Murphy's husband: "Why would I kill her?"

Brittany Murphy's husband has labelled claims that he was involved in the actress's death as "absurd".

Screenwriter ­Simon Monjack said that "unkind" accusations surrounding the tragedy were extraordinarily hurtful. "We were planning a family.. so why would I kill her?" the 39-year-old asked.

The actress died on December 20 after collapsing at the Hollywood home the couple shared with her mother Sharon. Police found a large quantity of ­prescription drugs at the house.

Monjack told the Sunday Mirror that Murphy, who was diagnosed with a heart condition, took painkillers and anti-­depressants to control her moods.

"Brittany took [painkiller] Vicoprofen and [PMT drug] Sarafem five days a week before her period. She had been doing it for 10 years. Most of the drugs are mine. I suffer from seizures. I had a heart attack ­coming back from Puerto Rico last year," he said.

On the night before Murphy's death, Monjack said that the couple had been thinking about baby names."It's really hard because I can’t bring ­myself to get rid of anything of hers – her clothes are still here. I can’t sleep. I listen to Radiohead and Pulp and Oasis – that British music from my past."

He added that Murphy was "his life". "It's the biggest tragedy I could ever imagine. It is very, very hard to cope," he said.