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Brittany Murphy, the actress who got her start in the sleeper hit "Clueless" and rose to stardom in "8 Mile," has died in Los Angeles. She was 32. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Spokeswoman Sally Stewart said Murphy died at 10:04 a.m. Sunday. She would not provide a cause of death, or any other information. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call at 8 a.m. Sunday from a home that is listed as belonging to British screenwriter Simon Monjack, who is married to Murphy, spokesman Devon Gale said. Gale said one person was transported to a hospital. Messages left for...

Movie star Brittany Murphy is dead of a heart attack at 32. She went into full cardiac arrest early Sunday and could not be revived, the Website TMZ reported. The Los Angeles City Fire Department got a call from the home of Murphy's husband Simon Monjack about 8 a.m., fire officials told TMZ. She was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead on arrival Murphy starred in "8 Mile," and "Don't Say a Word." The starlet became a household name among teens in 1995 as the sidekick in "Clueless," who went from awkward wall flower to snotty...

Brittany Murphy and Joe Macaluso, engaged since last New Year's Eve, have broken off their engagement, PEOPLE has learned exclusively. The two "have amicably ended their engagement. They remain close friends and wish each other much happiness," a rep for Murphy tells PEOPLE. Last Sunday, Murphy showed up at the Teen Choice Awards without her engagement ring. Asked about her wedding plans in the press room, the actress became evasive before saying, "Everything is going wonderful, thank you. I'm just living every moment, you know, enjoying my day." Murphy, 28, who had met Macaluso – who is a best boy...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A paparazzo facing charges involving an incident with actress Reese Witherspoon was found dead this month in a Brentwood apartment, the coroner's office confirmed Thursday. The body of Todd Kevin Wallace, 44, was positively identified but the cause of death was not determined pending results of toxicology tests, said Brenda Shafer, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County coroner. The decomposed body was found on Feb. 5. In December, an arrest warrant was issued for Wallace by Orange County authorities after he failed to show up for a bail hearing on misdemeanor charges that included battery....

Brittany Murphy Poses for US Troops Hollywood beauty Brittany Murphy agreed to pose for a sexy photo shoot for Americans men's magazine Maxim only after the editor promised to send 40,000 copies bearing a personal mile from the '8 Mile' and 'King of the Hill' actress stationed in war torn Iraq. Murphy sent her cousin who is serving in the Marines a special note, and she's delighted to be doing her bit to raise the spirits of soldiers serving thousands of miles away from their loved ones.She says, 'Taking those pictures ertr the least I could possibly do.'

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Celebrities ranging from Kid Rock to Wayne Newton are performing for U.S. troops in the Gulf this week as part of the first large-scale entertainment tour of the region since the outset of the Iraq war, sponsors said on Thursday. Three groups of performers and athletes taking part in the tour paid visits on Thursday to American military personnel in Baghdad, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and the Ali al-Salem air base in Kuwait, said Donna St. John, a spokeswoman for USO World Headquarters in Washington. On Wednesday, the celebrities performed at the Tallil air near...

'We cant go back now,' Bratt Pitt told us. [at the New York Daily News] 'We are in this together as Americans. We're going to have to go in and get the job done as soon as possible.'Pitt remains skeptical about the connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda, but respects Presidnent Bush for 'pushing the issue, so people were forced to take a stand.'Now that diplomacy has failed, Pitt said 'We have to be productive instead of concentrating on what we should have done. Where do we go from this day forward?'Joe Pantoliano (Daredevil), who lost his head as Ralph...