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Hollywood stars mourn Brittany

Brittany Murphy

Some of the biggest names in Hollywood have taken to Twitter to mourn the shock death of actress Brittany Murphy.

The Hollywood actress died on Sunday after her mother found her unconscious in the shower in the home the star shared with her husband, screenwriter Simon Monjack.

Entertainment news website TMZ reported the actress then went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived.

The star, who was aged just 32, shot to fame in the ’90s after starring alongside Alicia Silverstone in Clueless, went on to star in 8 Mile and was the voice of Gloria in Happy Feet .

Stars like Denise Richards, Ashton Kutcher, Lindsay Lohan and Jessica Simpson took to Twitter to share their shock and condolences after the star’s death.

Ashton Kutcher, who Brittany once dated and co-starred with in Just Married first tweeted “2day the world lost a little piece of sunshine. My deepest condolences go out 2 Brittany’s family, her husband, & her amazing mother Sharon.” He then tweeted: “See you on the other side, kid.” While Denise Richards wrote “Brittany Murphy was in Drop Dead Gorgeous with me and was the sweetest and most adorable. Tragic, sad and devastating. Her poor family.”

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