Brittany Murphy’s death from pneumonia and drug intoxication surprised just about no one, except her husband Simon Monjack, who should have known more than anyone else about her condition. He expressed shock after learning the findings of the LA Coroner’s office autopsy report, saying:
“Everything [surprised me and Brittany’s mom about the report]. I expected [the cause of death] to be her heart. She wasn’t coughing up. I’ve had pneumonia and coughed up handfuls of spittle. So yeah, everything surprised us, everything.”
Of course, when asked about the coroner’s claim that her death was completely preventable if she had properly seen a doctor, Monjack said:
“I don’t know what he said so I don’t want to comment on what I haven’t seen. Case closed, as the coroner said, there’s no foul play.”