Shortly after reports surfaced of Brittany Murphy's death, celebrities came out of the woodwork to express their shock, sympathy and sorrow.  It wasn't for Access Hollywood or ET, it wasn't even for TMZ.  No lights, no makeup, no PR flack standing by mouthing along with the pre-written  "Hollywood lost a [...]

I had a look at the post I put up a few hours ago about the bad timing of Saturday Night Live doing a Weekend Update skit with Abby Elliott impersonating Brittany Murphy. To quote South Park, "And...it's gone...." Might want to get the photo of Elliott as Murphy out of there [...]

The latest word from the Associated Press is that Brittany Murphy may have died of 'natural causes.'

Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said Murphy apparently collapsed in the bathroom, and authorities were looking into her medical history. An official cause of death may not be determined for some time, since [...]

Updated: As you can see with your own eyes, the Elliott as Murphy video has been pulled down. More about how Hulu/SNL are dealing with this here. File this under 'a little too close to home.' Saturday Night Live featured a segment with Abby Elliott playing a somewhat incoherent, and very [...]

While filmdom fans and writers are still gathering news about the unexpected death of actress Brittany Murphy today, they are recounting the up-and-down career and past successes of the doe-eyed woman with the unique speaking style and attention-grabbing voice -- something akin to baby talk fed through 80-grit sandpaper. And while [...]

I'm covering the death of Brittany Murphy here on True/Slant, and I noticed that the third most trending topic, after Clueless, is 'Brittney Murphy.' She may have been in Clueless, but most Twitter users are apparently 'Spell-Less.' Over on Google, it's a little bit better. Brittany Murphy is on top, but [...]

TMZ is reporting that actress Brittany Murphy, who starred in "Clueless," "Girl, Interrupted," "Eight Mile," and "Riding in Cars with Boys," died after suffering a cardiac arrest in Los Angeles early Sunday morning. She was 32. Read more: Dish Rag People Us Weekly

TMZ is reporting that actress Brittany Murphy, a leading lady in so many big films, has passed away this Sunday morning of an apparent cardiac arrest. Dead on arrival at the hospital, they say, and watch for this story to get uglier:

Brittany Murphy died early this morning after [...]