It was drugs.
Prescription ones.
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A large stash of prescription drugs were found by detectives inside the home of tragic actress Brittany Murphy, it emerged yesterday.
Investigators who searched her Beverly Hills home after she died from a heart attack in the shower on Sunday found prescription pills made out to Brittany, 32, her husband Simon Monjack and her mother.
Police are now awaiting the results of toxicology tests to see whether the pills played a part in her death. Sources told Hollywood website TMZ: There were a lot a lot of prescriptions in the house.
A Los Angeles coroner said initially it appeared Brittany died from natural causes.
According to reports, Brittany was taking medication for flu-like symptoms in the days leading up to the tragedy. She had complained of feeling unwell and had been vomiting.
Her British screenwriter husband reportedly objected to a postmortem, but the coroner
over-ruled him and is expected to announce his preliminary findings today. But results of the toxicology tests could take six weeks.
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A spokesman for the actresss distraught family said: The sudden loss of our beloved Brittany is a terrible tragedy. She was our daughter, our wife, our love and a shining star.
Her father, Angelo Bertolotti, said he had not seen her since she married Monjack three years ago. He added: I cant believe this is happening. She was a young 32. She wasnt supposed to die like this.
Ever since she married that Simon, I lost contact with her but I always kept track of her to make sure she was OK in case she needed me.
She married him and everything changed. After that, we werent so close.
Last night shocked neighbours, including magician Paul McKenna, 46, and his
ex-girlfriend Clare Staples, 44, arrived at the house to pay their respects.
The police probe centres on suggestions that Brittany, who starred alongside Eminem in
8 Mile, was hooked on prescription drugs, including Vicodin, after a series of plastic surgery operations. A source said: We are focusing on possible overdose scenarios.