Alexandra wrote: 
This particular piece of news is nowhere, except TMZ.  So I wouldn't count on it being true quite yet.  TMZ isn't exactly known for its accuracy.

 hippiechick wrote: 
That is too effing young to die.

 melissab wrote: 

Brittany Murphy died early this morning after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived, multiple sources tell TMZ.

She was 32.

A 911 call was made at 8:00 AM from a home in Los Angeles that is listed as belonging to her husband, Simon Monjack, the Los Angeles City Fire Department tells TMZ.

We're told Murphy was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Murphy starred in such films as "Clueless," "8 Mile," and "Don't Say a Word."

Story developing ...

 rachlan wrote: 

His brother's name is Anal.

 Inamorato wrote: 
interesting first name.  i wiki'd it.   it is his middle name, his first name is really Granville.    his parents named him well.

RIP Oral Roberts

 hippiechick wrote: 
No - just looks like someone can't resist any reason to launch personal attacks on you instead of trying to foster the sense of community many folks hoped would prevail while we collectively grieved.  A PM would have been effective - airing it out in public at this time is really crass and I would have hoped for better. 


/2¢

 BillnDollarBaby wrote: 
But the good thing about the RP community is its willingness to turn on each other, assume the worst, name call, and start a dust up - rather than look for an alternate explanation. That's why I stay here!

 hippiechick wrote: 
Jag pulled his post when he realized what happened and you made the change when you did.  Neither one of you did wrong and neither one of you was trying to be callous from what I can tell.
This whole community needs to remember to let everyone process this tragedy in their own way.  Not everyone cries and falls apart, not everyone loses their sense of humour and not everyone stops carrying on as usual.  It doesn't make them insensitive and it doesn't make them wrong.  It just makes them different.

 BillnDollarBaby wrote: 
Thank you. I was not the one who resurrected it, and shouldn't be blamed for being insensitive.

 BillnDollarBaby wrote: 

The whole thing was just bad timing... any other week most peeps would have found it funny, too or at the least, not noticed it.
I still think its funny.  Death is funny.  Laughter is all part of the grieving process.  I've been to funerals where the whole family was laughing.    There's a time for everything.

But I also think the timing of that particular title popping up could be construed as insensitive.  Unfortunately, Eric Woolfson died at a time when some are feeling more raw than usual around here.  I definitely don't believe anyone meant to be thoughtless.

 hippiechick wrote: 
Snap!
 

 BillnDollarBaby wrote: 
pshaw. ;)

 zipper wrote: 
  I thought you were referring to Alex's posts. My bad. 

 ptooey wrote: 
Personally, I don't think Republicans have a sense of humor! 

 hippiechick wrote: 
Ehh.  You can't be blamed for the timing.  Sometimes, shit happens.

However, I can tell you that in as long as I've been around RP, I've had dozens...maybe hundreds of comedic misfires - probably offending every person reading at one time or another.  And each one of those times has been my fault, and mine alone.

 zipper wrote: 
There was nothing insensitive about that post, you are just an insensitive person.

 BillnDollarBaby wrote: 
I think you misunderstood me. I was referring to the insensitivity of the original title, as well as that demonstrated by this post of about an hour ago.