Brittany Murphy`s widower needed a heart bypass
Simon was discovered unresponsive yesterday at the Hollywood Hills property he had shared with Brittany, who passed away in December. The couple had lived in the home with Brittany`s mother Sharon, who discovered Simon unconscious in his bedroom.
Sharon immediately summoned emergency services, but the 39-year-old British screenwriter was pronounced dead at the scene.
Roger Neal, a spokesman for Simon, Sharon and the Brittany Murphy Foundation, has now claimed his client put off undergoing heart surgery because of his hectic work schedule.
"Simon needed a [heart] bypass," Neal told People magazine. "I was told he needed a bypass, and I said to him, `Simon, you have so much going on, let`s keep you healthy.` I said, `You want to be healthy. Don`t you?` He said yes, but he said, `The bypass can wait.` "
Simon reportedly suffered a "slight heart attack" a week before Brittany died.
Los Angeles Chief Coroner Ed Winter has revealed prescription medication was found at Simon`s home last night. It has been reported he died from natural causes and the Los Angeles Police Department have said they will not be conducting an investigation into Simon`s death.
Neal admits he wasn`t sure how serious Simon`s heart problem was because he chose to keep his health concerns out of the public spotlight.
"I don`t know how much of an emergency it was," he explained. "The doctors would have made him get it immediately if he needed it, but Sharon confirmed with me he did need a bypass. They didn`t make it public because he had so much going on.
"If you have a heart condition you`re going to have prescription medication for yourself. You`re going to be on some kind of medicine."
Meanwhile, Brittany`s brother Tony Bertolotti has spoken out about Simon`s death.
"I didn`t have a reaction to the news. The guy was insane. He tried to keep my father`s name off [Brittany`s] death certificate," Tony told RadarOnline.com. "When I told my dad, Angelo, about the news, he felt he same way. We are sad for my sister - not for him."
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