brittany murphy

A year after her death, Alex Ben Block details her struggles to revive her once-promising career -- and, for the first time, shares his interviews with her late husband and mother.

The sad saga of Brittany Murphy is growing even more grim.

About 75 friends and family members gathered in Los Angeles Thursday to bid farewell to Brittany Murphy's husband Simon Monjack, who died Sunday.

Though family members are still finalizing burial plans, Simon Monjack will most likely be buried next to his late wife Brittany Murphy, PEOPLE confirms.

The husband of actress Brittany Murphy was found dead Sunday night at his home in the Hollywood Hills, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The widower of actress Brittany Murphy was found dead at his California home just five months after his wife died.

Simon Monjack, husband of the late actress Brittany Murphy, was found dead at his home in the Hollywood Hills late Sunday, Los Angeles police sources said.

Actress reportedly filled prescription for 120 Vicodin pills days before her death, and only 11 were left when she was found collapsed in her home. 

Brittany Murphy's husband, Simon Monjack, says his wife was "not that ill" when she died.

In this June 27, 2005 file photo, U.S. actress Brittany Murphy arrives to launch the summer sale of the Harrods department store in central London.