1 00:00:11,788 --> 00:00:14,690 [insects chirping] 2 00:00:14,757 --> 00:00:17,894 [distant siren wailing] 3 00:00:34,710 --> 00:00:37,613 [siren wailing] 4 00:00:37,713 --> 00:00:40,783 [dramatic music] 5 00:01:22,792 --> 00:01:25,928 - [sobbing loudly] 6 00:01:29,999 --> 00:01:35,938 ♪ ♪ 7 00:01:46,983 --> 00:01:50,720 [monitor beeping] 8 00:01:50,820 --> 00:01:52,822 [elevator bell dings] 9 00:01:52,889 --> 00:01:56,792 ♪ ♪ 10 00:01:56,859 --> 00:01:59,328 - This room is a personal favorite of mine. 11 00:01:59,395 --> 00:02:01,497 Everything in here is original, 12 00:02:01,564 --> 00:02:03,633 preserved in time. 13 00:02:03,699 --> 00:02:08,070 You'll be joining some very distinguished company. 14 00:02:08,170 --> 00:02:09,539 - I bet. 15 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:13,709 - Some of the first guests at the Riverview were 16 00:02:13,809 --> 00:02:16,479 numerous celebrities 17 00:02:16,546 --> 00:02:19,182 and movie stars. 18 00:02:20,550 --> 00:02:21,918 - Like who? 19 00:02:22,018 --> 00:02:25,488 I'm not at liberty to divulge their names, 20 00:02:25,555 --> 00:02:27,390 but rest assured, 21 00:02:27,490 --> 00:02:30,927 the names would impress you. 22 00:02:31,027 --> 00:02:33,196 - I'm sure. 23 00:02:34,597 --> 00:02:37,600 Thank you for the history lesson. 24 00:02:37,700 --> 00:02:40,069 - You're welcome. 25 00:02:42,672 --> 00:02:44,674 - Actress Brittany Murphy, 26 00:02:44,740 --> 00:02:46,842 who began her career in the early 1990s 27 00:02:46,909 --> 00:02:48,778 and became well-known for her roles 28 00:02:48,878 --> 00:02:52,081 in "Girl, Interrupted," "Clueless," and "8 Mile," 29 00:02:52,181 --> 00:02:53,883 has died at the age of 32. 30 00:02:53,950 --> 00:02:56,786 She was pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 31 00:02:56,886 --> 00:02:58,421 just after 10:00 a.m. 32 00:02:58,521 --> 00:03:05,595 ♪ ♪ 33 00:03:12,868 --> 00:03:15,538 - ♪ I had it all planned out ♪ 34 00:03:15,605 --> 00:03:18,374 ♪ Before you met me ♪ 35 00:03:18,441 --> 00:03:20,910 ♪ Was gonna leave early ♪ 36 00:03:20,977 --> 00:03:23,112 ♪ So swiftly ♪ 37 00:03:23,212 --> 00:03:27,783 ♪ Maybe in a fire or crash off a ravine ♪ 38 00:03:27,883 --> 00:03:29,452 ♪ People would weep ♪ 39 00:03:29,552 --> 00:03:32,955 ♪ How tragic, so early ♪ 40 00:03:33,055 --> 00:03:37,493 ♪ I was gonna die young ♪ 41 00:03:37,593 --> 00:03:42,465 ♪ Now I gotta wait for you, honey ♪ 42 00:03:42,565 --> 00:03:47,270 ♪ I was gonna die young ♪ 43 00:03:49,405 --> 00:03:52,074 - Take three, mark. 44 00:03:52,141 --> 00:03:53,576 - Thank you. 45 00:03:53,643 --> 00:03:54,810 Good? Okay. 46 00:03:54,910 --> 00:03:56,479 Here's something I just want to say, 47 00:03:56,579 --> 00:03:59,248 'cause I want to make sure we get it in. 48 00:03:59,315 --> 00:04:01,517 I know people always say, "I don't want blah, blah, 49 00:04:01,617 --> 00:04:04,086 remembered for blah, blah, what happened to them." 50 00:04:04,153 --> 00:04:07,089 But, like, all of us agree 51 00:04:07,156 --> 00:04:10,860 that one of the most painful things about this, 52 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,329 other than losing a life way too soon 53 00:04:13,429 --> 00:04:17,300 and for such egregiously wrong reasons, 54 00:04:17,366 --> 00:04:21,971 is that Brittany was so wonderful. 55 00:04:22,038 --> 00:04:24,440 Like, there was nobody else like her. 56 00:04:26,842 --> 00:04:29,345 She wasn't a Hollywood girl. 57 00:04:29,445 --> 00:04:32,481 The movie of her life is like-- who walks into a room 58 00:04:32,548 --> 00:04:34,183 and almost every single person there 59 00:04:34,283 --> 00:04:37,019 is thrilled that you're there and then knows 60 00:04:37,119 --> 00:04:39,722 that when she leaves the room and goes home, 61 00:04:39,822 --> 00:04:43,125 she's the same freaking person 62 00:04:43,192 --> 00:04:45,695 in the movie of her life? 63 00:04:45,795 --> 00:04:49,065 [light music] 64 00:04:49,165 --> 00:04:50,900 - It's weird 'cause stuff happens, 65 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,002 and you don't really notice it while it's happening. 66 00:04:53,069 --> 00:04:54,970 Life is sort of passing by. 67 00:04:56,405 --> 00:04:58,174 [siren wailing] 68 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:02,044 [indistinct chatter over police radio] 69 00:05:02,144 --> 00:05:03,713 - Media and paparazzi 70 00:05:03,813 --> 00:05:06,148 surrounded Brittany Murphy's Hollywood Hills home 71 00:05:06,215 --> 00:05:08,384 that she shared with her husband of nearly three years, 72 00:05:08,484 --> 00:05:10,720 British screenwriter Simon Monjack. 73 00:05:10,820 --> 00:05:12,355 The world is stunned by the loss 74 00:05:12,421 --> 00:05:16,092 of the seemingly healthy, young actress. 75 00:05:16,192 --> 00:05:17,560 - I got a call from my editor. 76 00:05:17,660 --> 00:05:19,228 He said, "Brittany Murphy's died. 77 00:05:19,328 --> 00:05:21,230 "Get over to her house immediately." 78 00:05:21,330 --> 00:05:23,065 You know, "Get the scoop." 79 00:05:23,165 --> 00:05:25,234 When I got there, I can remember, like, barely 80 00:05:25,334 --> 00:05:26,936 having anywhere to park my car 81 00:05:27,036 --> 00:05:29,905 because there were so many reporters and paparazzi 82 00:05:30,005 --> 00:05:32,241 all just at the foot of her driveway, 83 00:05:32,341 --> 00:05:35,344 waiting, hoping that maybe her husband would come out. 84 00:05:35,411 --> 00:05:37,446 [camera shutter clicks] 85 00:05:37,546 --> 00:05:40,750 I'd never heard of him before he married Brittany 86 00:05:40,850 --> 00:05:42,752 and barely even after he married Brittany. 87 00:05:42,852 --> 00:05:44,286 They weren't the Hollywood couple 88 00:05:44,387 --> 00:05:46,756 that was photographed out at dinner all the time. 89 00:05:46,856 --> 00:05:48,224 They were never out. 90 00:05:48,290 --> 00:05:50,426 He was mysterious in the way of, like, 91 00:05:50,526 --> 00:05:51,794 "Who are you?" 92 00:05:51,894 --> 00:05:53,095 But we didn't know what happened. 93 00:05:53,195 --> 00:05:55,698 All we knew is that this young 94 00:05:55,765 --> 00:05:57,533 32-year-old Hollywood starlet 95 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,435 had suddenly died. 96 00:05:59,535 --> 00:06:01,036 - It came across my newsfeed-- 97 00:06:01,103 --> 00:06:02,938 "Brittany Murphy dies at 32 years old." 98 00:06:03,038 --> 00:06:04,940 And I was like, "What?" 99 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,309 - Today I'm going to be telling you guys 100 00:06:07,410 --> 00:06:08,577 about a true crime story 101 00:06:08,644 --> 00:06:10,279 that I am really interested in, 102 00:06:10,379 --> 00:06:12,114 as well as doing my makeup. 103 00:06:12,214 --> 00:06:14,617 - Could have Brittany Murphy's death been prevented? 104 00:06:14,717 --> 00:06:16,051 Absolutely. 105 00:06:16,118 --> 00:06:20,222 - She was dealing with an eating disorder. 106 00:06:20,289 --> 00:06:22,958 - Everybody thought, like, "Did she overdose?" 107 00:06:23,058 --> 00:06:25,961 - This shady business guy that Brittany married, 108 00:06:26,061 --> 00:06:27,730 something freaky happened. 109 00:06:27,797 --> 00:06:30,666 - [whispering] That could mean that she was being poisoned. 110 00:06:30,766 --> 00:06:33,402 - The FBI was watching them. 111 00:06:33,469 --> 00:06:34,670 - Is the house cursed? 112 00:06:34,770 --> 00:06:37,807 - I called it. I knew she was murdered. 113 00:06:37,907 --> 00:06:40,976 - Brittany Murphy-- what could have happened? 114 00:06:41,076 --> 00:06:43,312 - Speculation's mounting about the sudden death 115 00:06:43,412 --> 00:06:45,247 of actress Brittany Murphy. 116 00:06:45,314 --> 00:06:47,683 Ed Winter is the assistant chief coroner. 117 00:06:47,783 --> 00:06:49,351 - We're conducting an investigation 118 00:06:49,452 --> 00:06:51,487 into the death of Brittany Murphy. 119 00:06:54,089 --> 00:06:55,658 My name is Ed Winter. 120 00:06:55,758 --> 00:06:58,694 I oversaw the high-profile celebrity deaths, 121 00:06:58,794 --> 00:07:01,664 including Brittany Murphy's. 122 00:07:01,764 --> 00:07:05,501 We responded to the residence, to her next of kin, 123 00:07:05,601 --> 00:07:09,538 her husband, Simon, and Brittany's mother, Sharon. 124 00:07:09,638 --> 00:07:11,640 Sharon was sitting on the couch, 125 00:07:11,707 --> 00:07:13,609 and she'd cry a little bit, and then she'd stop, 126 00:07:13,676 --> 00:07:15,845 and she'd talk with Simon or say something 127 00:07:15,945 --> 00:07:18,681 and then start crying again. 128 00:07:18,781 --> 00:07:22,117 Simon appeared to be somewhat under the influence, 129 00:07:22,184 --> 00:07:23,519 just pacing around, 130 00:07:23,619 --> 00:07:25,454 and he maybe wasn't totally coherent. 131 00:07:25,521 --> 00:07:27,156 There were several little indicators 132 00:07:27,223 --> 00:07:29,124 that just didn't feel right, you know? 133 00:07:29,191 --> 00:07:32,695 You get that--the hair on the back of your neck stands up, 134 00:07:32,795 --> 00:07:34,663 and it's like, "What?" 135 00:07:34,730 --> 00:07:36,966 [eerie music] 136 00:07:37,032 --> 00:07:39,802 They basically said that they were up late. 137 00:07:39,869 --> 00:07:41,637 She had flu-like symptoms. 138 00:07:41,704 --> 00:07:45,140 They'd been in Puerto Rico two weeks earlier. 139 00:07:45,207 --> 00:07:49,345 And when they were there, she became ill. 140 00:07:49,411 --> 00:07:52,515 In the morning, Brittany went in the bathroom, 141 00:07:52,581 --> 00:07:54,083 and after a short time, 142 00:07:54,183 --> 00:07:56,352 Sharon discovered her unresponsive 143 00:07:56,418 --> 00:07:58,687 on the bathroom floor. 144 00:07:58,754 --> 00:08:01,857 They carried her into the shower 145 00:08:01,924 --> 00:08:03,559 and turned on cold water 146 00:08:03,659 --> 00:08:05,594 to see if they could revive her. 147 00:08:05,694 --> 00:08:08,397 There was a delay to start CPR. 148 00:08:08,497 --> 00:08:11,066 What's going on? Why did it get that far? 149 00:08:11,166 --> 00:08:13,102 And if she's sick, why didn't somebody 150 00:08:13,202 --> 00:08:15,871 pick up the phone or make arrangements? 151 00:08:15,938 --> 00:08:18,240 Come on, something isn't right. 152 00:08:18,340 --> 00:08:20,209 We'll be doing an autopsy. 153 00:08:20,276 --> 00:08:22,244 The final results will be 154 00:08:22,344 --> 00:08:25,581 pending toxicology and further tests. 155 00:08:27,249 --> 00:08:30,119 - The chatter among us was overdose. 156 00:08:30,219 --> 00:08:33,255 I mean, it seemed like the only logical thing 157 00:08:33,355 --> 00:08:35,791 for someone that young in Hollywood. 158 00:08:35,891 --> 00:08:39,929 Brittany had changed physically noticeably. 159 00:08:40,029 --> 00:08:41,463 She was much thinner. 160 00:08:41,563 --> 00:08:44,366 We thought, "Well, she went too far." 161 00:08:44,433 --> 00:08:45,601 [car horn blares] 162 00:08:45,701 --> 00:08:49,805 - I kind of fucked it up. [sighs] 163 00:08:49,905 --> 00:08:52,775 [whooshing] 164 00:09:02,585 --> 00:09:03,619 - Good afternoon, everybody. 165 00:09:03,719 --> 00:09:05,254 My name is Ryk Schoonhiem, 166 00:09:05,321 --> 00:09:06,989 and here we are at the 27th annual 167 00:09:07,089 --> 00:09:08,724 Metuchen Country Fair. 168 00:09:08,791 --> 00:09:11,827 This is "Metuchen on the Air." 169 00:09:11,927 --> 00:09:13,395 Excuse me? - Would you like a children's-- 170 00:09:13,462 --> 00:09:14,763 - Yes, I would like a children's perspective. 171 00:09:14,830 --> 00:09:15,965 - Great. 172 00:09:16,065 --> 00:09:17,299 - What is your name? - Brittany. 173 00:09:17,399 --> 00:09:18,667 - Brittany, how you doing today, Brittany? 174 00:09:18,767 --> 00:09:20,135 - Great, how are you? - Very good. 175 00:09:20,235 --> 00:09:21,470 You want a job hosting a television show? 176 00:09:21,570 --> 00:09:22,938 - Sure. - How about you interview 177 00:09:23,005 --> 00:09:25,741 these people over here? - Okay, sure. 178 00:09:25,808 --> 00:09:27,910 Hi, do you like the fair here today? 179 00:09:27,977 --> 00:09:29,411 - Yeah. - What's your name? 180 00:09:29,478 --> 00:09:30,579 - Carissa. 181 00:09:30,646 --> 00:09:32,114 - Where are you from? - Edison. 182 00:09:32,181 --> 00:09:33,782 - You're from Edison. Oh, my goodness. 183 00:09:33,849 --> 00:09:35,317 How old are you? - 11. 184 00:09:35,417 --> 00:09:37,987 - Why are you here at the fair today? 185 00:09:38,087 --> 00:09:38,988 - 'Cause it's fun. 186 00:09:39,088 --> 00:09:41,123 - Nice talking with you. 187 00:09:41,190 --> 00:09:43,192 - Give us your name, and what school do you go to? 188 00:09:43,292 --> 00:09:45,661 - [laughs] Hi, my name is Brittany Murphy, 189 00:09:45,761 --> 00:09:47,830 and I go to Herbert Hoover Middle School. 190 00:09:47,930 --> 00:09:49,598 [giggles] 191 00:09:49,665 --> 00:09:51,467 Thank you. 192 00:09:51,533 --> 00:09:54,036 [dramatic music] 193 00:09:54,136 --> 00:09:55,971 ♪ ♪ 194 00:09:56,038 --> 00:09:58,674 We're gonna be friends. 195 00:09:58,774 --> 00:10:00,876 Okay? 196 00:10:00,976 --> 00:10:03,646 - Grown-ups never stay friends with kids. 197 00:10:05,614 --> 00:10:09,318 - I don't see any grown-ups around here. 198 00:10:10,953 --> 00:10:12,821 - You raised her as a single mom? 199 00:10:12,888 --> 00:10:13,889 - Yes, yeah. 200 00:10:13,989 --> 00:10:15,858 - What happened to her dad? 201 00:10:15,958 --> 00:10:18,560 - He was never around. It was just us. 202 00:10:18,661 --> 00:10:20,162 - So she had no father growing up? 203 00:10:20,229 --> 00:10:21,697 - No, not at all. 204 00:10:21,797 --> 00:10:23,666 - Did she always want to be in show business? 205 00:10:23,732 --> 00:10:25,300 - Yes, she started, you know, 206 00:10:25,367 --> 00:10:27,870 in dance school and musical comedy classes 207 00:10:27,970 --> 00:10:29,405 when she was little 208 00:10:29,505 --> 00:10:31,573 because she always had so much energy, 209 00:10:31,674 --> 00:10:35,411 and she just came out of me a show person. 210 00:10:35,511 --> 00:10:37,312 [indistinct shouting] 211 00:10:37,379 --> 00:10:40,983 - My name is Really Rosie! 212 00:10:41,050 --> 00:10:44,186 ♪ I'm Really Rosie ♪ 213 00:10:44,253 --> 00:10:46,588 - Well, I have a bunch of photos 214 00:10:46,689 --> 00:10:49,491 of our production of "Really Rosie." 215 00:10:49,558 --> 00:10:52,661 She was so spectacular in this show. 216 00:10:52,728 --> 00:10:53,862 My name is John Menter, 217 00:10:53,929 --> 00:10:55,230 and I was Brittany Murphy's 218 00:10:55,330 --> 00:10:57,666 earliest acting coach/director. 219 00:10:57,733 --> 00:10:59,201 We had an audition. 220 00:10:59,268 --> 00:11:02,404 In walked Sharon and little Brittany Murphy. 221 00:11:02,504 --> 00:11:04,707 They were an hour late, maybe even more so. 222 00:11:04,773 --> 00:11:07,576 When she came in, you know, "My name is Brittany Murphy," 223 00:11:07,676 --> 00:11:10,913 and, you know, she handed us the head shot. 224 00:11:11,013 --> 00:11:12,581 And they were like, "Can we still audition?" 225 00:11:12,681 --> 00:11:14,750 We said, "Yeah, sure. Go on, you know, audition." 226 00:11:14,850 --> 00:11:16,351 So she sang her song, 227 00:11:16,418 --> 00:11:19,855 and it's that look towards the other people like, 228 00:11:19,922 --> 00:11:21,857 "We have someone very rare here." 229 00:11:21,924 --> 00:11:23,592 And the rest is history. 230 00:11:23,692 --> 00:11:26,295 - How old are you? - I'm ten years old. 231 00:11:27,529 --> 00:11:28,864 - Where's this all leading? 232 00:11:28,931 --> 00:11:31,934 - Broadway or Hollywood. [laughs] Both. 233 00:11:32,034 --> 00:11:34,870 First, I wanted to get into Broadway, then Hollywood. 234 00:11:34,937 --> 00:11:37,773 And then I just want to do a bunch of things. 235 00:11:37,873 --> 00:11:41,243 - This is a really cute picture of Britt. 236 00:11:41,310 --> 00:11:44,113 She's waving to me. 237 00:11:44,213 --> 00:11:45,314 - I'm Kelley Faulkner, 238 00:11:45,414 --> 00:11:47,282 and I met Brittany when I was 11, 239 00:11:47,382 --> 00:11:49,952 doing a play together in New Jersey. 240 00:11:50,052 --> 00:11:52,454 - And I'm Kelly's mom, Marti Faulkner, 241 00:11:52,554 --> 00:11:56,325 and Sharon and I became very good friends. 242 00:11:56,425 --> 00:11:58,227 Lovely people. 243 00:11:58,293 --> 00:12:00,329 I'm gonna tear up... [inhales deeply] 244 00:12:00,429 --> 00:12:02,131 Because Brittany never said 245 00:12:02,231 --> 00:12:05,567 an unkind word about anybody, ever. 246 00:12:05,634 --> 00:12:09,071 She was very funny, really funny. 247 00:12:09,138 --> 00:12:11,140 She made me laugh a lot. 248 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:14,176 - We just really loved each other fiercely. 249 00:12:14,276 --> 00:12:17,246 She had a really naturally bright and bubbly personality, 250 00:12:17,312 --> 00:12:19,681 and it was completely genuine. 251 00:12:19,782 --> 00:12:22,951 One night, she got to the second verse 252 00:12:23,018 --> 00:12:26,188 and just completely blanked and forgot the words. 253 00:12:26,288 --> 00:12:30,492 She launched into a fully improvised dance break 254 00:12:30,592 --> 00:12:32,661 with high kicks and pirouettes 255 00:12:32,761 --> 00:12:34,463 and then just finished the song. 256 00:12:34,530 --> 00:12:36,098 It really summed up 257 00:12:36,165 --> 00:12:37,866 exactly who she was as a performer, 258 00:12:37,966 --> 00:12:41,203 which was fearless and in the moment. 259 00:12:41,303 --> 00:12:42,838 - A lot of people say, "Oh, I bet you 260 00:12:42,938 --> 00:12:44,606 her mother pushed her into showbiz." 261 00:12:44,673 --> 00:12:46,108 And I would say, "Absolutely not." 262 00:12:46,175 --> 00:12:47,976 I really felt that it was something 263 00:12:48,043 --> 00:12:50,012 that Brittany wanted to do. 264 00:12:50,112 --> 00:12:53,682 Brittany definitely maxed out in New Jersey. 265 00:12:53,782 --> 00:12:56,318 Sharon asked Brittany, you know, 266 00:12:56,385 --> 00:12:58,987 "Is this something you really want to pursue?" 267 00:12:59,054 --> 00:13:00,489 And Brittany said, yes, she did, 268 00:13:00,556 --> 00:13:01,957 and then Sharon said, "Okay, 269 00:13:02,024 --> 00:13:04,359 "I'm gonna leave my job here in New Jersey, 270 00:13:04,459 --> 00:13:06,829 and we're gonna move to California." 271 00:13:06,895 --> 00:13:09,832 [spacey music] 272 00:13:09,898 --> 00:13:13,402 ♪ ♪ 273 00:13:13,502 --> 00:13:15,003 [bell tolls] 274 00:13:15,070 --> 00:13:17,673 - Family and friends of actress Brittany Murphy 275 00:13:17,739 --> 00:13:19,875 arrived at a Los Angeles cemetery 276 00:13:19,975 --> 00:13:21,543 for a private funeral. 277 00:13:21,643 --> 00:13:23,679 A friend who eulogized the actress 278 00:13:23,745 --> 00:13:25,314 said Murphy loved Christmas 279 00:13:25,380 --> 00:13:27,249 and noted the irony of her being buried 280 00:13:27,349 --> 00:13:28,650 on Christmas Eve. 281 00:13:28,717 --> 00:13:31,253 ♪ ♪ 282 00:13:31,353 --> 00:13:33,555 - We scheduled the funeral for a certain time 283 00:13:33,655 --> 00:13:35,390 so it would be over and people wouldn't be 284 00:13:35,490 --> 00:13:37,759 walking around in the dark. 285 00:13:37,860 --> 00:13:40,662 But the lights of Burbank 286 00:13:40,729 --> 00:13:42,865 started just to twinkle 287 00:13:42,931 --> 00:13:44,666 ever so slightly, 288 00:13:44,733 --> 00:13:47,402 and day turned to night. 289 00:13:47,502 --> 00:13:49,504 There was a beauty to it. 290 00:13:49,571 --> 00:13:53,175 ♪ ♪ 291 00:13:53,242 --> 00:13:54,509 - I'm Sara Hammel, 292 00:13:54,576 --> 00:13:56,845 and I was working in "People" magazine's 293 00:13:56,912 --> 00:13:59,948 Los Angeles bureau when Brittany Murphy died. 294 00:14:00,048 --> 00:14:02,918 My job was to find out what she'd been up to 295 00:14:03,018 --> 00:14:05,420 in her last days, talk to people who knew her. 296 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:07,422 What could have gone wrong? What happened? 297 00:14:07,522 --> 00:14:09,224 You would hear some different stories, 298 00:14:09,291 --> 00:14:12,761 but the one story that remained consistent 299 00:14:12,861 --> 00:14:14,930 was that Simon Monjack was bad for her. 300 00:14:15,030 --> 00:14:17,032 [camera shutter clicking] 301 00:14:17,099 --> 00:14:20,269 She first met him in 2006. 302 00:14:20,369 --> 00:14:23,438 He was known as a writer. 303 00:14:23,538 --> 00:14:25,207 He was always in the background, 304 00:14:25,274 --> 00:14:27,109 and we were always sort of interested in Brittany Murphy, 305 00:14:27,209 --> 00:14:28,744 but once they got married, 306 00:14:28,810 --> 00:14:32,581 they were holed up in that house 24-7. 307 00:14:33,882 --> 00:14:36,385 - So it was very interesting when Simon Monjack 308 00:14:36,451 --> 00:14:37,753 came on to the scene 309 00:14:37,819 --> 00:14:40,155 because nobody was really aware of him 310 00:14:40,255 --> 00:14:42,457 until they were aware of him, right? 311 00:14:42,557 --> 00:14:44,293 - Brittany, there's a little kid back here that-- 312 00:14:44,393 --> 00:14:45,961 - No. 313 00:14:46,061 --> 00:14:47,963 - He seemed a lot older than her. 314 00:14:48,063 --> 00:14:50,065 I don't want to use the Svengali phrase, 315 00:14:50,132 --> 00:14:53,068 but it seemed more like 316 00:14:53,135 --> 00:14:55,671 a control kind of issue. 317 00:14:55,771 --> 00:14:56,772 - Last one, guys. 318 00:14:56,838 --> 00:14:58,473 - All right. - That's it. 319 00:14:58,573 --> 00:15:00,475 - This was a marriage between a fading starlet 320 00:15:00,575 --> 00:15:02,110 and an unknown screenwriter. 321 00:15:02,177 --> 00:15:03,745 - She was recently married, right? 322 00:15:03,812 --> 00:15:05,681 - She was married about three years ago. 323 00:15:05,781 --> 00:15:07,316 Yeah, Simon Monjack. 324 00:15:07,416 --> 00:15:09,418 Now, the thing that's very strange about him, though, 325 00:15:09,484 --> 00:15:12,988 is that he has said he doesn't want an autopsy. 326 00:15:13,088 --> 00:15:16,625 - Simon did request that no autopsy be done. 327 00:15:16,692 --> 00:15:18,627 And sometimes that's an indicator 328 00:15:18,694 --> 00:15:21,830 that somebody doesn't want you to find out 329 00:15:21,930 --> 00:15:23,699 what they had in their system. 330 00:15:23,799 --> 00:15:25,167 And I explained to him, 331 00:15:25,267 --> 00:15:27,035 "There's going to be an autopsy, 332 00:15:27,135 --> 00:15:30,772 and we need to find out why she passed away." 333 00:15:30,839 --> 00:15:33,275 ♪ ♪ 334 00:15:33,342 --> 00:15:35,177 - We were waiting for the autopsy, 335 00:15:35,277 --> 00:15:36,945 and you start to think, "Well, okay, 336 00:15:37,012 --> 00:15:38,847 who gained from her dying?" 337 00:15:38,947 --> 00:15:40,782 And then he's living in this house 338 00:15:40,849 --> 00:15:42,384 with Brittany's mom's still. 339 00:15:42,484 --> 00:15:44,019 [camera shutter clicking] 340 00:15:44,119 --> 00:15:45,620 - There was a set of pictures that came out 341 00:15:45,687 --> 00:15:47,489 taken by a photographer friend of mine 342 00:15:47,556 --> 00:15:49,491 of Simon Monjack with Sharon Murphy. 343 00:15:49,558 --> 00:15:51,460 It looked like parents grieving, 344 00:15:51,526 --> 00:15:54,529 as opposed to a husband and his mother-in-law. 345 00:15:54,629 --> 00:15:56,198 But it was creepy. 346 00:15:56,298 --> 00:15:59,234 - Him and Sharon still lived in the house together. 347 00:15:59,334 --> 00:16:01,803 So people suspected that Simon 348 00:16:01,870 --> 00:16:04,339 may have had something to do 349 00:16:04,406 --> 00:16:06,241 with Brittany's death. 350 00:16:06,341 --> 00:16:08,910 - A 32-year-old woman 351 00:16:09,011 --> 00:16:11,013 passes away suddenly, 352 00:16:11,079 --> 00:16:13,048 and you don't want an autopsy done? 353 00:16:13,148 --> 00:16:15,650 What is going on? 354 00:16:15,717 --> 00:16:21,690 ♪ ♪ 355 00:16:21,757 --> 00:16:23,925 - The amount of reporters and paparazzi 356 00:16:24,026 --> 00:16:25,527 sort of dwindled off, 357 00:16:25,594 --> 00:16:26,595 and we stayed. 358 00:16:26,695 --> 00:16:28,263 We were told to stay. 359 00:16:28,363 --> 00:16:30,198 Spent the night in my car. 360 00:16:30,265 --> 00:16:33,201 It was almost 24-7. 361 00:16:33,268 --> 00:16:35,270 And then-- I'll never forget this 362 00:16:35,370 --> 00:16:37,239 because it was Christmas Day, 363 00:16:37,339 --> 00:16:39,174 and I got a call early in the morning 364 00:16:39,241 --> 00:16:41,076 from my boss, and he said, 365 00:16:41,176 --> 00:16:42,744 "Go buy flowers 366 00:16:42,844 --> 00:16:46,114 and bring them over to Brittany's house." 367 00:16:46,214 --> 00:16:48,683 I brought flowers, buzzed the buzzer. 368 00:16:48,750 --> 00:16:51,019 Simon answered. So I said, "Merry Christmas. 369 00:16:51,086 --> 00:16:54,056 I'm just so sorry about Brittany." 370 00:16:54,122 --> 00:16:57,225 I said, "My card's there if you want to talk, 371 00:16:57,292 --> 00:16:59,261 but no pressure." 372 00:16:59,361 --> 00:17:01,263 And drive off. 373 00:17:01,363 --> 00:17:02,731 It wasn't even an hour later. 374 00:17:02,798 --> 00:17:04,299 Get a call from an unknown number, 375 00:17:04,399 --> 00:17:06,635 but I answered, and it's Simon. [chuckles] 376 00:17:06,735 --> 00:17:10,305 And I'm like, "What?" Like, "Why are you calling me?" 377 00:17:10,405 --> 00:17:12,074 I was kind of, like, shocked. 378 00:17:12,140 --> 00:17:14,242 I said..."Hi." 379 00:17:14,309 --> 00:17:15,777 And he said, "This is Amber, right?" 380 00:17:15,877 --> 00:17:17,279 And I said, "Yeah." And he said, "Thank you. 381 00:17:17,379 --> 00:17:18,647 I got your flowers." 382 00:17:18,747 --> 00:17:20,315 And he was kind of silent for a minute. 383 00:17:20,415 --> 00:17:23,084 He said, "You know, you're the only one I've called." 384 00:17:23,151 --> 00:17:24,319 And I said, "Oh." 385 00:17:24,419 --> 00:17:26,121 "And I've decided you're the only one 386 00:17:26,221 --> 00:17:28,056 I want to talk to." 387 00:17:28,123 --> 00:17:30,792 I had access to him now. 388 00:17:30,892 --> 00:17:33,728 [camera shutter clicking] 389 00:17:33,795 --> 00:17:36,498 [dramatic music] 390 00:17:36,598 --> 00:17:39,134 - Many people in Hollywood are absolutely shocked 391 00:17:39,234 --> 00:17:40,802 over Murphy's passing. 392 00:17:40,902 --> 00:17:42,971 She began her career at an extremely young age, 393 00:17:43,071 --> 00:17:46,475 starting with small roles in commercials and sitcoms. 394 00:17:46,575 --> 00:17:49,911 [audience laughter] 395 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:54,816 - [laughing goofily] 396 00:17:56,418 --> 00:17:58,820 - Brittany was successful immediately, 397 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:00,522 booking pilot after pilot. 398 00:18:00,622 --> 00:18:04,926 I just couldn't believe how much work this girl got. 399 00:18:04,993 --> 00:18:06,528 My name is Lisa Rieffel, 400 00:18:06,628 --> 00:18:09,264 and I was friends with Brittany Murphy. 401 00:18:09,331 --> 00:18:11,466 We were both childhood actors. 402 00:18:11,533 --> 00:18:13,034 We both loved singing 403 00:18:13,135 --> 00:18:16,304 and the same boys sometimes. [chuckles] 404 00:18:16,371 --> 00:18:18,140 And got a lot of jobs together. 405 00:18:18,206 --> 00:18:20,342 So this was from a party 406 00:18:20,442 --> 00:18:23,044 celebrating us both getting pilots. 407 00:18:23,145 --> 00:18:25,180 - My name is Chris Snyder, and I'm a manager, 408 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,782 and I was Brittany Murphy's first agent 409 00:18:27,849 --> 00:18:29,184 in Los Angeles. 410 00:18:29,284 --> 00:18:32,220 Brittany was 14 411 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:34,656 when she came into the offices. 412 00:18:34,723 --> 00:18:35,991 TV was fun, 413 00:18:36,057 --> 00:18:38,059 but Brittany wanted to be a movie star 414 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,028 with every fiber of her being. 415 00:18:40,128 --> 00:18:42,230 She wanted to be in films. 416 00:18:42,330 --> 00:18:45,133 - But, remember, Dorothy, you're not in Kansas anymore. 417 00:18:48,170 --> 00:18:49,871 - My name's Amy Heckerling. 418 00:18:49,971 --> 00:18:52,174 I'm the writer-director of "Clueless," 419 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,076 which was the first movie that Brittany Murphy was in. 420 00:18:55,177 --> 00:18:58,680 We saw a lot of people for the part of Tai. 421 00:18:58,747 --> 00:19:02,717 And I felt like everybody was kind of acting it 422 00:19:02,817 --> 00:19:05,554 as opposed to just feeling it. 423 00:19:05,654 --> 00:19:09,591 And when Brittany came in, she was just genuine. 424 00:19:09,691 --> 00:19:12,027 She just felt like a sweet girl 425 00:19:12,093 --> 00:19:15,063 who kind of didn't fit in with the others 426 00:19:15,163 --> 00:19:18,700 and was just trying and being nice 427 00:19:18,767 --> 00:19:21,770 but, like, was lost in this world. 428 00:19:21,870 --> 00:19:25,173 And that was exactly what I was looking for. 429 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,375 - And background. 430 00:19:27,442 --> 00:19:29,110 - When we were shooting "Clueless," 431 00:19:29,211 --> 00:19:32,447 Brittany was 17, so just a kid. 432 00:19:32,547 --> 00:19:35,417 It was a very wonderful group of people, 433 00:19:35,517 --> 00:19:38,086 and they all started to have these friendships, 434 00:19:38,186 --> 00:19:40,355 and she was younger than everybody. 435 00:19:40,422 --> 00:19:43,091 And there was kind of a sweet, childish, 436 00:19:43,191 --> 00:19:45,227 lost quality that she had 437 00:19:45,293 --> 00:19:47,762 that just breaks your heart. 438 00:19:47,862 --> 00:19:49,231 - When she got that part, 439 00:19:49,297 --> 00:19:51,299 it was like the "Hallelujah Chorus." 440 00:19:51,399 --> 00:19:54,402 And you're always happy to give people that news, 441 00:19:54,469 --> 00:19:57,706 because you know it's about to change their whole life. 442 00:19:57,772 --> 00:20:01,243 ♪ ♪ 443 00:20:07,882 --> 00:20:09,784 - That's some bump you got there. 444 00:20:09,884 --> 00:20:10,986 - Yeah. - Yeah? 445 00:20:11,086 --> 00:20:12,654 You ready to go back out there? 446 00:20:12,754 --> 00:20:14,623 - Yeah, I am. - All right. 447 00:20:14,723 --> 00:20:15,790 You sure? Can you do this? 448 00:20:15,890 --> 00:20:17,826 ♪ Rolling with the homies ♪ 449 00:20:17,926 --> 00:20:19,661 - ♪ Rolling with the homies ♪ 450 00:20:19,761 --> 00:20:21,763 - Yeah, let's do it, you're ready. 451 00:20:21,830 --> 00:20:23,598 - Put it in the Criterion Collection. 452 00:20:23,665 --> 00:20:25,066 Put it in the Hall of Fame. 453 00:20:25,133 --> 00:20:26,501 This is one of the greatest movies ever made, 454 00:20:26,601 --> 00:20:28,236 and I'll fight anyone who disagrees. 455 00:20:28,303 --> 00:20:31,640 You cannot be a teen girl and not love this movie. 456 00:20:31,740 --> 00:20:34,909 You cannot be a teen girl and not love Brittany in it. 457 00:20:34,976 --> 00:20:36,311 - Wow. 458 00:20:36,411 --> 00:20:39,314 [upbeat music] 459 00:20:39,414 --> 00:20:42,584 ♪ ♪ 460 00:20:42,651 --> 00:20:44,753 - She just gets every cute line, 461 00:20:44,819 --> 00:20:47,122 and she gets every cute little moment. 462 00:20:47,188 --> 00:20:50,125 - You're a virgin who can't drive. 463 00:20:50,191 --> 00:20:52,160 - One of the greatest lines ever written, 464 00:20:52,260 --> 00:20:54,996 one of the greatest line deliveries ever. 465 00:20:55,096 --> 00:20:56,665 - That was way harsh, Tai. 466 00:20:56,765 --> 00:20:58,800 - "You're a virgin who can't drive"-- 467 00:20:58,867 --> 00:21:02,704 the way she delivers it just, like, gives you chills. 468 00:21:02,804 --> 00:21:04,539 It's like, whoa. 469 00:21:04,639 --> 00:21:06,474 I loved her performance. 470 00:21:06,541 --> 00:21:10,011 She let her sweetness shine through. 471 00:21:10,111 --> 00:21:13,548 So you got to see who she was and love her, 472 00:21:13,648 --> 00:21:15,317 which was important. 473 00:21:15,383 --> 00:21:17,218 - You know, you hear sometimes about the other girls 474 00:21:17,319 --> 00:21:19,287 that they considered for Cher in "Clueless." 475 00:21:19,354 --> 00:21:21,323 I've never heard anyone talk about anyone 476 00:21:21,389 --> 00:21:23,158 who could have played Tai except for Brittney Murphy. 477 00:21:23,224 --> 00:21:24,693 - [laughs] 478 00:21:24,793 --> 00:21:26,494 - It's the launch of her career. 479 00:21:26,561 --> 00:21:28,029 And if you don't like this movie, 480 00:21:28,129 --> 00:21:30,165 you're probably a bad person with bad taste. 481 00:21:30,231 --> 00:21:32,233 - It wasn't until I saw it, 482 00:21:32,334 --> 00:21:33,702 sitting in the theater, 483 00:21:33,802 --> 00:21:36,304 I felt like, "She's gonna be a star. 484 00:21:36,371 --> 00:21:38,373 She is gonna be a huge star." 485 00:21:38,473 --> 00:21:40,308 ♪ ♪ 486 00:21:40,375 --> 00:21:42,377 [reporters shouting] 487 00:21:42,477 --> 00:21:44,479 - Brittany Murphy. 488 00:21:49,317 --> 00:21:50,985 - I don't think she was in school. 489 00:21:51,052 --> 00:21:52,721 She might've been emancipated. 490 00:21:53,888 --> 00:21:57,859 - She didn't have to go to school like normal kids. 491 00:21:57,926 --> 00:21:59,394 They gave you the books. 492 00:21:59,494 --> 00:22:01,730 You could not go for weeks on end 493 00:22:01,830 --> 00:22:03,431 and just turn in your assignments. 494 00:22:03,531 --> 00:22:07,168 - Most of your learning takes place on set with a tutor. 495 00:22:07,235 --> 00:22:08,837 When you're working all the time 496 00:22:08,903 --> 00:22:10,905 and you're not around kids a lot 497 00:22:11,005 --> 00:22:13,541 and your only friends are other actors, 498 00:22:13,608 --> 00:22:15,510 you miss a lot of things. 499 00:22:15,577 --> 00:22:17,912 - You don't become as aware 500 00:22:18,012 --> 00:22:20,115 of people and what they can do 501 00:22:20,215 --> 00:22:23,418 and the petty stuff that people can do or lies-- 502 00:22:23,518 --> 00:22:25,253 all that little stuff that you work out 503 00:22:25,353 --> 00:22:27,389 in junior high and high school. 504 00:22:27,455 --> 00:22:30,091 So they kind of get caught into this vacuum 505 00:22:30,191 --> 00:22:31,960 of not knowing who a good person is 506 00:22:32,060 --> 00:22:33,595 and who a bad person is. 507 00:22:33,695 --> 00:22:36,631 [dramatic music] 508 00:22:36,731 --> 00:22:43,605 ♪ ♪ 509 00:22:43,705 --> 00:22:45,206 - How are you coping? 510 00:22:45,273 --> 00:22:46,374 - You don't really cope. 511 00:22:46,441 --> 00:22:48,076 You just kind of... 512 00:22:48,143 --> 00:22:49,444 live this surreal life 513 00:22:49,544 --> 00:22:52,480 and hope that one day it makes sense. 514 00:22:52,580 --> 00:22:54,082 I'm gonna go home. - All right. 515 00:22:54,149 --> 00:22:56,217 Thank you very much. Thank you. 516 00:22:56,284 --> 00:23:00,588 ♪ ♪ 517 00:23:02,557 --> 00:23:04,459 - I'm Roger Neal, the publicist 518 00:23:04,559 --> 00:23:06,227 for Simon Monjack and Sharon Murphy, 519 00:23:06,294 --> 00:23:07,729 post-Brittany's death. 520 00:23:07,796 --> 00:23:10,432 So, about a month after Brittany passed away, 521 00:23:10,498 --> 00:23:13,334 I received a phone call from Simon Monjack. 522 00:23:13,435 --> 00:23:14,936 They needed a publicist 'cause there was 523 00:23:15,003 --> 00:23:16,971 a lot going on in the press, a lot of rumors. 524 00:23:17,071 --> 00:23:20,008 When I got the call to go meet with Simon and Sharon, 525 00:23:20,108 --> 00:23:23,144 I went on the Internet and did a search. 526 00:23:23,244 --> 00:23:24,746 So this shot here-- 527 00:23:24,813 --> 00:23:26,481 I wouldn't have them put in that position. 528 00:23:26,581 --> 00:23:29,584 To me, that's not a typical son-in-law-mother-in-law pose 529 00:23:29,651 --> 00:23:31,085 for a photo. 530 00:23:31,152 --> 00:23:34,189 We're talking about tabloid-media fodder. 531 00:23:34,289 --> 00:23:36,491 They had done some interviews 532 00:23:36,591 --> 00:23:38,760 because "Larry King" is the one interview 533 00:23:38,827 --> 00:23:40,428 that the world watches. 534 00:23:40,495 --> 00:23:42,764 But watching that show, man, they-- 535 00:23:42,831 --> 00:23:44,699 Mm-mm. It wasn't good for them at all. 536 00:23:44,799 --> 00:23:46,835 - You didn't want an autopsy at first? 537 00:23:46,935 --> 00:23:48,203 - No, I didn't. 538 00:23:48,303 --> 00:23:51,339 There was this woman who just lost a daughter. 539 00:23:51,439 --> 00:23:52,707 It was such a shock. 540 00:23:52,807 --> 00:23:54,142 This pristine body 541 00:23:54,209 --> 00:23:55,710 that is curvy in all the right places... 542 00:23:55,810 --> 00:23:57,345 - It's not like she was in a car accident. 543 00:23:57,445 --> 00:23:59,047 - And with skin like silk. 544 00:23:59,147 --> 00:24:01,683 And how could I say in front of her mother, "Cut her up"? 545 00:24:01,783 --> 00:24:04,452 - When I watch it, I sort of, like-- 546 00:24:04,519 --> 00:24:05,820 It's like, "Oh, no." 547 00:24:05,887 --> 00:24:09,190 It made you cringe watching some of it, 548 00:24:09,290 --> 00:24:11,159 and she seemed a little out of it. 549 00:24:11,226 --> 00:24:12,660 - You were living in the house? 550 00:24:12,727 --> 00:24:14,028 - Sharon lived with us throughout the marriage. 551 00:24:14,128 --> 00:24:15,497 - Yeah, I was-- - The three of you 552 00:24:15,563 --> 00:24:17,165 lived together? - I was always there. 553 00:24:17,232 --> 00:24:19,334 And my daughter and I lived together always. 554 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,169 - So what happened that day? - It was the three of us. 555 00:24:21,236 --> 00:24:23,404 - That's why these rumors are so ludicrous. 556 00:24:23,505 --> 00:24:25,840 - I actually saw part of it. 557 00:24:25,907 --> 00:24:27,742 I had that question in my mind, 558 00:24:27,842 --> 00:24:31,045 "Is this for real or is this bull?" 559 00:24:31,145 --> 00:24:33,548 I was contacted by the driver 560 00:24:33,648 --> 00:24:35,183 that was driving them that night, 561 00:24:35,250 --> 00:24:37,719 who happened to be an LAPD officer 562 00:24:37,819 --> 00:24:40,221 who moonlighted as a chauffeur. 563 00:24:40,321 --> 00:24:42,190 And he said, "They got to the studio. 564 00:24:42,257 --> 00:24:44,659 "They did this very tearful interview 565 00:24:44,726 --> 00:24:46,327 in front of Larry King." 566 00:24:46,394 --> 00:24:49,030 - Larry, we have clung to each other. 567 00:24:49,097 --> 00:24:50,231 - It's been weeks. 568 00:24:50,331 --> 00:24:53,234 - We cry day after day after day. 569 00:24:53,334 --> 00:24:55,436 I lay, and I look at the ceiling. 570 00:24:55,537 --> 00:24:59,407 My mother-in-law comes in with neuropathy, shaking, 571 00:24:59,507 --> 00:25:01,543 needing to be held. 572 00:25:01,609 --> 00:25:05,046 - The driver said that as soon as they walked out, 573 00:25:05,113 --> 00:25:06,614 it seemed like 574 00:25:06,714 --> 00:25:10,018 their whole interview was a hoax. 575 00:25:10,084 --> 00:25:13,054 - I'll say this because I know you can't. 576 00:25:13,121 --> 00:25:16,591 She said, "Mom, I'm dying, I love you." 577 00:25:16,691 --> 00:25:18,092 - "Mom, I'm dying, I love you"? 578 00:25:18,192 --> 00:25:20,028 She knew she was dying? - [sobs] 579 00:25:20,094 --> 00:25:22,096 This was about an hour before, but-- 580 00:25:22,196 --> 00:25:23,565 - No, no, no, baby, this was-- 581 00:25:23,631 --> 00:25:26,267 You've forgotten time. - Oh, sweetheart, oh. 582 00:25:26,367 --> 00:25:29,103 - Well, the takeaway for me from that interview 583 00:25:29,203 --> 00:25:31,773 is Sharon yielded to Simon. 584 00:25:31,873 --> 00:25:35,476 And when I met them in person, it was pretty much-- 585 00:25:35,577 --> 00:25:37,111 he was very much in control. 586 00:25:37,211 --> 00:25:41,749 And, remember, it had been Sharon and Brittany 587 00:25:41,816 --> 00:25:45,453 Brittany's entire life before Simon. 588 00:25:45,553 --> 00:25:51,392 ♪ ♪ 589 00:25:53,227 --> 00:25:54,729 - I've got an idea. 590 00:25:54,796 --> 00:25:56,965 Let's do a makeover. 591 00:25:57,065 --> 00:25:59,434 - [gasps] - No, no. 592 00:25:59,500 --> 00:26:02,437 - Oh, come on, let us. 593 00:26:02,503 --> 00:26:03,972 - Okay. 594 00:26:04,072 --> 00:26:05,473 My name is Bruce Bibby. 595 00:26:05,573 --> 00:26:07,675 I wrote under the pseudonym Ted Casablanca. 596 00:26:07,775 --> 00:26:11,779 I think she knew that she had something different, 597 00:26:11,846 --> 00:26:13,348 that Jersey edge. 598 00:26:13,448 --> 00:26:15,750 Absolutely loved that about her, 599 00:26:15,817 --> 00:26:19,253 but she was not a typical pretty girl. 600 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:22,190 And so many young women in Hollywood 601 00:26:22,290 --> 00:26:25,126 are pressured enormously 602 00:26:25,193 --> 00:26:28,997 to look like the typical pretty woman. 603 00:26:29,097 --> 00:26:31,432 - So this is Brittany Murphy 604 00:26:31,499 --> 00:26:33,001 in the year 2000 605 00:26:33,101 --> 00:26:34,836 in "Interview" magazine. 606 00:26:34,936 --> 00:26:37,672 "You know, a very important person in Hollywood 607 00:26:37,772 --> 00:26:39,340 "said I wasn't fuckable enough. 608 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:41,509 "He said I was huggable but not fuckable, 609 00:26:41,609 --> 00:26:43,778 "so I got these extensions put in my hair, 610 00:26:43,845 --> 00:26:46,280 and that made a big difference." 611 00:26:46,347 --> 00:26:49,517 Uh, yeah, welcome to Hollywood. 612 00:26:50,685 --> 00:26:52,553 - This comment came back. 613 00:26:52,654 --> 00:26:55,556 She was cute, but she wasn't fuckable, 614 00:26:55,657 --> 00:26:57,725 and she didn't get this part. 615 00:26:57,825 --> 00:27:01,062 And shortly after that, I saw her at a premiere, 616 00:27:01,162 --> 00:27:04,899 and she had lost an inordinate amount of weight, 617 00:27:04,999 --> 00:27:07,869 and she was dressing totally differently. 618 00:27:07,969 --> 00:27:10,905 [synth music] 619 00:27:11,005 --> 00:27:13,174 ♪ ♪ 620 00:27:13,241 --> 00:27:16,477 - In my film, the character that Brittany played 621 00:27:16,544 --> 00:27:17,812 gets a makeover, 622 00:27:17,879 --> 00:27:19,814 and I kind of got the feeling 623 00:27:19,881 --> 00:27:21,649 that there was a parallel in that. 624 00:27:21,716 --> 00:27:25,420 They had decided, "Oh, this is what Hollywood accepts, 625 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:29,190 and so you're going to get that Hollywood makeover." 626 00:27:29,257 --> 00:27:31,726 - Brittany Murphy was super cute. 627 00:27:31,826 --> 00:27:33,394 But in Hollywood, 628 00:27:33,494 --> 00:27:36,264 you have to be literally Gwyneth Paltrow. 629 00:27:36,364 --> 00:27:38,766 - Do you ever take a look at the superstars? 630 00:27:38,866 --> 00:27:41,669 You know what their thing is? Hair. 631 00:27:41,736 --> 00:27:46,007 Gonna be a star, got to know how to fix your hair. 632 00:27:46,074 --> 00:27:48,843 I was afraid to be a blonde, too, 633 00:27:48,910 --> 00:27:50,244 but I had dreams about it, 634 00:27:50,344 --> 00:27:52,447 which sounds extremely superficial, but... 635 00:27:52,547 --> 00:27:54,916 it kept on coming back in my dreams 636 00:27:55,016 --> 00:27:58,419 so I figured I had to make it come true in real life. 637 00:27:58,519 --> 00:28:00,455 - It's clear she was trying 638 00:28:00,555 --> 00:28:02,190 to become someone she wasn't. 639 00:28:02,256 --> 00:28:03,925 Both her people are telling her this, 640 00:28:04,025 --> 00:28:06,194 executives are telling her this. 641 00:28:06,260 --> 00:28:08,596 - She lived in a time and worked in a time 642 00:28:08,696 --> 00:28:11,766 that had a very mean-spirited and harsh view 643 00:28:11,866 --> 00:28:13,468 of how you were supposed to look. 644 00:28:13,568 --> 00:28:15,103 You're commodifying women's bodies, 645 00:28:15,203 --> 00:28:16,938 and you're judging them, and it can lead 646 00:28:17,038 --> 00:28:18,973 to absolute carnage on these young actresses. 647 00:28:19,073 --> 00:28:20,441 - They're pushing the look. 648 00:28:20,541 --> 00:28:22,877 She's sexy, she's got blonde hair, 649 00:28:22,944 --> 00:28:26,414 got this anorexic body that is so stylish. 650 00:28:26,481 --> 00:28:29,117 - Okay, here's Brittany saying, unprompted, 651 00:28:29,217 --> 00:28:31,619 "I don't have an eating disorder." 652 00:28:31,719 --> 00:28:34,255 It's like she knows she's going around 653 00:28:34,322 --> 00:28:36,491 with a scarlet A 654 00:28:36,591 --> 00:28:38,126 on her body for anorexia, 655 00:28:38,226 --> 00:28:40,261 like so many women in Hollywood. 656 00:28:40,328 --> 00:28:42,130 You know, it's like everyone knew it. 657 00:28:42,230 --> 00:28:43,965 Everyone talked about it. 658 00:28:44,065 --> 00:28:46,768 ♪ ♪ 659 00:28:46,834 --> 00:28:48,836 - One day we were filming at Fox. 660 00:28:48,936 --> 00:28:51,005 I was like, "Are you okay, honey? 661 00:28:51,105 --> 00:28:53,508 "You know, I think the blonde is great, 662 00:28:53,608 --> 00:28:55,143 "but was it your idea? 663 00:28:55,243 --> 00:28:57,645 And your beautiful body is diminishing." 664 00:28:57,745 --> 00:29:00,314 And she said, "That's what I've been told. 665 00:29:00,414 --> 00:29:02,583 "If I wanted to be considered as a leading lady, 666 00:29:02,650 --> 00:29:04,986 I needed to lose a lot of weight." 667 00:29:05,086 --> 00:29:08,756 - And let me loose! [giggles] 668 00:29:10,691 --> 00:29:13,194 Like a real star. 669 00:29:13,294 --> 00:29:18,266 ♪ ♪ 670 00:29:18,332 --> 00:29:20,835 - After that initial phone call on Christmas, 671 00:29:20,935 --> 00:29:23,771 Simon suggested that we meet in person. 672 00:29:23,838 --> 00:29:26,707 So we met for dinner 673 00:29:26,808 --> 00:29:28,342 at Chateau Marmont. 674 00:29:28,442 --> 00:29:31,312 It was the first time I'd ever met him. 675 00:29:31,379 --> 00:29:34,782 I had talked to friends in the industry 676 00:29:34,849 --> 00:29:37,051 who had told me some things about Simon 677 00:29:37,151 --> 00:29:38,653 that were unsavory, 678 00:29:38,719 --> 00:29:42,523 but it was my job to befriend him. 679 00:29:42,623 --> 00:29:44,826 When I met him, he was nervous. 680 00:29:44,892 --> 00:29:46,527 He was sweaty. 681 00:29:46,627 --> 00:29:49,397 It was really awkward being around him 682 00:29:49,497 --> 00:29:51,332 and the way that he talked about her. 683 00:29:51,399 --> 00:29:53,835 He liked to take credit for her career. 684 00:29:53,901 --> 00:29:55,536 "When she did this movie, didn't she look great? 685 00:29:55,636 --> 00:29:57,905 "That's 'cause I told her to wear this," 686 00:29:58,005 --> 00:30:01,542 or, "I had them change this in wardrobe." 687 00:30:01,642 --> 00:30:05,146 He's made himself the boss of that family. 688 00:30:05,213 --> 00:30:07,048 He said, "I know how people see me. 689 00:30:07,148 --> 00:30:08,482 "They think I'm controlling. 690 00:30:08,549 --> 00:30:10,318 "They think I'm this. They think I'm that. 691 00:30:10,384 --> 00:30:12,220 "The truth of the matter is we were soul mates. 692 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:15,389 "What it really was was this great Hollywood love story, 693 00:30:15,489 --> 00:30:17,992 and no one wanted to see it that way." 694 00:30:18,059 --> 00:30:20,161 I remember after I went to dinner with him, 695 00:30:20,228 --> 00:30:22,530 I had quite a few of my colleagues 696 00:30:22,597 --> 00:30:25,600 call me and say, "My God, you went to dinner with Simon?" 697 00:30:25,700 --> 00:30:27,835 'Cause there'd already been reports of, like, 698 00:30:27,902 --> 00:30:30,438 "Ooh, did Simon have something to do with this?" 699 00:30:30,538 --> 00:30:32,740 But it was in the back of my mind that, like, 700 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:35,576 "Am I sitting with a murderer? 701 00:30:35,676 --> 00:30:38,279 "Like, did he-- could he have killed his wife? 702 00:30:38,379 --> 00:30:39,747 Did he kill his wife?" 703 00:30:39,847 --> 00:30:44,452 ♪ ♪ 704 00:30:44,552 --> 00:30:47,922 - The media, because of celebrities, they hound you. 705 00:30:48,022 --> 00:30:49,357 We'd tell them what we could 706 00:30:49,423 --> 00:30:51,058 but we wouldn't release cause of death 707 00:30:51,125 --> 00:30:52,593 until the autopsy was done 708 00:30:52,693 --> 00:30:55,363 and all the toxicology and tests came back. 709 00:30:55,429 --> 00:30:58,099 ♪ ♪ 710 00:30:58,199 --> 00:31:00,234 When there's a death investigation, 711 00:31:00,301 --> 00:31:01,602 we don't need search warrants. 712 00:31:01,702 --> 00:31:03,271 We can go on any property. 713 00:31:03,371 --> 00:31:05,973 And so, when an investigator is at a home, 714 00:31:06,073 --> 00:31:08,442 they'll check the medicine cabinets 715 00:31:08,542 --> 00:31:10,711 and look for any medication. 716 00:31:10,778 --> 00:31:12,747 We checked the nightstands. 717 00:31:12,813 --> 00:31:15,449 On Simon's side of the nightstand, 718 00:31:15,549 --> 00:31:18,452 we found approximately 90 prescription bottles 719 00:31:18,552 --> 00:31:22,723 with several different names, which is highly unusual. 720 00:31:22,790 --> 00:31:26,160 We also found prescription bottles in Brittany's name 721 00:31:26,260 --> 00:31:28,329 and Lola Manilow, 722 00:31:28,429 --> 00:31:30,331 possibly an alias. 723 00:31:30,431 --> 00:31:32,099 - Do you fear that toxicology 724 00:31:32,166 --> 00:31:35,069 might say an overdose of prescription medication? 725 00:31:35,136 --> 00:31:38,139 Is that possible? both: No. 726 00:31:38,239 --> 00:31:41,742 - During the investigation, I issued search warrants 727 00:31:41,809 --> 00:31:43,311 to several of the pharmacies 728 00:31:43,411 --> 00:31:45,947 where a lot of the prescriptions came from. 729 00:31:46,013 --> 00:31:48,082 There were several prescriptions 730 00:31:48,149 --> 00:31:49,483 from several doctors. 731 00:31:49,583 --> 00:31:50,985 If it looks like they're getting 732 00:31:51,085 --> 00:31:54,956 too many prescriptions under several doctors, 733 00:31:55,022 --> 00:31:56,857 then they'll do the aliases 734 00:31:56,958 --> 00:31:58,826 and have the doctors write the prescriptions 735 00:31:58,926 --> 00:32:03,831 so that they can continue or enhance their addictions. 736 00:32:03,931 --> 00:32:06,701 - Just give me the fucking Valium. 737 00:32:08,035 --> 00:32:10,705 - They weren't sure whether he controlled her 738 00:32:10,805 --> 00:32:12,640 and kept her on drugs. 739 00:32:12,707 --> 00:32:16,177 There was definitely a pill problem with Simon. 740 00:32:16,277 --> 00:32:17,712 Brittany's mother-- 741 00:32:17,812 --> 00:32:20,114 she seemed like she was on something as well. 742 00:32:20,181 --> 00:32:27,021 ♪ ♪ 743 00:32:27,121 --> 00:32:29,957 [indistinct chatter] 744 00:32:30,024 --> 00:32:32,226 - This is Brittany! 745 00:32:32,326 --> 00:32:34,862 I love Brittany! I love Brittany! 746 00:32:34,962 --> 00:32:37,631 She's my good friend! I love my friend! 747 00:32:37,698 --> 00:32:39,066 Let me kiss her! 748 00:32:39,166 --> 00:32:40,835 - You're not going home or anything, are you? 749 00:32:40,901 --> 00:32:43,137 - She's making me go home, and I want to stay. 750 00:32:43,204 --> 00:32:46,140 - Kiki, you're going home now? You're going home? 751 00:32:46,207 --> 00:32:48,509 - Kiki's going home and I'm going to-- 752 00:32:48,576 --> 00:32:51,712 I'm going to go home in a bit with Joel. 753 00:32:51,812 --> 00:32:54,715 [tense music] 754 00:32:54,815 --> 00:32:59,086 ♪ ♪ 755 00:32:59,186 --> 00:33:00,855 - We're gonna do an introduction. 756 00:33:00,921 --> 00:33:03,524 So if you'd tell me who you are and what you do 757 00:33:03,591 --> 00:33:05,393 and your connection to Brittany. 758 00:33:05,493 --> 00:33:07,862 - I don't know who I am. 759 00:33:07,928 --> 00:33:09,764 Oh, you mean my name. 760 00:33:09,864 --> 00:33:11,232 Chris Hanley. 761 00:33:11,332 --> 00:33:13,367 - I'm Roberta Hanley. 762 00:33:13,434 --> 00:33:14,902 - We first met Brittany 763 00:33:15,002 --> 00:33:17,905 when we were shooting the movie "Freeway." 764 00:33:18,005 --> 00:33:20,107 - Also, I think Brittany became friends 765 00:33:20,207 --> 00:33:22,043 with a few of the actresses. 766 00:33:22,109 --> 00:33:23,844 - Oh, well, Kirsten Dunst for sure. 767 00:33:23,911 --> 00:33:27,248 - Kirsten Dunst, and it was like a little clique of girls 768 00:33:27,348 --> 00:33:29,950 that were really up-and-coming, 769 00:33:30,051 --> 00:33:32,920 and they all became friends. 770 00:33:33,020 --> 00:33:36,891 - Brittany was in one of the jail scenes that we had and-- 771 00:33:36,957 --> 00:33:39,193 - She got the hardest role in the movie 772 00:33:39,260 --> 00:33:40,861 because she played insanity. 773 00:33:40,928 --> 00:33:42,930 - I was hoping that you could show Vanessa 774 00:33:43,030 --> 00:33:45,032 around the craft shop later. 775 00:33:46,867 --> 00:33:49,036 - I can't. 776 00:33:49,103 --> 00:33:50,471 See, I'm on-- 777 00:33:50,571 --> 00:33:52,306 I'm on restriction. 778 00:33:52,406 --> 00:33:54,041 - Later on, "Girl, interrupted," 779 00:33:54,108 --> 00:33:55,409 those kind of movies, 780 00:33:55,476 --> 00:33:57,378 she usually got the dramatic roles 781 00:33:57,445 --> 00:33:59,980 because of her particular point of view 782 00:34:00,081 --> 00:34:01,816 on how to approach the drama, 783 00:34:01,916 --> 00:34:04,318 which was never like any other actress. 784 00:34:04,418 --> 00:34:06,954 - Get the fuck out, or I'm calling Valerie! 785 00:34:07,054 --> 00:34:08,456 Valerie! - Yeah, yeah, why don't you-- 786 00:34:08,556 --> 00:34:09,990 why don't you call Valerie. 787 00:34:10,090 --> 00:34:11,625 Let's call Valerie and ask her for some Colace 788 00:34:11,725 --> 00:34:14,095 just like Suzie Q's got in her fucking hand. 789 00:34:14,161 --> 00:34:15,663 - I don't take Valium. 790 00:34:15,763 --> 00:34:17,765 - When she did "Girl, Interrupted," 791 00:34:17,832 --> 00:34:20,134 we were like, "Holy shit." 792 00:34:20,234 --> 00:34:22,436 I thought she should've gotten an Oscar for that. 793 00:34:22,503 --> 00:34:24,772 I'd never seen anything like it. 794 00:34:26,307 --> 00:34:29,343 - Brittany was this raw nerve 795 00:34:29,443 --> 00:34:31,011 exposed to the air, 796 00:34:31,112 --> 00:34:32,980 like, you know, if you chip a tooth. 797 00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:35,015 About a week before filming, I asked her to come in, 798 00:34:35,115 --> 00:34:36,817 and Brittany did something interesting, 799 00:34:36,917 --> 00:34:40,421 where she made the scene sort of intimate and quiet. 800 00:34:40,488 --> 00:34:42,756 - Don't want to hear it. - All they want-- 801 00:34:42,823 --> 00:34:44,024 all they want is a number. 802 00:34:44,124 --> 00:34:45,960 They want a seven-digit number. 803 00:34:46,026 --> 00:34:47,628 - You want what they want. 804 00:34:47,695 --> 00:34:49,864 - And when we shot the scene from the screen test 805 00:34:49,964 --> 00:34:51,332 in the actual day of filming, 806 00:34:51,432 --> 00:34:53,000 it became a much more volatile, 807 00:34:53,100 --> 00:34:54,668 explosive version of that scene. 808 00:34:54,768 --> 00:34:56,003 - You want what they want. 809 00:34:56,103 --> 00:34:57,805 - They know that you know the number, 810 00:34:57,872 --> 00:34:59,473 and they're gonna kill my little girl 811 00:34:59,540 --> 00:35:01,208 if you don't tell me the number. 812 00:35:01,308 --> 00:35:03,611 - Stop it. - What is it? 813 00:35:03,677 --> 00:35:05,679 - I know that Brittany understood, 814 00:35:05,779 --> 00:35:07,948 in the context, the music of the movie, 815 00:35:08,015 --> 00:35:10,718 it had to be that in that moment. 816 00:35:12,486 --> 00:35:15,055 - When she did "Spun," she had to go 817 00:35:15,156 --> 00:35:17,324 neck and neck with Mickey Rourke. 818 00:35:17,391 --> 00:35:18,459 - God damn it. 819 00:35:18,526 --> 00:35:19,793 Don't start in 820 00:35:19,860 --> 00:35:21,395 with your psycho bullshit anymore 821 00:35:21,495 --> 00:35:22,796 around here, all right? - Mm-hmm. 822 00:35:22,863 --> 00:35:24,532 - You want to go back to Las Vegas 823 00:35:24,632 --> 00:35:26,800 with all them Gucci-wearing motherfuckers? 824 00:35:26,867 --> 00:35:28,369 - You want me to go to Vegas? 825 00:35:28,469 --> 00:35:30,504 - I don't give a fuck if you go back to Florida. 826 00:35:30,571 --> 00:35:31,972 - A day doesn't go by 827 00:35:32,039 --> 00:35:34,542 where it doesn't flow through my mind. 828 00:35:34,642 --> 00:35:37,912 And this girl's yelling at him, and he's taking it. 829 00:35:38,012 --> 00:35:40,047 And he's like, "I am a loser." 830 00:35:40,147 --> 00:35:41,549 - I would rather be anywhere, 831 00:35:41,649 --> 00:35:43,250 anywhere in the whole fucking world right now 832 00:35:43,350 --> 00:35:44,718 other than this room waiting for you 833 00:35:44,818 --> 00:35:47,154 to fucking blow up the whole goddamn place! 834 00:35:47,221 --> 00:35:49,423 Fuck you! Fuck you! 835 00:35:49,523 --> 00:35:51,325 Fuck you, motherfucker! 836 00:35:51,392 --> 00:35:53,561 - She breaks the kingpin down 837 00:35:53,661 --> 00:35:56,597 and crushes him, like, emotionally. 838 00:35:58,232 --> 00:36:01,068 [rap music playing] 839 00:36:01,168 --> 00:36:04,238 ♪ ♪ 840 00:36:04,338 --> 00:36:06,941 - I met Brittany Murphy on the set of "8 Mile," 841 00:36:07,041 --> 00:36:09,109 and that was our first connection. 842 00:36:09,210 --> 00:36:11,745 I showed up, and in my trailer, 843 00:36:11,845 --> 00:36:13,380 there was, like, an envelope, 844 00:36:13,447 --> 00:36:15,349 like, sealed, and it said "Taryn." 845 00:36:15,416 --> 00:36:17,451 The nicest letter that anyone's ever written to me 846 00:36:17,551 --> 00:36:19,720 just gushing about-- 847 00:36:19,787 --> 00:36:21,589 "I'm so happy that you're here on set. 848 00:36:21,689 --> 00:36:23,257 "I think you're so amazing. 849 00:36:23,357 --> 00:36:25,059 "I'm so happy to have another girl here. 850 00:36:25,125 --> 00:36:27,428 I'm just so proud of you that you got the part." 851 00:36:27,528 --> 00:36:28,796 She was like a butterfly. 852 00:36:28,896 --> 00:36:31,432 Like, if you--like a butterfly you can't catch. 853 00:36:31,532 --> 00:36:33,100 You know, you'd be like, "Brittany." 854 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,402 [imitates buzzing] Just buzzing around everywhere, 855 00:36:35,469 --> 00:36:38,439 and it's just such a good actor but so sweet to me on that set. 856 00:36:38,539 --> 00:36:39,707 - See what I mean? 857 00:36:39,773 --> 00:36:41,208 - So I hear you're a dope rapper. 858 00:36:41,275 --> 00:36:43,110 - That could be the other-- - I like that. 859 00:36:43,210 --> 00:36:46,547 - So I hear you're a real dope rapper. 860 00:36:46,614 --> 00:36:47,948 - So she was nervous. 861 00:36:48,048 --> 00:36:49,783 I mean, that was a big role for her, 862 00:36:49,883 --> 00:36:51,752 working across a huge artist. 863 00:36:51,819 --> 00:36:53,954 It can start to put pressure on you, 864 00:36:54,054 --> 00:36:56,290 to where you might just even fold. 865 00:36:56,390 --> 00:36:57,891 I really liked the first time, like, 866 00:36:57,958 --> 00:36:59,393 they make out in, like, the factory. 867 00:36:59,460 --> 00:37:01,595 Like, she went, like, all the way. 868 00:37:01,662 --> 00:37:03,264 She just had a lot of courage. 869 00:37:03,330 --> 00:37:05,899 On "action," like, any type of inhibitions 870 00:37:05,966 --> 00:37:07,268 just went away. 871 00:37:07,334 --> 00:37:09,470 - Was there romance off the screen? 872 00:37:09,570 --> 00:37:11,972 - Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure. - How did that go? 873 00:37:12,072 --> 00:37:13,274 - Well, it went. 874 00:37:13,340 --> 00:37:15,809 It came and went. [laughs] 875 00:37:15,909 --> 00:37:17,745 - It's fascinating to know that 876 00:37:17,811 --> 00:37:21,482 the onscreen chemistry also is going off the screen. 877 00:37:21,582 --> 00:37:23,751 And, look, I might've been a little jealous at that one. 878 00:37:23,817 --> 00:37:25,152 Like, "Is it--damn it!" 879 00:37:25,252 --> 00:37:27,154 You know, like, Marshall's awesome, but-- 880 00:37:27,254 --> 00:37:30,424 No, I'm joking, but it was speculated. 881 00:37:30,491 --> 00:37:33,494 After "8 Mile" she became the it girl 882 00:37:33,594 --> 00:37:34,795 and I was thinking, 883 00:37:34,862 --> 00:37:36,997 "This is what dreams are made of." 884 00:37:37,097 --> 00:37:38,799 Like, she was up there. 885 00:37:38,866 --> 00:37:42,002 [crowd cheering] 886 00:37:43,604 --> 00:37:45,339 - You're gonna be great. 887 00:37:45,439 --> 00:37:48,108 [spacey music] 888 00:37:48,175 --> 00:37:50,678 ♪ ♪ 889 00:37:55,182 --> 00:37:57,484 [bell tolls] 890 00:37:57,551 --> 00:38:00,888 - Welcome to my house. 891 00:38:00,988 --> 00:38:04,358 Now, to get into the house... 892 00:38:04,458 --> 00:38:07,461 you have to put your thumb here. 893 00:38:07,528 --> 00:38:10,798 [device beeps] And then... 894 00:38:10,864 --> 00:38:12,733 it opens. 895 00:38:12,833 --> 00:38:15,169 ♪ ♪ 896 00:38:15,235 --> 00:38:17,171 - He actually said, 897 00:38:17,237 --> 00:38:18,906 "Do you want to come to the house?" 898 00:38:19,006 --> 00:38:21,375 I'm like, "Yeah, like, yeah." 899 00:38:21,475 --> 00:38:24,878 And he even said, you know, "You'd have first access." 900 00:38:24,978 --> 00:38:27,681 It was amazing, but it felt weird 901 00:38:27,748 --> 00:38:30,017 for this grieving husband to be like, 902 00:38:30,084 --> 00:38:32,486 "Let's show the world where Brittany died." 903 00:38:32,553 --> 00:38:34,154 - Yeah, these are pictures I took of Brittany. 904 00:38:34,221 --> 00:38:36,657 This was actually used at the funeral. 905 00:38:36,724 --> 00:38:40,227 just thought it was a perfect theatrical photograph 906 00:38:40,327 --> 00:38:45,032 of someone who is just taking their final bow. 907 00:38:45,099 --> 00:38:47,835 - Their house-- it was so much security 908 00:38:47,901 --> 00:38:51,372 that you're like, "Whoa, wait, why?" 909 00:38:51,438 --> 00:38:54,742 He sort of alluded to, like, "We've been targeted," 910 00:38:54,842 --> 00:38:57,611 almost like a conspiracy theorist would. 911 00:38:57,711 --> 00:39:02,583 Like, people in the government were watching them. 912 00:39:02,683 --> 00:39:06,387 - Lots of Louis Vuitton and lots of Chanel, Gucci. 913 00:39:06,453 --> 00:39:07,888 Actually, that's a really nice leather jacket. 914 00:39:07,955 --> 00:39:09,757 I never saw her wear that. 915 00:39:09,857 --> 00:39:10,858 Isn't that cute? 916 00:39:10,924 --> 00:39:14,294 But there's just so much of it. 917 00:39:14,395 --> 00:39:16,029 - I was a little bit surprised 918 00:39:16,096 --> 00:39:18,365 because it wasn't what I was expecting. 919 00:39:18,432 --> 00:39:21,034 When you think of Hollywood and people with lots of money, 920 00:39:21,101 --> 00:39:24,271 you think of like a big, clean, modern house. 921 00:39:24,371 --> 00:39:26,940 Eventually we went up to the master bedroom, 922 00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:30,444 which had the bathroom where she was found. 923 00:39:30,544 --> 00:39:33,113 - This is obviously the infamous bathroom, 924 00:39:33,213 --> 00:39:37,117 which no one has managed to even come in and clean out yet. 925 00:39:37,217 --> 00:39:40,287 This is the little doggy couch 926 00:39:40,387 --> 00:39:41,822 where she actually fell. 927 00:39:41,922 --> 00:39:44,057 She fell on Clara's chaise longue. 928 00:39:44,124 --> 00:39:46,059 She was put on her side right here 929 00:39:46,126 --> 00:39:47,795 next to the chaise lounge. 930 00:39:47,895 --> 00:39:49,763 And then when the paramedics came in, 931 00:39:49,830 --> 00:39:53,600 they pulled her through here into the... 932 00:39:55,068 --> 00:39:59,072 Into--through the-- one of the closets 933 00:39:59,139 --> 00:40:01,675 into the main room, so... 934 00:40:01,775 --> 00:40:04,011 Yeah, you're the first people to ever see 935 00:40:04,111 --> 00:40:05,646 the infamous bathroom. 936 00:40:05,746 --> 00:40:08,148 And it's the first time I've come in here, actually. 937 00:40:08,248 --> 00:40:09,650 - You don't use this bathroom anymore? 938 00:40:09,750 --> 00:40:11,351 - No, no, I don't use it at all. 939 00:40:11,452 --> 00:40:14,455 [stammering] Yeah, it's shocking. 940 00:40:14,521 --> 00:40:17,291 [dark music] 941 00:40:17,357 --> 00:40:20,160 - It was the first time I met Sharon. 942 00:40:20,260 --> 00:40:22,529 She acted like he was in control. 943 00:40:22,629 --> 00:40:25,599 Like, she acted submissive with him, 944 00:40:25,666 --> 00:40:27,434 which I noticed, 945 00:40:27,501 --> 00:40:29,336 and it struck a chord. 946 00:40:29,436 --> 00:40:31,171 What happens when no one's here? 947 00:40:31,271 --> 00:40:33,106 Or--or how do they act, 948 00:40:33,173 --> 00:40:34,508 you know, when no one's here? 949 00:40:34,608 --> 00:40:36,610 Because I remember going into the house, 950 00:40:36,677 --> 00:40:40,447 and the master bedroom bed was all ruffled, 951 00:40:40,514 --> 00:40:42,216 a mess, like, both sides. 952 00:40:42,316 --> 00:40:45,953 And I was like, "Well, that's weird because Brittany's gone." 953 00:40:46,019 --> 00:40:48,522 And it just--like, in a way that you could tell 954 00:40:48,622 --> 00:40:51,658 two people had been in that bed, recently. 955 00:40:51,725 --> 00:40:53,293 And I said something to him. 956 00:40:53,360 --> 00:40:54,695 And he said, "Oh, well, Sharon and I-- 957 00:40:54,795 --> 00:40:56,396 "Sharon crawls in with me sometimes, 958 00:40:56,497 --> 00:40:58,365 and we just cry." 959 00:40:58,465 --> 00:41:00,734 And you're like, "That's weird." 960 00:41:00,834 --> 00:41:03,337 Like, it is weird. 961 00:41:03,403 --> 00:41:05,239 - She's told the coroner 962 00:41:05,339 --> 00:41:09,142 that her and Simon have been sharing a bed 963 00:41:09,209 --> 00:41:14,047 to comfort each other after the death of Brittany. 964 00:41:14,147 --> 00:41:15,749 Oh, hell, no. 965 00:41:15,849 --> 00:41:18,018 That is so gro-- 966 00:41:18,085 --> 00:41:20,387 like, it's so creepy and so gross. 967 00:41:20,487 --> 00:41:23,190 - I encountered a woman who was scared, 968 00:41:23,257 --> 00:41:26,159 who was distraught, who was heartbroken, 969 00:41:26,226 --> 00:41:30,097 who had not really grieved her daughter. 970 00:41:30,197 --> 00:41:32,065 But it was absurd, 971 00:41:32,165 --> 00:41:36,537 completely absurd to even think that Sharon and her son-in-law 972 00:41:36,603 --> 00:41:39,072 were anything but mother-in-law and son-in-law. 973 00:41:39,172 --> 00:41:40,774 She loved him like a son. 974 00:41:40,874 --> 00:41:43,410 There was nothing like what had been speculated. 975 00:41:43,510 --> 00:41:46,346 - Another thing that was strange 976 00:41:46,413 --> 00:41:50,517 was Brittany left everything in her will to her mother. 977 00:41:50,584 --> 00:41:53,520 - You were the beneficiary of the entire state. 978 00:41:53,587 --> 00:41:55,222 Was it a sizable estate? 979 00:41:55,289 --> 00:41:57,257 - We haven't even begun to add it up. 980 00:41:57,357 --> 00:41:59,059 - I have no idea. I really don't-- 981 00:41:59,126 --> 00:42:01,528 - I'm just asking. - And I'm just telling you-- 982 00:42:01,595 --> 00:42:03,230 we're not doing math. 983 00:42:03,297 --> 00:42:06,066 We're eating, we're living, I'm paying the bills. 984 00:42:06,133 --> 00:42:08,535 They haven't even looked at Brittany's estate yet. 985 00:42:08,602 --> 00:42:10,203 - He didn't have any work going, 986 00:42:10,270 --> 00:42:12,105 and he wasn't producing anything or writing anything. 987 00:42:12,205 --> 00:42:13,941 But now he's kind of in a financial position 988 00:42:14,041 --> 00:42:16,376 where he doesn't have control over any of her money. 989 00:42:16,443 --> 00:42:17,744 Sharon has all the money. 990 00:42:17,811 --> 00:42:19,780 - His job was Brittany Murphy, 991 00:42:19,880 --> 00:42:24,051 so he had to think of ways to make money. 992 00:42:24,117 --> 00:42:25,419 - Where do you two go from here? 993 00:42:25,485 --> 00:42:28,388 You go back East? - I'm going where-- 994 00:42:28,455 --> 00:42:30,991 [both laugh] 995 00:42:31,091 --> 00:42:32,826 We're glued. We need each other. 996 00:42:32,926 --> 00:42:34,294 - We have a job to do. 997 00:42:34,394 --> 00:42:36,630 It's called the Brittany Murphy Foundation. 998 00:42:36,730 --> 00:42:41,101 For young people, for education, 999 00:42:41,168 --> 00:42:43,236 for things like what's going on in Haiti. 1000 00:42:43,303 --> 00:42:45,739 [dramatic music] 1001 00:42:45,806 --> 00:42:47,841 - In the weeks after she died, 1002 00:42:47,941 --> 00:42:49,610 I couldn't process it. 1003 00:42:49,676 --> 00:42:53,313 So, within a few days, I think either I reached out 1004 00:42:53,413 --> 00:42:55,082 to the family or they reached out to-- 1005 00:42:55,148 --> 00:42:57,317 I forget which, 'cause it was a kind of a blur. 1006 00:42:57,417 --> 00:43:00,821 But I remember I said, "Let me put together 1007 00:43:00,921 --> 00:43:03,323 a compilation video, like a memorial video." 1008 00:43:03,423 --> 00:43:05,125 [indistinct chatter] 1009 00:43:05,192 --> 00:43:06,960 I remember I was in the middle of editing 1010 00:43:07,027 --> 00:43:08,362 this memorial video, 1011 00:43:08,462 --> 00:43:10,297 email arrived with an invitation, 1012 00:43:10,364 --> 00:43:11,999 and it talked about a contribution 1013 00:43:12,099 --> 00:43:13,600 to the Brittany Murphy Foundation-- 1014 00:43:13,667 --> 00:43:15,669 a cash amount that was requested 1015 00:43:15,769 --> 00:43:17,671 of several thousand dollars or something, 1016 00:43:17,771 --> 00:43:22,442 and I kept thinking, "Why would you do that?" 1017 00:43:22,509 --> 00:43:25,512 - Simon comes out and tells the world 1018 00:43:25,612 --> 00:43:27,514 that he started a foundation and that he is going to 1019 00:43:27,614 --> 00:43:29,950 charge friends and family to come to this memorial. 1020 00:43:30,017 --> 00:43:34,121 It was just viewed as tacky and money-grubbing. 1021 00:43:34,187 --> 00:43:36,690 - I remember having a really negative reaction to it. 1022 00:43:36,790 --> 00:43:39,693 And I called a few people, and they agreed. 1023 00:43:39,793 --> 00:43:41,795 I think within, like, literally, within hours, 1024 00:43:41,862 --> 00:43:43,797 some of the press had picked up on it, 1025 00:43:43,864 --> 00:43:45,565 and there was major pushback. 1026 00:43:45,666 --> 00:43:47,401 And not a surprise, within a few days, 1027 00:43:47,501 --> 00:43:50,370 the whole thing evaporated, and there never was a memorial. 1028 00:43:50,470 --> 00:43:53,173 - The world could see that this man was now trying 1029 00:43:53,240 --> 00:43:54,808 to profit off of his wife's death 1030 00:43:54,875 --> 00:43:57,310 in a really bizarre way. 1031 00:43:57,377 --> 00:44:00,414 - He was just kind of, like, a scammy guy. 1032 00:44:00,514 --> 00:44:02,215 He was a little scammer. 1033 00:44:02,315 --> 00:44:05,585 - You go from Ashton Kutcher to Simon Monjack, 1034 00:44:05,686 --> 00:44:06,753 and there's some-- 1035 00:44:06,853 --> 00:44:08,321 there's some questions there. 1036 00:44:08,388 --> 00:44:11,591 [camera shutters clicking, reporters clamoring] 1037 00:44:15,829 --> 00:44:18,265 - We both liked the same boy at one point. 1038 00:44:18,365 --> 00:44:19,866 She got him, though. 1039 00:44:19,933 --> 00:44:21,268 - [laughs] - Thanks. 1040 00:44:21,368 --> 00:44:22,936 - There was some flirtation going on, 1041 00:44:23,036 --> 00:44:24,738 and then I showed up to some party, 1042 00:44:24,838 --> 00:44:28,041 and he's like, "Yeah, that's my new girlfriend, Brittany." 1043 00:44:28,108 --> 00:44:30,610 [laughs] It's like, "Oh, cool." 1044 00:44:30,711 --> 00:44:32,913 [screaming] 1045 00:44:33,013 --> 00:44:34,715 - At the time, for women, 1046 00:44:34,781 --> 00:44:37,117 that was not a lot of opportunities. 1047 00:44:37,217 --> 00:44:38,952 There could be rom-coms 1048 00:44:39,052 --> 00:44:41,855 focused on a female audience of, like, 1049 00:44:41,922 --> 00:44:45,292 some amazing romance that has some funny stuff 1050 00:44:45,392 --> 00:44:47,194 and weird beginnings or whatever. 1051 00:44:47,260 --> 00:44:48,962 I don't know what the pattern is. 1052 00:44:49,062 --> 00:44:52,399 They were trying to stick her into that for a while. 1053 00:44:52,466 --> 00:44:55,102 And, you know, her and Ashton seemed cute. 1054 00:44:55,202 --> 00:44:57,237 - Ashton and Brittany, 1055 00:44:57,304 --> 00:44:59,639 from pretty early on, 1056 00:44:59,740 --> 00:45:01,374 even before they were romantically linked, 1057 00:45:01,441 --> 00:45:04,111 there was just a chemistry to them, 1058 00:45:04,211 --> 00:45:06,580 comedically, physically, and on-screen. 1059 00:45:06,646 --> 00:45:08,982 And the fact that that carried off-screen 1060 00:45:09,082 --> 00:45:10,617 fed into a narrative 1061 00:45:10,717 --> 00:45:12,786 that certainly didn't hurt the movie. 1062 00:45:12,886 --> 00:45:14,588 [reporters clamoring] 1063 00:45:14,654 --> 00:45:16,923 - In a way, "Just Married" is the height 1064 00:45:16,990 --> 00:45:18,825 of her as a movie star. 1065 00:45:18,925 --> 00:45:21,228 It makes just over $100 million, 1066 00:45:21,294 --> 00:45:22,796 and she is dating Ashton Kutcher 1067 00:45:22,896 --> 00:45:24,664 at the time that they're promoting it. 1068 00:45:24,765 --> 00:45:27,067 That's her being an it girl. 1069 00:45:27,134 --> 00:45:29,903 - Star of "Just Married." - With Brittany Murphy. 1070 00:45:29,970 --> 00:45:31,304 - Which is your new girlfriend. 1071 00:45:31,404 --> 00:45:33,273 She got to be big from "Clueless," 1072 00:45:33,340 --> 00:45:35,175 but can you believe she was the ugly chick in "Clueless"? 1073 00:45:35,275 --> 00:45:36,643 But she was a fat, ugly chick. 1074 00:45:36,743 --> 00:45:38,645 She tried to transform herself. 1075 00:45:38,745 --> 00:45:40,480 What are you talking about? 1076 00:45:40,580 --> 00:45:42,315 I don't mean to be hard on your girlfriend, but she seems 1077 00:45:42,415 --> 00:45:43,850 like she's been around the block a couple of times. 1078 00:45:43,950 --> 00:45:45,485 - You know what? I think she's had, like, 1079 00:45:45,585 --> 00:45:47,254 three boyfriends ever. - Oh, really? 1080 00:45:47,320 --> 00:45:49,156 You better wear a condom. She's been with Eminem. 1081 00:45:49,256 --> 00:45:51,291 - Oh, stop it. What are you saying? 1082 00:45:51,358 --> 00:45:52,859 - I'm just saying, who knows what he's been up to? 1083 00:45:52,959 --> 00:45:54,494 When you saw the movie "Clueless," 1084 00:45:54,594 --> 00:45:56,163 did you ever think you'd be banging her? 1085 00:45:56,263 --> 00:45:57,697 - Yeah, but you know what they always do 1086 00:45:57,798 --> 00:45:59,199 with the ugly girl in the movie? 1087 00:45:59,299 --> 00:46:00,767 It's always, like, a pretty girl 1088 00:46:00,834 --> 00:46:02,636 that they, like, do down. - It's true. 1089 00:46:02,702 --> 00:46:04,604 - But she was a fat, ugly chick. 1090 00:46:04,671 --> 00:46:06,640 - She wasn't fat. Howard-- 1091 00:46:06,706 --> 00:46:08,708 - What are you talking about? 1092 00:46:08,809 --> 00:46:10,343 - Those people are complicit. 1093 00:46:10,443 --> 00:46:11,845 All of the people who wrote about her 1094 00:46:11,945 --> 00:46:13,947 and talked about her and made the headline 1095 00:46:14,014 --> 00:46:16,349 about this gorgeous-- 1096 00:46:16,449 --> 00:46:19,953 she wasn't even, like, in society's terms, fat. 1097 00:46:20,020 --> 00:46:21,521 She was, like, perfectly sized. 1098 00:46:21,621 --> 00:46:24,691 And then she goes, "Okay," and loses the weight, 1099 00:46:24,791 --> 00:46:27,160 and we're not sure if it was healthy or not 1100 00:46:27,227 --> 00:46:28,862 and then still after her. 1101 00:46:28,962 --> 00:46:30,564 It's like, leave women alone. 1102 00:46:30,664 --> 00:46:33,333 Let her do her damn job. We don't do this to men. 1103 00:46:33,400 --> 00:46:35,802 [indistinct shouting] 1104 00:46:35,869 --> 00:46:38,305 - I read everything that is written about me. 1105 00:46:38,371 --> 00:46:41,708 "All the bad things that are said and all the bad reports. 1106 00:46:41,808 --> 00:46:45,045 "I am not and never have been anorexic or bulimic. 1107 00:46:45,145 --> 00:46:47,414 "Also, Ashton didn't break up with me. 1108 00:46:47,514 --> 00:46:49,583 It was mutual." - There's a price to pay 1109 00:46:49,683 --> 00:46:51,218 for being a celebrity, for sure. 1110 00:46:51,318 --> 00:46:53,053 I mean, if you start out wanting to be an artist 1111 00:46:53,153 --> 00:46:54,654 and then you find out you're a celebrity, 1112 00:46:54,721 --> 00:46:56,223 it's not always what you think it's gonna be. 1113 00:46:56,323 --> 00:46:57,691 It can take a toll on everything. 1114 00:46:57,757 --> 00:46:59,593 It can take a toll on your health 1115 00:46:59,693 --> 00:47:01,895 and on your relationships. 1116 00:47:01,995 --> 00:47:04,030 - Do you remember when she broke up with Ashton? 1117 00:47:04,097 --> 00:47:05,599 - Mm-hmm. - Them dating? 1118 00:47:05,699 --> 00:47:06,766 - Mm-hmm. 1119 00:47:06,867 --> 00:47:08,401 I don't want to talk about that. 1120 00:47:08,501 --> 00:47:10,070 Who cares? Just a breakup. 1121 00:47:10,170 --> 00:47:13,240 - I know that there were situations 1122 00:47:13,340 --> 00:47:15,008 that left her heartbroken. 1123 00:47:15,075 --> 00:47:18,612 She must have been, like, searching for something 1124 00:47:18,712 --> 00:47:22,182 that wasn't coming through or wasn't being realistic 1125 00:47:22,249 --> 00:47:25,085 in the sort of Hollywood universe. 1126 00:47:25,185 --> 00:47:32,259 ♪ ♪ 1127 00:47:34,895 --> 00:47:37,898 - I think as human beings, we second-guess ourselves, 1128 00:47:37,964 --> 00:47:42,035 and we wonder, and we also get used to habits and-- 1129 00:47:42,102 --> 00:47:43,470 and depending on certain people 1130 00:47:43,570 --> 00:47:44,804 that may be unhealthy for your life. 1131 00:47:44,905 --> 00:47:46,306 And you don't realize it at the time, 1132 00:47:46,406 --> 00:47:47,741 but once you're free of them, then you realize 1133 00:47:47,807 --> 00:47:49,242 there's a whole universe out there, 1134 00:47:49,309 --> 00:47:51,278 and you feel like a complete new person again. 1135 00:47:51,378 --> 00:47:54,714 [indistinct chatter] 1136 00:47:54,781 --> 00:47:57,484 - Brittany Murphy had dated around in a normal way 1137 00:47:57,584 --> 00:47:59,219 for someone in their 20s. 1138 00:47:59,286 --> 00:48:01,421 Ashton Kutcher told a source he had never met anyone 1139 00:48:01,488 --> 00:48:03,123 who wanted to get married so badly. 1140 00:48:03,223 --> 00:48:04,658 She was ready to settle down. 1141 00:48:04,758 --> 00:48:07,727 She got engaged to an older man. 1142 00:48:07,794 --> 00:48:09,229 That did not work out. 1143 00:48:09,296 --> 00:48:10,997 She dated someone who worked on the crew. 1144 00:48:11,097 --> 00:48:13,166 He was sort of a younger, hot guy 1145 00:48:13,266 --> 00:48:14,768 that was around the same age as her 1146 00:48:14,834 --> 00:48:16,636 and they got engaged as well. 1147 00:48:16,736 --> 00:48:19,639 She broke up with him just before she stopped 1148 00:48:19,739 --> 00:48:21,675 working on "Ramen Girl" in Tokyo. 1149 00:48:21,775 --> 00:48:26,012 - I thought it was so brave coming to Tokyo, 1150 00:48:26,112 --> 00:48:29,149 but I'm a complete mess. 1151 00:48:29,249 --> 00:48:32,352 [crying] I'm so alone. 1152 00:48:34,587 --> 00:48:37,524 - She landed back in L.A., 1153 00:48:37,624 --> 00:48:39,192 and she was single, 1154 00:48:39,292 --> 00:48:42,662 and she had a meeting set up with Simon Monjack, 1155 00:48:42,762 --> 00:48:46,333 who was known as a writer and a director as well. 1156 00:48:46,433 --> 00:48:48,001 So she went and took this meeting. 1157 00:48:48,101 --> 00:48:50,603 From that day on, basically they were inseparable. 1158 00:48:50,670 --> 00:48:52,339 She was ready. 1159 00:48:52,439 --> 00:48:54,975 This Simon Monjack seemed to also want to settle down, 1160 00:48:55,041 --> 00:48:57,010 and I think they came to those terms pretty quickly, 1161 00:48:57,110 --> 00:48:58,712 where they were both serious. 1162 00:48:58,812 --> 00:49:02,349 So that's where Brittany was when she met Simon. 1163 00:49:02,449 --> 00:49:04,184 - So stop living your life 1164 00:49:04,284 --> 00:49:05,518 like you're in some kind of a movie. 1165 00:49:05,618 --> 00:49:07,520 - Excuse me? - Stop trying to cast 1166 00:49:07,620 --> 00:49:09,489 your true love instead of just meeting him. 1167 00:49:09,556 --> 00:49:11,691 Love isn't always a lightning bolt, you know? 1168 00:49:11,791 --> 00:49:13,026 Maybe true love is a decision 1169 00:49:13,126 --> 00:49:14,728 to take a chance with somebody. 1170 00:49:14,828 --> 00:49:17,664 Maybe love isn't something that happens to you. 1171 00:49:17,731 --> 00:49:20,166 Maybe it's something you have to choose. 1172 00:49:20,233 --> 00:49:22,035 - So what do I do? - Well, you could start 1173 00:49:22,135 --> 00:49:24,371 by putting all of those fantasies of true love 1174 00:49:24,471 --> 00:49:26,139 where they belong-- 1175 00:49:26,206 --> 00:49:27,974 into a work of fiction. 1176 00:49:28,041 --> 00:49:29,909 [indistinct chatter] 1177 00:49:30,010 --> 00:49:33,013 - I think she had not a great track record 1178 00:49:33,079 --> 00:49:35,582 with men who cared about her. 1179 00:49:35,682 --> 00:49:37,183 And she was a romantic. 1180 00:49:37,250 --> 00:49:40,220 She really wanted to find a guy 1181 00:49:40,320 --> 00:49:42,222 who loved her, and... 1182 00:49:42,322 --> 00:49:46,226 I really wonder if she thought she had found that in Simon. 1183 00:49:46,326 --> 00:49:50,897 Personally, I hope she had so she had that peace. 1184 00:49:50,997 --> 00:49:53,566 I think it's crystal clear 1185 00:49:53,666 --> 00:49:56,436 Simon was interested in Simon, 1186 00:49:56,536 --> 00:49:57,837 not in Brittany. 1187 00:49:57,904 --> 00:49:59,406 - She wanted to marry him. 1188 00:49:59,506 --> 00:50:01,908 And I said, "Honey, it's not been long enough." 1189 00:50:02,008 --> 00:50:05,445 I think we were all sort of saying the same thing, 1190 00:50:05,545 --> 00:50:06,746 except for Sharon. 1191 00:50:06,846 --> 00:50:09,916 I think Sharon was for the marriage. 1192 00:50:10,016 --> 00:50:13,086 - Sharon raised Brittany as a single mom, 1193 00:50:13,186 --> 00:50:15,688 and Simon became the man of the house. 1194 00:50:15,755 --> 00:50:18,091 Sharon and Brittany had blind faith. 1195 00:50:18,191 --> 00:50:20,360 If Simon said, "We have to do this," 1196 00:50:20,427 --> 00:50:21,928 there was no question. 1197 00:50:22,028 --> 00:50:23,463 They did it. 1198 00:50:23,563 --> 00:50:25,298 - Her father left when she was quite young, 1199 00:50:25,398 --> 00:50:28,101 and there was definitely an issue there. 1200 00:50:28,201 --> 00:50:30,770 She was in search of a father figure, 1201 00:50:30,870 --> 00:50:33,706 somebody who would take care of her and her mom. 1202 00:50:33,773 --> 00:50:36,109 Simon gave her so much attention, 1203 00:50:36,209 --> 00:50:38,111 and he said that he was a billionaire. 1204 00:50:38,211 --> 00:50:40,980 - The transition that Brittany made 1205 00:50:41,081 --> 00:50:44,317 was parallel with the transition that Sharon made. 1206 00:50:44,417 --> 00:50:48,888 From a very focused, caring, strong mom 1207 00:50:48,955 --> 00:50:51,758 to someone who seemed hypnotized. 1208 00:50:51,825 --> 00:50:54,260 We all were scared and freaked out. 1209 00:50:54,327 --> 00:50:56,763 Like, who was this guy? 1210 00:50:56,830 --> 00:50:58,798 And what was happening? 1211 00:50:58,898 --> 00:51:03,436 ♪ ♪ 1212 00:51:03,503 --> 00:51:05,238 [bell tolls] 1213 00:51:05,305 --> 00:51:07,974 - The coroner's office says Murphy's autopsy is complete, 1214 00:51:08,074 --> 00:51:10,844 and results from toxicology and tissue tests 1215 00:51:10,944 --> 00:51:14,681 will help in determining the official cause of death. 1216 00:51:16,116 --> 00:51:18,518 - I'm Dr. Lisa Scheinin, 1217 00:51:18,618 --> 00:51:20,120 deputy medical examiner, 1218 00:51:20,186 --> 00:51:22,489 also known as a forensic pathologist, 1219 00:51:22,589 --> 00:51:25,658 and I did the autopsy on Brittany Murphy. 1220 00:51:25,758 --> 00:51:26,993 I love puzzles. 1221 00:51:27,093 --> 00:51:29,195 I always do puzzles every day. 1222 00:51:29,295 --> 00:51:32,832 And to me, an autopsy is just another puzzle to solve. 1223 00:51:32,932 --> 00:51:35,168 [dramatic music] 1224 00:51:35,268 --> 00:51:38,004 One of the things I did was a blood count. 1225 00:51:38,104 --> 00:51:42,642 Hemoglobin is the compound inside the red blood cells 1226 00:51:42,709 --> 00:51:44,377 that carries the oxygen. 1227 00:51:44,477 --> 00:51:48,281 Her hemoglobin was 3.0. 1228 00:51:48,348 --> 00:51:52,018 The normal is 12 to 15 1/2. 1229 00:51:52,118 --> 00:51:55,855 So all of that was saying that this is a very anemic person. 1230 00:51:55,955 --> 00:51:59,292 If she had had this test, let's say, 1231 00:51:59,359 --> 00:52:01,694 a week or two before dying 1232 00:52:01,794 --> 00:52:03,663 and they had a result like this, 1233 00:52:03,730 --> 00:52:07,567 any decent doctor would have her in the ER, 1234 00:52:07,667 --> 00:52:10,870 hooked up to a transfusion as quick as they possibly could 1235 00:52:10,970 --> 00:52:13,339 because this is a life-threatening situation. 1236 00:52:13,406 --> 00:52:15,208 ♪ ♪ 1237 00:52:15,308 --> 00:52:18,077 We do a very quick and easy test 1238 00:52:18,178 --> 00:52:20,680 to see if the lungs float in water or not. 1239 00:52:20,747 --> 00:52:22,182 They're supposed to float in water 1240 00:52:22,248 --> 00:52:24,050 because they're supposed to be filled with air. 1241 00:52:24,150 --> 00:52:26,419 So you just fill a bucket with water. 1242 00:52:26,519 --> 00:52:28,221 You take a little section of the lung, 1243 00:52:28,321 --> 00:52:30,990 dump it in the water, see if it floats. 1244 00:52:31,057 --> 00:52:34,561 We took a section from every lobe of the lung, 1245 00:52:34,661 --> 00:52:36,930 three of them sank. 1246 00:52:37,030 --> 00:52:40,533 So this tells us we've got a severe pneumonia going on. 1247 00:52:40,600 --> 00:52:42,235 This was not something 1248 00:52:42,335 --> 00:52:45,071 that she just got a day or so before. 1249 00:52:45,171 --> 00:52:49,242 She was walking around with this for some time. 1250 00:52:49,342 --> 00:52:52,345 The third thing was the toxicology test. 1251 00:52:52,412 --> 00:52:55,782 She had no evidence of alcohol 1252 00:52:55,882 --> 00:52:59,219 or any drugs of abuse in her system. 1253 00:52:59,285 --> 00:53:02,388 She had all prescription 1254 00:53:02,455 --> 00:53:05,592 and over-the-counter medications. 1255 00:53:05,692 --> 00:53:08,294 The anemia in itself would've been fatal, 1256 00:53:08,394 --> 00:53:09,796 even without the pneumonia. 1257 00:53:09,896 --> 00:53:11,297 The pneumonia was fatal. 1258 00:53:11,397 --> 00:53:13,433 And then you're adding this to the equation. 1259 00:53:13,533 --> 00:53:16,236 This could be the straw that breaks the camel's back. 1260 00:53:16,302 --> 00:53:20,306 In the end, I called the main cause of death pneumonia 1261 00:53:20,406 --> 00:53:22,742 and then contributory factors-- 1262 00:53:22,809 --> 00:53:24,978 I put the iron deficiency anemia. 1263 00:53:25,078 --> 00:53:27,780 She probably had her resistance lowered 1264 00:53:27,880 --> 00:53:29,782 because of the very severe anemia, 1265 00:53:29,882 --> 00:53:31,618 then this pneumonia comes along, 1266 00:53:31,718 --> 00:53:33,152 and it tips the scales. 1267 00:53:33,253 --> 00:53:36,723 If she had gotten to a hospital early enough, 1268 00:53:36,789 --> 00:53:39,993 you can detect a pneumonia on the chest X-ray. 1269 00:53:40,093 --> 00:53:42,128 It's very easy to do. 1270 00:53:42,228 --> 00:53:44,964 They could have possibly started treatment. 1271 00:53:45,064 --> 00:53:47,433 But she would've had a chance. 1272 00:53:47,500 --> 00:53:49,569 ♪ ♪ 1273 00:53:49,636 --> 00:53:51,671 - You know, a healthy, young person 1274 00:53:51,771 --> 00:53:53,640 doesn't die of pneumonia. 1275 00:53:53,740 --> 00:53:54,941 I don't understand. 1276 00:53:55,008 --> 00:53:56,976 I--that doesn't-- the whole thing-- 1277 00:53:57,076 --> 00:53:59,979 that answer didn't really satisfy me. 1278 00:54:00,079 --> 00:54:01,514 - Usually when an autopsy comes out, 1279 00:54:01,614 --> 00:54:02,982 somebody passes away, 1280 00:54:03,082 --> 00:54:06,586 the coroner says this is how this person died, 1281 00:54:06,653 --> 00:54:08,488 and that's the end of the story. 1282 00:54:08,588 --> 00:54:10,123 In this particular case, 1283 00:54:10,189 --> 00:54:11,624 it wasn't the end of the story. 1284 00:54:11,691 --> 00:54:13,293 There were more unanswered questions 1285 00:54:13,359 --> 00:54:14,661 after the autopsy came out 1286 00:54:14,761 --> 00:54:16,496 than there were answered questions. 1287 00:54:16,596 --> 00:54:19,666 - It says her cause of death was pneumonia. 1288 00:54:19,766 --> 00:54:22,335 Pneumonia, pneumonia, pneumonia? 1289 00:54:22,435 --> 00:54:24,871 - She was a celebrity. She was very affluent. 1290 00:54:24,971 --> 00:54:26,472 She had money. She had the means. 1291 00:54:26,539 --> 00:54:29,642 - Again, I would've took my wife to the hospital. 1292 00:54:29,709 --> 00:54:32,779 - You knew that she'd been sick for a long time. 1293 00:54:32,845 --> 00:54:34,514 Why didn't you take her to the doctor? 1294 00:54:34,614 --> 00:54:37,016 - Was there anything out of the ordinary 1295 00:54:37,116 --> 00:54:42,021 with her in the days or weeks or months prior to her death? 1296 00:54:42,121 --> 00:54:44,190 Sharon, anything? - No. 1297 00:54:44,290 --> 00:54:45,191 - No. 1298 00:54:45,291 --> 00:54:47,193 She was-- 1299 00:54:47,293 --> 00:54:50,363 We had--all had a little bit of a... 1300 00:54:50,463 --> 00:54:54,200 upper respiratory, um, flu 1301 00:54:54,300 --> 00:54:56,836 'cause we were traveling. 1302 00:54:56,903 --> 00:54:59,505 She had it the least of the three of us. 1303 00:54:59,572 --> 00:55:01,474 - She had a little bit of laryngitis. 1304 00:55:01,541 --> 00:55:02,709 - Laryngitis, yes. 1305 00:55:02,809 --> 00:55:04,877 - That was the only thing, and she-- 1306 00:55:04,977 --> 00:55:06,579 Other than that, she was, 1307 00:55:06,679 --> 00:55:09,882 you know, perfectly healthy and well. 1308 00:55:09,982 --> 00:55:11,718 - Something made her sick, 1309 00:55:11,818 --> 00:55:15,555 and I did get the feeling that he knew. 1310 00:55:15,655 --> 00:55:20,193 - I think that Simon realized that I wasn't stupid. 1311 00:55:20,259 --> 00:55:23,730 He did his best to just kind of stay low profile. 1312 00:55:23,830 --> 00:55:27,367 - It was believed that he contributed to her death 1313 00:55:27,433 --> 00:55:28,901 in at least some way. 1314 00:55:29,001 --> 00:55:31,070 So, you know, you start backwards. 1315 00:55:31,170 --> 00:55:32,538 You start with Brittany. 1316 00:55:32,605 --> 00:55:34,941 ♪ ♪ 1317 00:55:35,041 --> 00:55:36,609 And you say, "Okay. 1318 00:55:36,709 --> 00:55:39,011 "Something horrible went on here. 1319 00:55:39,078 --> 00:55:40,780 Like, so who is this guy?" 1320 00:55:40,880 --> 00:55:42,582 - ♪ I'll never tell ♪ 1321 00:55:42,682 --> 00:55:45,218 - A healthy 32-year-old doesn't just die. 1322 00:55:45,284 --> 00:55:47,120 - ♪ I'll never tell ♪ 1323 00:55:47,220 --> 00:55:49,122 - I was gonna find out his lies 1324 00:55:49,222 --> 00:55:50,923 and some of the stuff he'd been doing, 1325 00:55:51,023 --> 00:55:52,692 some of his past history. 1326 00:55:52,759 --> 00:55:54,394 - ♪ I'll never tell ♪ 1327 00:55:54,460 --> 00:55:58,097 - Who was this guy, and what was happening? 1328 00:55:58,197 --> 00:56:00,767 - ♪ I'll never tell ♪ 1329 00:56:01,701 --> 00:56:04,604 Any of you. 1330 00:56:04,704 --> 00:56:07,473 Any of you. 1331 00:56:07,573 --> 00:56:09,609 ♪ Any of you ♪ 1332 00:56:09,709 --> 00:56:12,812 ♪ ♪ 1333 00:56:14,881 --> 00:56:17,984 [indistinct chatter] 1334 00:56:27,427 --> 00:56:29,796 - Can you guys just tell me 1335 00:56:29,896 --> 00:56:32,598 who was Simon Monjack? 1336 00:56:34,333 --> 00:56:37,270 [sinister music] 1337 00:56:37,336 --> 00:56:44,444 ♪ ♪