Brittany Murphy foundation returns donations

The Brittany Murphy Foundation has announced that it is returning all of its donations until it gets true non-profit status.

According to TMZ, the charity's website was shut down after its status was called into question. However, it has since returned with the following proclamation.

"We began the Brittany Murphy Foundation to honour Brittany's wishes and to give her family, friends and fans a way of keeping her legacy alive. In an effort to get the foundation off the ground quickly, we established it as a private foundation with plans to apply for non-profit status down the road."

It continued: "However, after some thought, we have decided instead to wait until we have our non-profit status approved before proceeding to ensure that we can truly honour Brittany's charitable desires. Any donations made up until this point will be returned until we have all our paperwork solidified."

The website is no longer taking donations and now holds itself as a private foundation which awaits non-profit status.