Brittany Murphy's husband threatens to sue Warners claiming wrongful death (TDB, TMZ)

By Nancy Tartaglione

In an interview with The Daily Beast, the late Brittany Murphy's husband, Simon Monjack, has revealed plans to sue Warner Bros. for wrongful death claiming the studio is responsible for the unexpected death of the actress last December. "They killed her," he told TDB. Although the LA Coroner's Office hasn't released a final cause of death, Monjack and Murphy's mother are convinced that the star died of a heart attack from the stress caused by Warner's canceling of a contract two weeks before she died.

Warner Bros. released a statement to TMZ saying, "Any claim that Warner Bros. Pictures was somehow responsible for Brittany Murphy's tragic death is demonstrably false, reprehensible, and defamatory. Despite press reports to the contrary, Warner Bros. Pictures and Ms. Murphy never entered into any deal for "Happy Feet 2," and thus, there was not a contract to cancel."

Before the "Happy Feet" setback, Murphy had reportedly been fired from the film, "The Caller," shot in Puerto Rico.

There were numerous reports about her erratic behavior on the set but, again speaking to TMZ, producers of "The Caller" said, "The decision for Brittany to leave the film was mutual and amicable, and was in fact related to a serious illness in Brittany's family. Any rumors to the contrary are false, and in the circumstances, particularly hurtful."

In the Daily Beast interview, Monjack goes on to talk about his relationship with the actress and to describe the morning that Murphy died.