Brittany Murphy’s husband Simon Monjack found dead of likely heart attack

(HMG) – Very sad to hear that the husband of the recently deceased actress Brittany Murphy has been found dead at his home in the Hollywood Hills, according to sources with the Los Angeles Police Department. The body of British screenwriter Simon Monjack was found late Sunday night, just five months after the death of his wife.  Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Murphy’s mother, Sharon, found Monjack unconscious in the master bedroom.

Paramedics attempted to resuscitate the 39-year-old on arrival, but he passed away reportedly from cardiac arrest, but nothing official has been determined yet.  Monjack was known to have previously suffered a heart attack in the past. Monjack and Murphy married in 2007.  Murphy, who starred in Clueless, 8 Mile and Girl, Interrupted, died at aged 32, on December 20, 2009, from pneumonia and a drug overdose of prescription drugs,  the Los Angeles County coroner’s office report determined.   The coroner’s report also concluded Murphy’s death was accidental, consistent with treatment of a cold or respiratory infection, but likely preventable.  Monjack and Murphy’s mother had reported the actress was ill with flu-like symptoms in the days before her death.