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Brittany Murphy's husband dies

Brittany Murphy and Simon Monjack
Brittany Murphy and Simon Monjack

The husband of the late Brittany Murphy, Simon Monjack, has died after suffering a suspected heart attack.

The Daily Mail reports that Briton Monjack, who was a screenwriter, died at the home their shared in the Hollywood Hills.

His death comes just five months after the 32-year-old 'Clueless' star died at the home after she collapsed in the shower. An inquest found Murphy died from pneumonia complicated by an iron deficiency, anaemia and multiple drug intoxication.

39-year-old Monjack has spoken in the past about his heart condition saying after his wife’s death "I suffer from seizures. I had a heart attack coming back from Puerto Rico last year."

The couple married in June 2007.

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