Brittany Murphy--so sad

suedoe

Just goes to show that life can go at any moment and we should never take it for granted.

bbyckes

A little late, no?

laurenclaire1386

No one drops dead from cardiac arrest at 32 unless something wacky is going on. I'm not saying that it couldn't be caused by something legit, but my first thought was, "massive amounts of blow." And maybe it's wrong of me to make that assumption, because she's famous. But it's really hard to give anyone in Hollywood the benefit of the doubt when it comes to drug use and dropping dead at 32.

alixzafiris

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_brittany-murphy-sad?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:1cb899e0-f7b4-428b-9cb8-4799a6cf22b5Post:94bff527-b383-44f5-84b2-8b5aca3ae0f4">Re: Brittany Murphy--so sad</a>:
[QUOTE]No one drops dead from cardiac arrest at 32 unless something wacky is going on.
Posted by laurenclaire1386[/QUOTE]

I beg to differ. It could've been completely natural. She could've had a heart condition for all you know. Doesn't automatically mean drugs or abuse - though I'm inclined to think in her case years of looking like a skeleton may have something to do with it, it's not unheard of for cardiac arrest early in life.

laurenclaire1386

No, it's not unheard of to have a heart attack at 32. Yes, there are plenty of legitimate reasons she could have gone into cardiac arrest. I just happen to not think that's the case. I might be wrong. People surprise me all the time.

kikibaby

I read an article in, I believe, Rolling Stone a few years ago.  It was about how rough of a life Brittany was leading- she was doing a lot of drugs, and living in this really squalid apartment.  I think this was all before she got married.  She has been looking pretty bad the past couple of years.

salt78

What!?!?! Brittany Murphy is dead!??!!?!?

saschaduran

Her drug use was not much of a secret, nor her eating disorders.  So I'm sure that is ultimately the reason.

Still sad though.  I loved so many of her movies...especially Spun and Girl Interrupted.

I am especially sad because I had read that she was very strongly attached to her mother.  I think her mom still lived with her.  She always said the most beautiful things about her in interviews.  Too bad it was not enough to keep her sober.

Goes to show that fame and money do not make you happy.

kikibaby

Right, sascha, I forgot about the eating disorders.  That will definitely do your heart in  

I saw that it was her mom who found her.  How sad.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

Sascha, you're the only other person I know who's seen Spun. ;-) One of my friends was the screenwriter. It has such an amazing cast!

smokeybailey

I know the show is off the air now, but I loved me some LuAnne from King of the Hill.

suedoe

she's just so young, I feel bad for her family. She wanted to have kids next year. It's a good thing she didn't have any.

beatlesgirl25

Oh, I didn't know her mom found her... how horrible.

Sascha, I saw what you wrote on yesterday's thread, and I'm really sorry to hear about your family. I hope you weren't too upset by stupid comments.

betrothed123

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_brittany-murphy-sad?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:1cb899e0-f7b4-428b-9cb8-4799a6cf22b5Post:0fdceacc-caea-4e75-974a-45352459d836">Re: Brittany Murphy--so sad</a>:
[QUOTE]Sascha, you're the only other person I know who's seen Spun. ;-)
Posted by msmerymac[/QUOTE]
How is that possible?  It was such a good movie.

SarahSmile23

ditto. a string of bad decisions does not make someone unworthy of a life or of people to mourn them when they die.

saschaduran

Thanks beatles:)  I get the part about having negative feelings towards people with addiction issues, but to devalue their lives because of it is so frustrating.  I am sure that those who struggle with things like this in their lives hate themselves enough already.  Many brilliant, loving people struggle with addiction.

Mery...I love that movie!  It was awesome and had a great cast.  She played the role very well, and Mickey Rourke was great too. 

Mrs.B6302007

With the way the boards have been acting, maybe she's been trying to post since yesterday.


ETA: Stupid knot.  This makes more sense when you show the statement from bbycakes I quoted.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

I know, Betrothed - but a lot of people see it as "the poor man's Requiem for a Dream." Yeah, whatever.

bbyckes

Watch "The Dead Girl", such a great movie.   I loved Girl Interrupted too.

thesuninherhead

Totally late to this thread, but I was just reading that apparently anorexia was the likely cause of her heart attack? It's a pity that Hollywood's view of beauty is so very skewed. 

In any case, I feel very sorry for her family (and for that matter, anyone who loses someone with such little notice). She was so young.