Brittany Murphy died from pneumonia and prescription drug intoxication, and her death has been ruled an accident, the Los Angeles Coroner's Office told TVGuide.com.
Murphy was "very sick" with pneumonia and had iron deficiency and anemia at the time of her death, chief coroner Ed Winter said. He said she was treating herself with prescription medications and over-the-counter medications.
Coroner: Brittany Murphy died of natural causes
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Friends and family members came together on Thursday to lay Brittany Murphy to rest at Los Angeles' Forest Lawn Memorial Park, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Actress Brittany Murphy dead at 32
The 32-year-old actress died last Sunday after going into full cardiac arrest at her home.
Her husband, Simon Monjack, and her mother, Sharon, were joined by...
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A large number of prescription drugs were found in the bedroom of Brittany Murphy, who suffered shortness of breath and severe abdominal pain in the week leading up to her death, according to an investigator's notes obtained by TMZ.
Citing notes from the Los Angeles County coroner's office, TMZ said Investigator Blacklock wrote that Murphy, 32, went to the bathroom at 7:30 a.m. Sunday and shut the door. She had complained of shortness of breath and severe abdominal pain for seven to 10 days prior to her death, but her husband, British screenwriter Simon Monjack, told the investigator he wasn't alarmed because his wife "often suffered from severe menstrual pains," the site said.
Actress Brittany Murphy dead at 32
Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter, however, told TVGuide.com he has never seen the notes TMZ is citing and that the coroner's office has not provided the site with any notes or reports regarding Murphy's death and investigation.
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Brittany Murphy's autopsy showed no signs of foul play nor did it immediately reveal a cause of death, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office intends to wait for a toxicology report as well as a study of her organs and brain before making any determinations. The coroner also hopes...
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