Brittany Murphy’s Husband Simon Monjack Dead

Brittany Murphy’s death is still fresh in most people’s minds. Today, a shocking report rocked Murphy’s family – Brittany Murphy’s husband had been found dead. The 39-year-old screenwriter, Simon Monjack, was found dead in the master bedroom of the couple’s Hollywood Hills home.

LAPD detectives and coroner officials were on the scene investigating, but police said there were no signs of foul play and Monjack appeared to have died of a heart attack. The medical examiner confirmed drugs were recovered.

Paramedics were called to the scene just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday. The person sounding the 911 alert was Brittany’s mother, Sharon—who shared the home with her son-in-law and who made the heart-wrenching emergency call on the day her daughter died.