Brittany Murphy died

[vesperholly]

From TMZ:

http://www.tmz.com/2009/12/20/brittany-murphy-dies-cardiac-arrest/

:eek::eek::eek:

I loved her in Clueless! :(

[DaveRocks]

Wow -- so young. Very sad. :(

[canadianskater]

She was an awesome actress... so young too!!!

[Buzz]

A terrible loss. My thoughts go out to her family and friends. R.I.P.

[chantilly]

I may turn out to be wrong but I'm pretty sure her death will be drug related; either pharmaceutical or recreational. I believe that's why she struggled with her career in the last few years because of drugs and alcohol.

It's funny to me because I live in Canada and I know America has much tougher recreational drug laws then we do here or they are punished to the extent of the law. But they have such a HUGE problem with pharmaceutical drug use which from what I understand are far more addictive and dangerous than a lot of recreational drugs.

I know it has to do with money etc but it's kinda sad and hypocritical to me. l

[KikiSashaFan]

Wow that's so sad :( I loved her in Clueless.

[Coco]

She was very talented and fun to watch on screen. Last I heard, she'd married a somewhat shady character. I hope this was just an accident. Such a waste...RIP.

[Stormy]

When they said cardiac arrest, my first thought was an OD as well. That's very sad, she was so young and I liked her movies.

ETA: Not really doubting TMZ, but I can't find the story on the major news outlets, just the tabloid ones.

[vesperholly]

Drugs were the first thing that came to mind for me, too. :(

She was great in Girl, Interrupted too - I can't hear the phrase "eat-in kitchen" without thinking "eat-in chicken".

IMDB says her prom date was Jonathan Brandis.

[soxxy]

How sad. I loved her in 'Clueless', too. RIP.

[overedge]

It's funny to me because I live in Canada and I know America has much tougher recreational drug laws then we do here or they are punished to the extent of the law. But they have such a HUGE problem with pharmaceutical drug use which from what I understand are far more addictive and dangerous than a lot of recreational drugs.

I know it has to do with money etc but it's kinda sad and hypocritical to me. l

Was this really necessary? Can't we just be sorry that the poor girl passed away?

[Rex]

I may turn out to be wrong but I'm pretty sure her death will be drug related; either pharmaceutical or recreational. I believe that's why she struggled with her career in the last few years because of drugs and alcohol.

It's funny to me because I live in Canada and I know America has much tougher recreational drug laws then we do here or they are punished to the extent of the law. But they have such a HUGE problem with pharmaceutical drug use which from what I understand are far more addictive and dangerous than a lot of recreational drugs.

I know it has to do with money etc but it's kinda sad and hypocritical to me. l
Sad, very sad.
I've heard rumors of her drug use for years now....wish someone had been able to reach out to her. Poor thing. What a waste.

[canbelto]

I'm thinking drugs too. Or anorexia, considering how frighteningly thin she looked in recent years. But such a shame. She was talented and seemed like a pleasant person. :(

[skatemommy]

I'm thinking drugs too. Or anorexia, considering how frighteningly thin she looked in recent years. But such a shame. She was talented and seemed like a pleasant person. :(

I agree, she looks so thin in that picture. My guess is electrolyte imbalance. I'm so sorry for her husband and family. This is really tragic so close to the holidays.

[care]

:( I enjoyed all of her movies. R.I.P.