There are many articles floating around today discussing the possibility that mold played a part in the deaths of actress Brittany Murphy and her husband Simon Monjack. They both reportedly suffered from respiratory problems, which may have been a complicating factor in their deaths. It is kind of weird that they both died of similar (perhaps even identical) maladies in such close time proximity. And they did live in the same home.

Take for example, Mould in your home can kill as actress Brittany Murphy’s death linked to fungus in LA mansion:

A more unlikely end to the Hollywood dream could not seem possible – but this week it was reported that the deaths of actress Brittany Murphy and her British screenwriter husband Simon Monjack might have been caused by mould growing in their luxury Los Angeles home.

Murphy, who starred in such films as Clueless and Sin Sity, was only 32 when she died last December – at the time there was speculation her death was linked to drug abuse or an eating disorder.

When Monjack died in May at the age of 40, his death was blamed on heart failure.

Now, in both cases, the cause of death has been recorded as pneumonia and anaemia, and experts have suggested mould could be to blame, damaging the couple’s respiratory systems.

The tabloids should have a field day with this!

Then again, it’s probably just an Internet rumor as there plenty of counterclaims to the mold hypothesis. As in Coroner: No indication mold killed Brittany Murphy or Simon Monjack:

A coroner’s investigator dismissed online speculation that the pneumonia deaths of actress Brittany Murphy and her husband, Simon Monjack, may both have been related to viral mold inside their Los Angeles home.

“There were no indicators that it was from mold,” Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said Monday.

Murphy, 32, and Monjack, 39, died five months apart in the same bedroom of the home they shared with the actress’ mother, Sharon Murphy, in Hollywood Hills.

The preliminary autopsy concluded that Monjack’s death May 23 was caused by acute pneumonia and severe anemia, “just like Brittany,” Winter said last week.

But what do most coroners know about mold anyway?

More on the Brittany Murphy Mold Issue

Brittany Murphy’s Mother Denies Mold Report

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Murphy, Monjack’s Home Investigated For Toxic Mold

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