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Actress Brittany Murphy died this morning due to an apparent drug overdose. Paramedics were called to her LA house Sunday morning, but could not revive the actress. She was pronounced dead from cardiac arrest. She was only 32 years old.
Murphy's mother found her unconscious in the shower this morning and called paramedics. The family has released this statement to the press regarding her death: "In this time of sadness, the family thanks you for your love and support. It is their wish that you respect their privacy."
Twitter blew up after the news of her death came to light. One friend of Murphy's, Ashton Kutcher, tweeted his thoughts. "2day the world lost a little piece of sunshine. My deepest condolences go out 2 Brittany’s family, her husband, & her amazing mother Sharon. see you on the other side kid." (aplusk)
Some other celebrities took to their Twitter accounts to write about Brittany Murphy. Soleil Moon Frye (better known as Punky Brewster) tweeted "RIP sweet Brittany. I will never forget the beautiful school girl you were and woman you became." (moonfrye)
John McCain's daughter Megan also tweeted about Murphy's death. "something about Brittany Murphy's death is so unbelievably tragic, she was gorgeous, talented and only 32. fame can really eat people up and spit them out. and it seems particularly harsh towards women. RIP, so sad :-(" (mccainblogette)
Finally, a tweet from celebrity blogger Perez Hilton: "Hollywood loses another bright soul....how many more? A decade of decadence and devastation. Time to wake up." (perezhilton)
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