information on IMDB two years ago in order to warn people because Monjack was using his Factory Girl “credit” to solicit and then steal money from other investors. Then one night at three in the morning Brittany Murphy (who was a good friend and a girl I had come close to casting as Edie Sedgwick) called me in tears, begging me to take this posting down. It was going to ruin her husband. I told Brittany it was the truth and warned her, as many other did, about Monjack who had a criminal record and a long, long list of legal complaints against him. In the end I told Brittany I would do it for her and remove the post because I really cared for her as a friend. The last thing I told Brittany is “Do you know who this guy is? I mean do you really know him. Do you know what you’re doing by marrying him?” At this point Brittany became angry and told me she knew Monjack better than anyone and then hung up on me. A few months later I tried to call her to see if she was alright and Monjack would not let me speak to her. I so so feared something bad would happen. I thought he might take her for all her money. Little did I know she would end up dead. Now I am not saying Monjack has anything to do with this. I wouldn’t know. And I’m sure the guy is in deep mourning. But one can sure speculate that his clear lack of character and background couldn’t have led to the most healthy environment. I really feel bad for Brittany. She was a sweet sweet angel and didn’t deserve anything bad to happen to her ever. May she rest in peace. I will miss her. We will all miss her. She was the most talented and underrated actresses working in film. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/103 "2009-12-22T21:25:30Z")
Oh wait wrong. It’s not his blog, but the comment I quoted is indeed his comment. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/104 "2009-12-22T21:45:54Z")
> [@singular1](#): > > I’ve been thinking about this since yesterday, and it’s driving me crazy. I guess I didn’t pay attention to the actual content of the sketch, because all I took away from it was a genuine appreciation for the quality of the impersonation. Obviously you remember it a lot better than I did - could you please summarize it for me? I’m curious to know why it bothers you so much. > Thanks. It wasn’t funny. It’s pretty much that simple. It’s the same drugged out pop-tart persona they trot out no matter what. If they were doing Amy Winehouse she would’ve been wearing a whig and had a bad British accent. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/105 "2009-12-22T22:14:35Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > It wasn’t funny. It’s pretty much that simple. It’s the same drugged out pop-tart persona they trot out no matter what. If they were doing Amy Winehouse she would’ve been wearing a whig and had a bad British accent. I didn’t see the sketch–what happened in it? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/106 "2009-12-23T15:20:43Z")
The shocking change in Brittany’s appearance should have been a clear warning sign. I’ve wondered if she suffered the same fate as Karen Carpenter. Severe diets, laxatives, and purging can miss up the bodies electrolytes. Low potassium can damage the heart permanently. Heart damage is what ultimately killed Karen Carpenter. I read the TMZ report about the prescription drugs in the house. I hope that wasn’t a factor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976.md?page=5)