Brittany Murphy was an actress who died on December 20, 2009, at the age of 32, in her Hollywood home. The cause of her death was initially reported as pneumonia, anemia, and multiple drug intoxication. A new two-part HBO Max documentary called "What Happened, Brittany Murphy?" alleges that she suffered from severe anorexia, drug use, and an abusive husband. The documentary also reveals that the anemia that the Los Angeles County coroner determined to be a major factor in Murphy’s death was likely caused by the fact that she was extremely underweight. Her husband, Simon Monjack, died of similar causes less than six months later. The coroners verdict was pneumonia, exacerbated by anemia. The documentary also focuses on the relationship between Murphy’s mother, Sharon, and Monjack, who became extremely close after her death. Sharon Murphy does not appear in the documentary, and the last time she spoke publicly about the death of her daughter was in an open letter published by The Hollywood Reporter in 2013.