Larry King is set to air an interview Wednesday with the widower and mother of late actress Brittany Murphy. Murphy died suddenly of as-of-yet unknown causes late last month. There’s speculation that she died of a prescription drug interaction due to the variety and number of drugs reportedly found in her bedroom. Her husband, Simon Monjack, denies that Brittany was taking multiple prescription drugs and told People Magazine that “There was nothing here that could endanger her; there was prescription medication in the house for her female time and some cough syrup. That was it.”

Now Monjack and his mother-in-law, who lived with the couple in Brittany’s Hollywood Hills mansion, are granting joint interviews to help clear up some of the misconceptions about her death. Along with the upcoming segment to air on Larry King, the two spoke to People Magazine.

For the family members of young Hollywood starlet Brittany Murphy, her tragic death is still too difficult to comprehend.

The actress’s husband, Simon Monjack, and mother, Sharon Murphy, opened up on a recent visit to Larry King Live, and the grieving pair are leaning on each other to get through this trying time.

“It’s like a rebirth. There’s not enough time—your dreams, be they good or bad, when you wake up and I reach out to touch or hold my wife, she isn’t there,” Monjack relayed to King when asked how he’s coping since Murphy’s passing.

After being with the star at the time of her death, Sharon and Monjack have developed a somber bond.”Sharon and I were holding each other. And they let us know at the same time that she hadn’t made it,” he explained.

“But we knew before that,” recalled Murphy. “You felt her life go out of her.”

And while speculation surrounding Murphy’s passing is still rampant, Monjack has his own explanation: “You want to know what broke Brittany Murphy’s heart? Hollywood broke Brittany Murphy’s heart.”

In a separate interview with People last week, Sharon, too, maintains the sobriety of her late daughter, claiming she died because of a congenital heart murmur.

“She never even drank. Maybe a glass of champagne at New Year’s,” she tells the publication. “But everyone used to say she was wasted, she was this, she was that. It was hard for anyone to imagine that somebody was so high on life.”

Monjack concurs, asking: “Do you not think anybody would have picked up on this anorexic, mentally deranged person? It’s ludicrous.”

[From E! Online]

It’s hard to tell if Brittany’s mom and widower are sincere without seeing the interview, but sometimes family members are the last to admit that their loved one has a problem. After seeing this bizarre interview with Brittany that aired last April, I find it easy to see how people would assumed she was looped out on drugs. Life is fragile, though, and Brittany suffered from a heart murmur. Maybe we’ll know more once the toxicology reports come back from the coroner.

Monjack has been under scrutiny for his shady business dealings. He’s been sued multiple times for bad debts. Murphy left her entire estate to her mother and some people have whispered that it’s in Monjack’s best interests to stay close to his mother-in-law and his late wife’s money.