Hollywood star Murphy dies at 32
Monday 21st December 2009, 9:04AM GMT.
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The family of Brittany Murphy have paid tribute to the US actress after she died at the age of 32.
Murphy, who starred in Clueless and 8 Mile, collapsed at home in Los Angeles and was pronounced dead in hospital.
The Reuters news agency is reporting that she died of a cardiac arrest.
A family statement said the “loss of our beloved Brittany is a terrible tragedy. She was our daughter, our wife, our love and a shining star.”
It added: “We ask you to respect our privacy at this time.”
Murphy was pronounced dead at 1004 (1804 GMT) on Sunday at a hospital near Beverly Hills.
She had been taken there after the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call at the Hollywood Hills home she shared with her husband, British screenwriter Simon Monjack.
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