Simon Monjack, more popularly known as 'the guy married to Brittany Murphy,' says he wants his late wife's mother to live with him going forward because she's his "link to Brittany." She also may be the sole benefactor in the actress' will.
"I don't know if she will ever recover," Monjack told CNN Tuesday. "And I know when she reads all this nonsense about her son-in-law and her deceased daughter, her heart is breaking.
"She has lived with us and saw the love and support," he continues. "I hope she stays -- I can't imagine my life without Sharon -- she's my link to Brittany.
Monjack's motivation to keep his mother-in-law under the same roof was being questioned by some Tuesday, as TMZ reported that he may not be mentioned in Brittany Murphy's will.
Murphy died early Sunday of cardiac arrest, but the specifics won't be confirmed until an autopsy can be completed. That may take six weeks, say officials, due to the need for toxicology reports.
Murphy had died after collapsing in the bathroom of her home in the Hollywood hills. Half an hour after her collapse, she was found by her mother, Sharon Murphy, who had lived with the couple for the previous three years.
Monjack told reporters Murphy suffered from mitral valve relapse, otherwise known as a heart murmur, which didn't require medication. The actress had been ill for up to ten days, complaining of abdominal pain, laryngitis and shortness of breath. She was self-treating her problems with herbal tea, ginger and lemon, while watching Academy Award screeners in bed, according to her husband.
Murphy had also long suffered from hypoglycemia, to the point where she was hospitalized in 2009 for low blood sugar.
According to noted prepared by the Coronor's office, Monjack "attempted to revive [Murphy] by placing her in the shower and running the water."
"[Murphy] remained unresponsive and purged her stomach contents prior to the arrival of the paramedics."
Monjack said there were no drugs in the house, but the coroner's office later claimed a large amount of prescription medication was found at the residence.
TMZ claims they included depression medication Fluoxetine ,anti-seizure medication Topamax, pain relievers Vicoprofen and hydrocodone, hypertension medication Propranolol, and the anti-anxiety meds Klonopin and Ativan. numerous empty medication bottles were found at the scene, according to those reports.
Monjack reportedly objected to the autopsy, but now says he looks forward to the results.
The pair first met on a photo shoot when Murphy was 13 years old and Monjack was a 21-year-old photographer. They were reintroduced fifteen years later on Murphy's 28th birthday and married a year later.
Murphy's father, Angelo Bertolotti, who had been estranged from his daughter since the arrival of Monjack in her romantic life, told the New York Daily News, "When Brittany married Simon, she cut off communication with a number of people who cherished her."
"She lived in denial about him."
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