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What Really Happened to Brittany Murphy? Haunting Details from Her Last Days
Fifteen years after her shocking death, Us Weekly’s latest cover story looks back at Brittany Murphy’s life and the mystery that still surrounds her passing
Seemingly lost and hungry for male support, she was engaged to Hollywood talent manager Jeff Kwatinetz for four months in 2004 and had another short betrothal to a production assistant she met while filming Little Black Book in 2005. In the end, given Murphy’s severe physical deterioration, combined with a troubled husband, the soul-crushing demands of Hollywood and a possibly toxic house, the brilliant young star didn’t really stand a chance. Merkin prefers to remember Murphy serenading the movie set of Across the Hall with her “exceptional singing voice,” belting out standards like “Making Whoopee” or “Put on a Happy Face.” “She would be trying to lighten up the crew, brightening up the space around her,” he says.
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