jjo, i have no reason to point to drugs as she just may have had a naturally bubbly, scattered personality...it will all unfold...it just seems that with it being the festive season and the timing following a Saturday night (perhaps a boosted allnighter) well, that was an initial reaction...i also read that her and her adored mom packed up from east coast to go Hollywood years ago, sounds like a made for tv movie in waiting but with a sad and familiar storyline
i threw in the diabetes comment because somewhere i read that her mother had said this in reply to an ask as to why she had the gaunt face and large eyed look ...could have been a clashing prescription drug issue also, getting commonplace
if you watch from 4:50 on, pretty whacky stuff, lol, it seems like there could have been a small videocamera attached to her for her real life events and it would have made for a Lucy like sitcom...seems she had a bit of the Drew Barrymore, valley gene...btw, i do like the brunette look...
YouTube- Brittany Murphy
maybe her ex-fiance will have to come by again and in tribute, decorate the home for her mom and try salvage some joy
update: ok, obviously speculating on causes of celeb death is a ridiculous investment of time and leave most looking like fools in the end, i'm a prime example

....that said, this could be H1N1...flu like symptoms and caridac arrest...i just may have been "right off the money", jessie...ok, back to our regular programming