Posted on 12/21/2009 1:55:07 PM PST by libh8er
As news of Brittany Murphy’s death reached media outlets yesterday, many of Brittany’s coworkers, friends and fans took to Twitter to mourn the young star and remember her warmly. Alicia Silverstone, Brittany’s costar in Clueless, spoke to People Magazine about Brittany, saying “I always felt connected to her as we shared a very special experience in our lives together. I feel love in my heart for her – and hope she is at peace. This is truly sad.” Alicia also said that though they “didn’t stay in close touch over the years” she was still “so saddened to hear this news. I loved working with Brittany. She was so talented, so warm, and so sweet.” Others chimed in on Twitter:
Following Sunday’s shocking death of actress Brittany Murphy at age 32, her friends and admirers in Hollywood are sharing their grief and memories on Twitter and elsewhere.
Lindsay Lohan: “My deepest condolences go out to all of Brittany Murphy’s loved ones& may she rest in peace….She was a great talent w/a beautiful soul xo”
Kim Kardashian: “I am in shock that [Brittany] Murphy has died! Clueless is my all time favorite movie. My prayers go out to her family & husband”
Khloe Kardashian: “OMG!!!! This is horrible news when anyone passes. I’m so sorry for her family. Send prayers out please!”
Jessica Simpson: “Brittany Murphy was an incredible ray of Light to so many people. Her smile was contagious. My prayers are with her family and loved ones.”
Russel Simmons: “I met Brittany murphy before her star rose its tough to find peace in fame. I wish her peace and happiness in her next lifetime”
Alyssa Milano: “[Brittany] and I did a USO Tour together in 2003. [Love] She was a sweet soul, with a lot of talent and heart.”
Hilary Duff: “RIP Brittany Murphy forever in our hearts”
Fred Durst: “What a sweet human being. My prayers are with her friends and family.”
Film critic Roger Ebert: “She had a genuine quality.”
Actress Soleil Moon Frye: “I was so blessed to know your grace…I will never forget the beautiful school girl you were and woman you became.”
Jeff Bowler, who produced the just-released film Across the Hall co-starring Murphy, tells UsMagazine.com: “It’s truly a tragedy what happened. She was a great person with a huge heart.”
Celebrity talent agent Mike Heller tells UsMagazine.com, “My heart is broken. She was an icon and an extremely talented actress and a good friend. She will definitely be missed.”
[From Us Weekly]
I feel kind of “meh” about people expressing their grief on Twitter, but I suppose it’s just as valid and heartfelt as drafting a press release, only less complicated. Still, it’s clear that Brittany was loved and respected by many in the Hollywood community, and it’s nice to such respectful tributes to her life and work.
Meanwhile, others haven’t been so kind or respectful. Perez Hilton’s initial report on Brittany’s death read “People just don’t typically die at 32 of natural causes!!!!!!! Absolutely devastating. Especially because this comes as no surprise! We, and those who knew Brittany personally, saw this coming. That does not make this any less horrible.” While Perez might be right (and I admit that my first thought was “drugs”), it would have been more respectful to simple just say “there are rumors about this or that” rather than some f-cked up “I told you so.”
Many news agencies are going through their archival footage of Brittany, and it’s pretty much established that her last public appearance was for the opening of Tt Collection’s Pop-Up shop in Los Angeles. Many outlets described her appearance at the time as “emaciated” or “bony” and looking at the photos, you can see she doesn’t look very healthy. She seems to have given one of her last red carpet interviews to Access Hollywood, and media outlets are quoting from it at length (here‘s another red carpet interview from the event). Brittany spoke about wanting to have a baby in the new year, saying “As far as having a New Year’s resolution, I’d love to have a child next year. But that’s kind of a large one!” She also described herself as “very blessed to have a really great loving husband. … I spend more time with my family than anyone else in the world.” This poor girl. I have no idea what was really going on with her, but she had real plans for her future, and this story just got me choked up.
Next tweet: "Cuz I'm waaay too busy with my appearances and like, stuff. Get an intern to send 'em...k?"
Twitter is becoming an ever increasing presence in our lives.
RIP Brittany
Perez Hilton still proves, even after someone dies, he’s still a jackass.
I do not like Perez Hilton by any means, but I have to agree with what he said (he could clean up his vocabulary a bit though). I am not saying it was, but I have to wonder myself if drugs or an eating disorder caused her death. She just seems to young to have died of “natural causes”. Either way, I enjoyed her doing the voice of Luanne on “King of the Hill” and the few movies I saw her in.
One of the obituaries I look forward to reading is Perez Hilton’s. Can’t be printed soon enough if you ask me.
yep. I feel dumber for knowing what Khloe Kardashian twittered about anything.
Who was Brittany Murphy?
You don’t die of “natural causes” at 32.
I’ve heard bulimia, painkiller addiction, and even cocaine as possible causes.
I detest celebrities.
“She just seems to young to have died of “natural causes”.”.
Yeah. Too bad really, but neither youth or fame is going to save you from the Reaper. Sometimes the combination predisposes you to an early departure. Certainly Jackson’s fame offed him earlier than necessary. Of course, “the rules” didn’t apply to him. Many of the famous find, too late, that the rules of early mortality DO apply. Of course, her demise may have had nothing to do with drugs, or any other type of self-destructive behavior. A cranial aneurism will kill you quicker than drug abuse. Throw a big clot to the brain, and three minutes later you’re gone. Sometimes, it’s just a matter of your time being up.....sometimes.
I had a friend die of heart failure in his late 20s.
He had a undetected heart problem and he just fell over dead while at his home.
“He had a undetected heart problem and he just fell over dead while at his home.”
Indeed, a similar condition could have taken my daughter. In her case, it was detected when she was seven. It was corrected when she was 10. Wolf-Parkinson-White is a not uncommon cardiac condition that gets worse as you get older. It is one of those diseases that disrupts the electrical signals in the heart, to the point that her pulse rate was once over 250 bpm. Not enough to kill you when you’re 8, but enough to get you buried at 16 if it’s not diagnosed.
Easy to fix permanently via a catheterization procedure. You’re out of the hospital within four hours, and usually it is a permanent correction. But first it has to be detected. This is one of those “undiagnosed conditions” that has seemingly fit high school football players keeling over dead.
So yes, it’s quite common for young people to die, through no fault of their own. Of course, anorexia/starvation will take you as well. Odd that a person’s “self-image” can be skewed to Auschwitz norms, but it is a “mental illness” after all. In any case, it is interesting to learn what can kill you when you’re young. The pathology report will be interesting. If nothing else, it will make those of us that remain a bit more careful.
Nonesense: life is stranger than you think. I knew a girl who was fit, not a drinker, or drug abuser, neither bulimic or overweight, with absolutely no prior history of heart trouble or any other serious medical condition, an ordinary, well balanced person, who was seeming in perfect health, and she died of a sudden heart attack at nineteen. Microcardital infarction was the cause; one day her heart just ripped open.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.