Crazy. So, so sad, and crazy.
Simon Monjack, husband of Brittany Murphy, is planning on suing Warner Brothers for wrongful death of the 32 year old actress.
According to Monjack and Brittany’s mother, Sharon, Brittany’s unexpected heart attack in December was caused by the stress of Warner Brothers having cancelled her contract. Murphy had begun production on a sequel to Happy Feet when she was let go.
In a recent interview, Monjack goes into the details surrounding what happened the morning of Brittany’s death and disputes what he claims are rumors and falsities about his character.
On Monjack showing up drunk on set and getting Murphy fired from The Caller:
“The reports about the Puerto Rican set are fantasy. I was never, ever drunk there. What I did do was demand they follow union rules and after she had worked 12 hour days, six days a week, that she get the breaks she was entitled to. I was ‘difficult’ because I was the enforcer to protect Brittany. She was far too nice to stand up to directors and producers who wanted her to work to exhaustion. Warner Brothers relied on conjecture and hearsay about the Puerto Rico film for why they cancelled Brittany’s role in Happy Feet. You’re disposable as an actress or actor.”
The morning she passed away:
“I came running in. I immediately started doing CPR. I felt a tiny heart beat. I was pushing with the heel of my hand. And every second I pushed, I felt my hand become stronger and her heart weaker. And then it stopped. And I kept pushing. She died in my arms. I knew she was dead. I hope no one ever has to go through what I did, to lose the love of your life in front of your eyes. I was out of it? You bet. It was all a surreal nightmare.├óΓé¼┬¥
On not wanting an autopsy:
“It was nothing sinister at all. I just looked at Sharon’s grieving face, and there was no way either of us wanted them to cut open this perfect 32-year-old girl. It wasn’t about hiding anything; it was just the horror of thinking of what they would do to her body.”
On claims that he used her for her money:
“When Brittany died she had 60 pieces of unworn Louis Vuitton. The dog had Louis Vuitton. This was all me. We kept our money separate. When I took Brittany out shopping, I paid for everything.”
On claims that he ruined her career:
“Brittany’s films had grossed $100 million before she met me. But her career had ended before then. She had gone through four or five agents by the time we met, and she had made a lot of indies that went straight to video. She hadn’t earned millions in years, and when we met she was struggling financially, from a series of bad investments. She trusted some people who she shouldn’t have. There are people in Hollywood living off of young successful boys and girls and getting them to invest in things they shouldn’t.”
That Murphy was abusing substances:
“In all the time I’ve known her, she has never, and I repeat NEVER, done drugs. Not a line of cocaine, not a hit from a joint, nothing. She was anti-drugs. There are no drugs involved. If any were, I would not be on the phone with you. The drug rumors made her lose roles, I’m sure. All she wanted to do was to make movies. She was waiting for the role that would revive her career, waiting for the call from Penny Marshall or Guy Fleder, people she had worked with before, that they might remember how talented an actress she was and call with a new magical role. There’s always some new girl getting off a bus. In Hollywood, girls like Brittany are disposable.”
Murphy’s mother goes on to say,
“I loved my daughter more than life itself. Simon was her soul mate, the love of her life. They don├óΓé¼Γäót understand that in Hollywood because it was something real.├óΓé¼┬¥
Wow. This is a rare occasion where we don’t know what to think.
Regardless, the details surrounding Murphy’s death are becoming more and more tragic, and we don’t think filing a lawsuit against a studio as MASSIVE as Warner Brothers is going to help anyone come to terms with this unbelievable loss.
What do U think? Is Simon shady or do U believe his side of the story?
[Image via WENN.]
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