BillnDollarBaby wrote: 
New York Daily News and the Atlanta Constitution-Journal are the 2 most reputable sources I've seen. It's spreading pretty fast to lots of internet sites, too. Not sure how reliable those are, though.

And the death date was removed from Wiki.

Cookie where are you seeing it, because I still can't find it anywhere but TMZ?  Not even People.  And they're not even remotely reputable but this is their specialty area.

 BillnDollarBaby wrote: 
Quite a few papers reporting it now. Heart attack at 32.

 Alexandra wrote: 
Also notoriously not reliable on things like this.  I wouldn't worry just yet.  If some celeb's death isn't being faked, its just not the internet.

It may be true, but I'll wait to believe it until a reputable source confirms it.

 BillnDollarBaby wrote: 
Wiki has her date of death decided as today - but they are also the ones who kept saying Dave Grohl was dead.

Thanks for the tip.

 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. ;)