Fired!!!!

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Brittany Murphy's career is in a downward spiral!

The once promising young actress has not starred in a hit film since 2005's Sin City, a movie in which she was just a featured player.

Murphy has never been the lead in a box office success, and these days, industry insiders comment more on her erratic behavior and crazy husband than her career (or lack of one).

Adding insult to injury, Disney has just axed Brittany from their deal with her!

Back in 2006, the Mouse House announced that Murphy would be their new voice of Tinkerbell. They planned to use her for work on new Tink DVDs and much more.

Well, this past week, Disney revealed that Brittany was out and there would be a new voice for Tinkerbell, actress Mae Whitman.

No explanation was given for Murphy's "departure" - but, really, we don't need one!

[Photo via Getty Images.]

    Posted: Jun 1, 2008 at 12:01 am / Email this  »

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    1. sassi says – reply to this


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      first?

    2. First says – reply to this


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      First!~
      I love nick!

    3. the wi says – reply to this


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      crack whore

    4. brian says – reply to this


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      sucks for her.

    5. Sarah says – reply to this


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      Might have something to do with that ugly bf as well

    6. chloe says – reply to this


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      FIRST



    7. 7

      Am I first? Probably not, but here goes…DO you NOT remember 8 mile? She was the lead in that..It won an Oscar for Eminem…

    8. say wh says – reply to this


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      wow

    9. cate says – reply to this


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      first!!

    10. Michae says – reply to this


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      To be fair, she has had a good career as the voice of Luann on Fox's King of the Hill for many years now…

    11. jam says – reply to this


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      she haven't been doing much anyway

    12. Dumper says – reply to this


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      That was coming….and I loved Tinkerbell as a kid! Who doesn't like fairies with glitter and pixie duist!!

    13. FIRST says – reply to this


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      ALL OF YOU PEOPLE WHO
      HAVE FIRST
      WILL DIE IN
      YOUR
      SLEEP

    14. alicia says – reply to this


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      sucks for her

    15. terry says – reply to this


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      why are you an asshole to her?…there are plenty of other celebrities that talk shit about you and there fans so back off ok…..

    16. erica says – reply to this


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      why???

    17. ha says – reply to this


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      ?

    18. omg says – reply to this


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      shit

    19. Jon says – reply to this


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      I fucking love Brittany Murphy, she has had lots of box office sucess!! Uptown Girls, Little Black Book, Just Married, she was in 8 mile, Clueless, many more she is A list whats your damage Perez.. Disney made a huuuuge mistake, she was perfect for the voice on Tink..

    20. jimmy says – reply to this


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      first.

    21. Halli says – reply to this


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      I will always love her since she played Tai in Clueless and voices Lou-Anne on King of the Hill. She is full of talent, I'm not worried about her career.

    22. Jon says – reply to this


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      This is outrageous!! Brittany Murphy is the shit

    23. uggh says – reply to this


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      i can't stand her.

    24. yay! says – reply to this


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      Hey, Mae Whitman was in "Hope Floats". She played Sandra Bullocks daughter. I loved her in that movie and i'm glad you posted this and to hear that she's working.

    25. Puleez says – reply to this


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      Re: Michelle Renee C

      Oh, WOW!!!

    26. Hartwi says – reply to this


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      With her career in nosedive, here's hoping we see Brittany bare all in some hard-R or softcore action.

    27. P sux! says – reply to this


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      I always forget that she's Luellen. That the coolest she'll be just fine! :)

    28. tiff says – reply to this


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      "Just Married" anyone?

    29. joan says – reply to this


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      yeah, she probably does get a huge fat paycheck from her voiceover work for king of the hill. Slim pickins for women in their 30s right now.

    30. F.O. says – reply to this


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      Hell, no wonder that guy latched on to her ass. SHE'S FUCKING LUELLEN FAT FUCK!

    31. JR says – reply to this


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      She was great in Girl Interrupted too. You suck, Perez, where's your box office success. You're famous for nothing, so shut up, fatty.

    32. ha says – reply to this


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      WEIRD. Kataras voice being tinkerbell?

    33. mrdoos says – reply to this


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      WTF
      tinker bell doesn't talk



    34. 34

      I really think that it is very sad that she has let her career go so badly for that looooooooooser ass husband of hers. He is such a weirdo. I really don't understand what she sees in him???? I can only think the worst when it comes to the relationship that she has with him, it seems that her erratic behavior started with him and I am sure that it is related to substance abuse. he has it written all over him. I don't understand why certain celebrities allow themselves to get caught up in the low living of an untalented person that has nothing to offer them in that relationship. It is like that with so many talented people anymore, it is baffeling. She is so talented. Some of the movies that I have seen her in have just blown me away, her performances have been amazing and it is such a shame to see that go to such a waste!! I just hope that she figures that out before she totally throws away something that she could have and soar so high with before its too late.

    35. gina says – reply to this


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      BRITTANY MURPHY HAS BEEN ACTING FOR YEARS PEREZ! SHE HAD A BIG PART IN GIRL INTERRUPTED! SHE'S ROCKS!

    36. Cleo says – reply to this


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      Sucks to be Brittany, but Mae Whitman is cute.

    37. Kellie says – reply to this


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      i never thought much about her ..
      i hate disney these days anyways (its so fucked up i missed the classic disney with snow white and cinderella etc.)

    38. Yvette says – reply to this


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      she was actually the voice of Gloria in Happy feet. So she hasnt had a movie since 2006 and she did really well in happy feet including her singing



    39. 39

      Wonder why that is. I really really like Brittany Murphy. She is talented and beautiful. This won't ruin her. (but I do want to know whats up with that hubby of hers)

    40. Cait says – reply to this


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      Mae Whitman…her?

      She has a really great sense of humor.

      Let's hope so…

    41. Rachel says – reply to this


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      She was a lead in Happy Feet…

    42. Mikey says – reply to this


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      Ann, my girlfriend.

      Who?

    43. Nosy says – reply to this


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      That's a shame, I think she's an amazing actress - showed her talent in Don't Say A Word with Michael Douglas! Hopefully she'll make a come back that will shut you up, Perez :P

    44. MOFO says – reply to this


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      You can bet she gets a BIG FAT paycheck for King of the Hill! Perez is just soooo jealous of anyone that does well in Hollywood!

    45. britt says – reply to this


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      I agree brittany murphy rules, but i did here she had some conflicts in her life that led her to have to drop out of the project, NOT that disney dropped her…

      hint… hint..

    46. Mandy says – reply to this


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      Re: Sarah – bf? shes married to that creep…..

    47. T.Bell says – reply to this


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      Excuse me, I just checked my answering machine and saw nothing from Disney. How dare they not call me. I am starting to get pissed and you don't want that.

    48. kt says – reply to this


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      She was dropped months ago.

    49. tyler says – reply to this


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      you suck perez. brittany is a great actress.

    50. Shawn says – reply to this


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      good thing she's in sin city 2 and 3 more movies. that's what, 4 more than you have? go humiliate your dog some more, meanie.

    51. LOSER says – reply to this


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      Perez is jealous of EVERYBODY!

    52. Mel says – reply to this


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      what about happy feet?

    53. cecee says – reply to this


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      Lots of actors are dropped or drop out of something daily. There could be many reasons. BM has had a bunch of hits. A lot of actors go a few years without a hit. Like, when was the last time Katie Holmes had a hit? Tom Cruise? Maybe, her voice did not sound like what they thought tinkerbell should be.

    54. eirn says – reply to this


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      i heard they canned the whole project

    55. c says – reply to this


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      Perez i just don't agree w/ you. She is a good actress. You don't have to have a blockbuster success to be a talented, harding working actress. (Believe me i know, "staving artist, will act for credit"). She is working on many projects (ex. VO on "King of the Hill"). This industry is tough and i feel for her.
      Lay off the talent yo! Anyways, Disney is known for dropping folks. Most of the time it's money issues. They act like their always hard up, when in truth their just tight wads.



    56. 56

      Re: Puleez – sarcasm???



    57. 57

      haahah wow



    58. 58

      bbfdhd



    59. 59

      aww that sux.. i love brittany

    60. emily says – reply to this


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      hahaha she was replaced by "Anne" from "Arrested Development"!!! hahahaha nice.

    61. msknow says – reply to this


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      you are so lame — -this happens all the time. Kate Winslet lost Disney's Gnomio & Juliet, Wanda Sykes & M'onique were cut from Fox's "garfield" and The entire Disney film Starring the voice and songs of Dolly Parten was axed.
      Welcome to the world of animation & v/o Perez… You have NO idea what you are talking about. stop being such a mean bastard- this is just one world you know NOTHING about so shut yout fat ugly wanna be Hollywood trap!!!

    62. ribpza says – reply to this


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      perez is getting sooo fat these days..just look at his face

    63. cristi says – reply to this


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      her?

    64. Amy says – reply to this


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      Happy Feet! She sang her butt of in it too. You're wrong.

    65. Name says – reply to this


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      um, but they do need to give an explanaition as to why they hired Mae Whitman. Her voice REALLY isn't fitting. At all.

    66. Alexan says – reply to this


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      Aww! I love Mae Whitman. She's on Arrested Development! And the voice of Katara on Avatar!

    67. CVD says – reply to this


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      Maybe that's because diet consists of crack, coffee, cigarettes and bottled water, leaving her malnourished, therefore stealing away all that thunder she had after…oh I don't know, playing a dirty whore based on Kim Mathers in 8 Mile did for her career? Just like Bijou Philips- can't play nothin' but a ho!

    68. The Ma says – reply to this


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      That is really disappointing. Disney made a mistake. Brittany Murphy would lend that a hit. Of course, no one is going to want to see her replacement.

    69. sourdo says – reply to this


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      I don't think that's fair, she's a good actress when it comes down to it, maybe her recent choice of films weren't able to bring in her stronger qualities. Besides she's still the voice of LuAnne so it shouldn't be too big of a problem to have money or maintain a career, she still has voice over work.

    70. heyya says – reply to this


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      lets see

      sin city, king of the hill, happy feet, little black book, uptown girls, just married, 8 mile, riding in cars with boys, girl interrupted, drop dead gorgeous, clueless, double jeopardy

      and thats not including all of the tv shows shes been on or done the voice for

      she may not have done anything recent but shes got a career and shes gorgeous so in the end she has the last laugh

    71. kilher says – reply to this


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      I think, no, i KNOW that disney did the right thing. I once watched a movie, where this woman had sex with some rapper in a factory. I mean he just let this dude violate her vagina on some factory, that is not right.

    72. filthy says – reply to this


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      love and other disasters 2006 !!

    73. trista says – reply to this


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      Ok seriously perez , taking a f*cking b*tch pill on her, shes a great actress!



    74. 74

      Im glad her dumbass got fired. He voice is TERRIBLE and would have ruined TinkerBell.



    75. 75

      Earth to Perez, everyone in Hollywood has erratic behavior. You mean she's a nutball.

    76. Dr Lor says – reply to this


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      I was under the impression that PEREZ HILTON (WAS AND IS) the real Tinker Bell? Any readers who can fill me in? I felt so sorry for Mommy and Daddy Hilton when PEREZ was born. They were expecting a boy?

    77. cather says – reply to this


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      since when does tinkerbell talk? that's weird.

    78. couch says – reply to this


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      Perez, You need to be a victim perez and see if you can lose your mean streak.

    79. kathie says – reply to this


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      She was the female lead in a honeymoon movie with Ashton Kutcher.

      Don't count her out just yet, Robert Downey Jr is proof that.

    80. bambin says – reply to this


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      What does her private life have to do with a voice over? She has a great voice for Tinkerbell. And yes, you do need an explanation, a valid one. People who work in the real world and not the Hollywood meat market get explanations that fall in line with labor laws.

    81. mahsa says – reply to this


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      i don't like brittany!°
      —————–
      visit me www.britneysreturn.de

    82. tango says – reply to this


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      Brittany used to be one of my favs man! I think that creepy husband is bringing her down! She needs to get rid of him before its too late….like they reproduce or somethin.

    83. yup says – reply to this


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      I love Mae Whitman! The only live-action stuff I've seen is when she played Ann, the girlfriend of Michael Cera's character. She's done a lot of voice-over stuff, too…listen to her stuff for Avatar and you'll see why she's a MUCH better fit.

    84. Sarah says – reply to this


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      brittany sucks anyway.

    85. sromeo says – reply to this


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      That saddens me a tad because I really do like Brittany Murphy….but I definitely triumph more for any Arrested Development alum. Yay, Mae!!

    86. Jake says – reply to this


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      She's really talented she'll get work

    87. D says – reply to this


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      GOOD! she sux-Tisdale can fill her spot.

    88. chris says – reply to this


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      She looks just like Elizabeth Montgomery from Bewitched in that photo!!!

    89. stef says – reply to this


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      She was the voice of the female penguin in Happy Feet and she has an amazing voice!!!!!! She should record an album.

    90. Mike-N says – reply to this


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      Hey Perez! why do you beat down on Ms Murphy so much? I love Brittany , what has she done to deserve your ire? i'm just curious.

    91. Linda says – reply to this


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      Disney is retarded she wouldve played a good voice for tink. Love that girl. She is a great actor been in tons of good movies.

    92. o says – reply to this


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      I pledge allegiance
      to the east
      to the middle east of Islam
      and to the sucicide bomber
      that gave its life
      with 69 virgins
      under allah
      with communism
      and its my way or the highway
      chop head

    93. paul says – reply to this


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      Brittany's career has been alive and well doing LuAnn's voice on King of the Hill with Lucky (Tom Petty's voice) as her older boyfriend. No need to worry about her career–she'll be making $ on that show for a long time.

    94. dismal says – reply to this


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      Actually her last big role was in Happy Feet ^_^

    95. sanara says – reply to this


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      aww I love her

    96. Cat says – reply to this


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      I still like her. And she still hilarious after all these years on King of the Hill

    97. KS3 says – reply to this


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      I served her poolside at a Miami Beach hotel. She was all smiles, very sweet and spoke with me and my server assistant for an hour, just shooting the shit. Very down to Earth. I thought she was delightful! She was with her husband, and he was nice as well. Leave her alone.

    98. Robert says – reply to this


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      Gaunt. I always liked her gaunt faced junkie look. I wonder what drugs she does to look like that? Meth? heroin? ya she looks sick all the time. Disgusting

    99. Sarah says – reply to this


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      Doesn't she still do the voice for Luann on King of the hill? I wouldn't say she's totally out of work. Besides I think she's a beautiful and talented so what if she fell in love ( or was blackmailed) into marrying a scandalous man. Shit happens… can't all stars be perfect. I'm pretty sure if we dug up dirt on most famous people alot of contracts would be axed.

    100. Steph2 says – reply to this


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      HELLO???? Warning signs anyone?? Her husband is abusive and messing with her mind!!!

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