Brittany Murphy Talks About Being Too Thin in Last Interview Before Death

NY Daily News: In an eerie final interview that may prove prophetic, tragic actress Brittany Murphy confessed she shared concerns about her frail frame.

"I am a bit thinner now than what I would like to be," Murphy, 32, admitted to Fox News' Pop Tarts at an event just 2 ½ weeks before her untimely death Sunday.

The rail-thin actress, for years dogged by eating disorder and drug use rumors that she denied, was quick to credit her workout routine.

"I was a ballerina for a long time," the saucer-eyed starlet said. "I still take ballet lessons now - what it does to your body is incredible."

Despite her emaciated appearance, Murphy was upbeat and making plans for the future.

"As far as having a New Year's resolution, I'd love to have a child next year," she told Access Hollywood at the same clothing store event on Dec. 3.

"I've been very blessed to have a really great loving husband," she said. "I spend more time with my family than anyone else in the world."

Two days before the store event, Murphy appeared at the Los Angeles premiere for her indie flick "Across the Hall."

In an interview with Maximo TV, the star seemed sweet but a bit dazed and lost track of the reporter's questions. She said she couldn't explain her character's cheating ways because she was nothing like the character in real life.

The Los Angeles coroner's office is investigating the "Clueless" star's death and is expected to perform an autopsy today or tomorrow.

The screen siren and singer was in full cardiac arrest and could not be revived after her beloved mother - who told paramedics the actress was diabetic - found her unconscious in the shower, TMZ reported.

Five paramedics who arrived after the 8 a.m. 911 call feverishly administered CPR as Monjack wandered around in his pajama bottoms, a witness told RadarOnline.

Murphy was pronounced dead at 10:04 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Murphy had been suffering from flulike symptoms for days and was throwing up profusely in the hours before she died, TMZ said.

"There were a lot ... a lot of prescriptions in the house," a source said.

The troubled starlet rose to fame in 1995 as the sidekick Tai in "Clueless," who went from awkward wallflower to snotty hottie.

She has appeared in more than 25 movies since then, including 1997's "Bongwater," "Girl, Interrupted" in 1999, "8Mile" and "Sin City."

Murphy, whose gravelly voice rocked the animated film "Happy Feet," even broke into the dance club world with the hit single "Faster Kill Pussycat."

Murphy lived in Edison, N.J., before moving to California when she was 13 and landing her first television role in "Blossom."

She underwent a transformation from a too-pudgy-for-Hollywood brunette to a bone-thin blond - with cleavage ample enough to land her in Maxim's 100 hottest women in 2006.

Speculation over her weight loss haunted her for years, but she dismissed reports that her weight was connected to drug use or an eating disorder.

"I have never tried (cocaine) in my entire life," she told Jane magazine.

Friends openly worried that she had become addicted to the prescription painkiller Vicodin after undergoing plastic surgery.

"Brittany has been living life on the edge," one source told Britain's Daily Mail.

She was set to play a small role in Sylvester Stallone's upcoming film "The Expendables," due out in August. Earlier this month, she abruptly left the Puerto Rico set of "The Caller."

Twitter was abuzz with tributes from stars, like old squeeze Ashton Kutcher, her co-star in 2003's "Just Married."

"See you on the other side kid," Kutcher tweeted.

Screenwriter and director Kevin Smith referred to the actress' oft-quoted line in "Clueless": "G'night,Ms. Murphy; hope you're rollin' with the homies someplace nice."

In a statement, her family called Murphy's death a "terrible tragedy. She was ... a shining star."

Brittany Murphy's Husband May Not Be In Will

NY Daily News- Actress Brittany Murphy's husband Simon Monjack may not be included in the 32-year-old actress's will, according to new reports.

Murphy, who died Sunday morning after suffering cardiac arrest in her Los Angeles home, had drafted a will before she married Monjack in 2007, reports TMZ.com.

The will leaves Murphy's entire estate to her mother, Sharon Murphy, according to TMZ.com.

It was not immediately clear of the will had ever been amended to include her husband.

Just one day after the actress' shocking death, Monjack told Access Hollywood, "My world was destroyed."

He said Sunday was just "a regular day," and though Murphy had seen a doctor about laryngitis, Monjack attributed her sickness to exhaustion from filming two movies this year.

According to TMZ, notes written by an investigator from the L.A. County Coroner's office state that Murphy had a history of hypoglycemia and was hospitalized in April 2009 for low blood sugar while working on a film in Oregon.

The actress had also been complaining of shortness of breath and severe abdominal pain" for seven to 10 days before she died.

The actress is said to have gone into the bathroom at around 7:30 a.m. and shut the door.

"[Her mother] Sharon went into the bathroom because she had been in there a long time," Monjack said. "Her mom screamed for me and I ran. Then called 911."

According to the notes, Murphy's mother called 911 and Monjack "attempted to revive the decedent by placing her in the shower and running the water.

"The decedent remained unresponsive and purged her stomach contents prior to the arrival of the paramedics."

Sadly, the actress was "without signs of life" by the time paramedics arrived.

The L.A. County Coroner's office, however, has discovered a surprising amount of prescription medications in Murphy's home.

Some were reportedly prescribed to Murphy, and others to Monjack and her mother, Sharon.

Among them were Topamax (an anti-seizure med that also prevents migraines), Methylprednisolone (anti-inflammatory), Fluoxetine (depression med), Klonopin (anxiety med), Carbamazepinean (treats Diabetic symptoms, as well as bipolar med) Ativan (anxiety med), Vicoprofen (pain reliever), Propranolol (for hypertension, used to prevent heart attacks), Biaxin (antibiotic), Hydrocodone (pain med) and miscellaneous vitamins.

Many of the bottles were reportedly found empty.

Brittany Murphy Dead at 32

Couldn't believe the news this weekend..

Experts: Nothing 'natural' about Brittany Murphy's death

(USA Today) Brittany Murphy died Sunday morning after suffering "cardiac arrest," but the question is: What caused the cardiac arrest?

ABC News spoke to several experts who say the death could be related to an undetected heart condition, type-2 diabetes, rumored thyroid problems or eating disorder-related issues, but said it's unlikely there was anything "natural" about it.

Chief Coroner Ed Winter confirmed to ABC News that several legal prescription medications were recovered from her apartment, but it will be four to six weeks before lab results are back and an official cause of death can be determined.

How many more celebrities can die before the year is over? This is nuts!

Jackson's 'Missing' Doctor To Speak To Police

Sky News- The doctor who was with Michael Jackson when he suffered a heart attack at his home in Los Angeles has returned to the city, say reports.

Celebrity website Tmz.com says Dr Conrad Murray is preparing to speak to police investigating the star's death.

Officials were reportedly keen to interview him after Jackson's family suggested he died because of a drug overdose.

Tmz.com said Jackson had been receiving a daily injection of Demerol, a synthetic narcotic similar to morphine, and may have been given "too much" on Thursday.

Dr Murray lived with the singer and administered his injections but police were initially unable to trace him, Tmz reported.

Following his cardiac arrest, the self-proclaimed King of Pop was taken to the UCLA medical centre where he was pronounced dead. He was 50.

A recording of the 911 emergency call has shown Jackson was not breathing or responding to CPR when it was made.

The caller said he needed an ambulance "as soon as possible" and only the star's personal doctor was with him when he fell ill.

During the call to the Los Angeles Fire Department the man said: "Sir, we have a gentleman here that needs help and he's not breathing.

"He's not breathing and we're trying to pump him, but he's not ... he's not breathing. He's not conscious, sir."

Jackson's body was flown by helicopter from the hospital to the LA coroner's office for a post-mortem examination.

It is reportedly being performed by Dr Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, who was a star witness in the O.J. Simpson trial.

Brian Oxman, a lawyer for the Jackson family, said the singer's relatives had been concerned about his health for some time.

"Michael appeared at rehearsals a couple of times, he was very seriously trying to be able to do those rehearsals," he said.

"His use of medications had gotten in the way. His injuries which he had sustained performing, where he had broken a vertebra and he had broken his leg from a fall on the stage, were getting in the way."

The Michael Jackson 911 Call

Courtesy of TMZ.com