RIP - Brittany Murphy

RIP~


FRIENDS of Hollywood actress
Brittany Murphy said she "definitely had a drug problem" amid fears she
may have died from taking the same prescription drugs as Michael
Jackson

Murphy,
32, was reportedly hooked on prescription drugs, including Vicodin,
after a series of plastic surgery operations made her dependent on
painkillers.

"We have been very worried something like this was about to happen," a friend told The Sun.


"Brittany has been living life on the edge. She definitely had a drug
problem and we have all begged her to seek help. Sadly our words fell
on deaf ears."

Murphy was taking prescription medication for flu-like symptoms she had been experiencing for several days, sources have told TMZ.

The actress was very ill in the hours before she went into cardiac
arrest and was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, where she was
pronounced dead on arrival at 10.04am local time (Monday 5.04am AEDT).

TMZ reported Murphy began vomiting early Sunday morning and told family members she was feeling very sick.

Various prescriptions were found in the home - written for Murphy, her husband Simon Monjack, and Murphy's mother.

A source told TMZ: "There were a lot ... a lot of prescriptions in the house."

Monjak has reportedly asked that officials do not conduct an autopsy on her, despite her death being shrouded in mystery.

But despite his wishes, the LA County Coroner's office will perform an autopsy and toxicology report on the actress.

Earlier, Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said the cause of Murphy's death appeared "to be natural".