Brother: Banning Father to Visit Brittany Murphy`s Grave Is Cruel
Brittany Murphy`s brother has taken aim at the bosses of the cemetery where the actress was laid to rest in December 2009 - for refusing to let his father visit her grave. Angelo Bertolotti was denied access to Murphy`s grave site on Monday, February 15 after arriving at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills to pay his respects.
Staff told the actress` estranged father that only family members could visit Murphy`s grave - and because his name wasn`t on her death certificate, they couldn`t grant him access. Distraught Bertolotti was forced to leave the cemetery without seeing his daughter`s grave and his son, Murphy`s half-brother Jeff, is speaking out about what he calls "a travesty".
Talking to U.S. news show Access Hollywood, he says, "I cannot think of a more cruel thing to do to an 84-year-old man. He`s on the birth certificate. For an 80-something-year-old man to go to his daughter`s grave and be turned away is ridiculous. It`s one of the most cruel and unusual things I can think of."
Meanwhile, his father is attempting to add his name to the death certificate at the Los Angeles County Coroner`s office. Jeff Bertolotti adds, "It`ll get cleared up."
And Murphy`s brother hopes the cemetery mix up will help to bring his extended family together, "I don`t think anyone from our side of the family is on the list (to visit the grave)... When someone passes, it`s a time to bring everyone together, not turn them away."
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