Actress Brittany Murphy dies in Los Angeles

The entertainment world was today left reeling after the announcement of the death of thirty-two-year-old actress Brittany Murphy.

At about 0800 hours local time, the Los Angeles Fire Department received a call from Simon Monjack and responded but Brittany Murphy had gone into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived. According to TMZ website, Brittany was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA but was pronounced dead on arrival. The thirty-two-old starred in films such as "Clueless", "8-Mile" and "Don't Say a Word" and her most recent film was "Sin City" out in 2005. Brittany Murphy also released "Faster Kill Pussycat" a few years ago which became a dance classic.