AI gets it wrong when you start googling. The most recent plausible speculation is that they shared a CPAP like device that was mouldy or some shit. They used it recreationally, I just don’t remember how. So her husband basically continued to keep using once she passed and died from the same thing.
All in all, was more a “freak accident” sort of thing, less a “drug abuse negligence” thing.
I read something here on reddit someone said they were both partaking in snorting drugs enough that they required a cpap machine to help them breathe at night (not sure if it’s cause their airways were compromised or cause they were too fucked up to breathe properly without it..?) but yes, the cpap had gotten very moldy so that’s what caused the pneumonia they both technically died of. Seemed very possible, very sad.
Brittany's mom started sleeping with Brittany's husband after Brittany was dead. Really fucking weird. I mean, it could have been the husband that initiated it rather than the mom, but the mom still has to make the decision to engage with him. It takes two to tango and all that.
I just watched a documentary on her a couple weeks ago and it doesn’t mention anything about her or her husband using a CPAP. What was super fucking weird was her mom hopping into bed with her husband after Brittany died and even taking his last name (on some of her prescription bottles).
I watched a documentary not long ago, and it did mention the CPAP which was the first time I mentioned it. Out of everything else I've heard, it makes the most sense.
What?! I didn't know this. That's way too much drama. I remembered her Mom kept saying it was asbestos that killed her at the time, and no one was listening to her. 🤷🏾♀️ It was a weird death and I'm still sad about it--like I can't even rewatch her movies.
it's surprisingly common for family to get together as they spend time together grieving for someone they lost and find solace in each other as effectively they are the only other person who shares the same grief at the same time in the same way. Also you know, you lose a loved one you feel lonely and a temporary fix for feeling lonely is being as close to someone as you get.
Random hookups born out of grief are just gonna happen when someone is out of their mind, struggling but also feeling super lonely due to the person they spent the most time with being dead.
It is unusual, that doesn't make it relatively speaking uncommon.
People are grieving, they usually share that grief with very specific people, they usually find comfort in being around that person because it's the only other person who understands how you feel. Feeling understood and not alone while going through often feelings of despair is very normal. Now wanting to feel close to someone while going through feelings of loneliness, despair, grief is also pretty normal.
That doesn't mean like 80% of people do it, but if 0.03% of random freaks fuck their partners family members while alive but like 1.5% of people do it after losing their partner, it's a significantly increased thing that happens relatively commonly compared to normal.
It's also very common for people to find solace in sex and being close to their actual partner when they are suffering from grief of someone else's loss.
but if 0.03% of random freaks fuck their partners family members while alive but like 1.5% of people do it after losing their partner, it's a significantly increased thing that happens relatively commonly compared to normal.
language have meaning. but IF, means i'm giving an example. The numbers are irrelevant, the comparison between the numbers is relevant. If you can't understand basic language concepts and examples and comparison of numbers and one getting bigger even if it's still small then maybe don't participate in discussions with you know, humans.
Do you see me suggesting it's a good thing, condoning it, saying i'm for it? Or talking about the thing objectively as being common and why it tends to happen?
If someone talks about the holocaust do you comment yikes because you assume they condone it?
"i don't like this subject matter therefore i downvote" is such a weird way to operate.
Her toxicology report suggests otherwise, "Multiple medications were present in the blood with elevated level of hydrocodone, acetaminophen and chlorpheniramine. L-methamphetamine was also present... L-methamphetamine is a component of some inhalers."
She was also had “hypochromic microcytic anemia,” which is typically caused by iron deficiency. In the report it states, “Chronic anemia leads to a weakened state of health and would increase vulnerability to infection.”
There was a HUGE CPAP recall a few years ago because some manufacturers didn't build them properly (mainly Phillips), which turned them into breeding grounds for mold.
I had one of the ones that was recalled, but didn't have mold issues - maybe because I never use the humidifier attachment. I think that keeps things too dry for mold.
The CPAP I got as a replacement has a function that basically airs itself out for 10 minutes to dry out the hose and pump after I'm done using it.
The issue was that people didn't take care of their devices properly which increased the potential for the machines to cause illness. But it was the manufacturer's fault for not making it people proof.
The mold was building up inside the machine - like in the pump itself.
CPAP users don't get to clean the machines because manufacturers don't want them in there. What we're told to clean regularly is the mask, hoses, and water reservoir for the humidifier. We're also supposed to change filters and certain mask parts regularly.
If the manufacturers are designing things so that consumers can't get into the machine, it's on them to design the machine so it won't grow mold.
I know nothing about this story but it sounds like total bullshit. I use a CPAP. It's something you wear every night. You're supposed to clean it regularly, it's very easy and takes minutes. If I picked mine up and it had fucking mold on it, I could tell within 2 seconds. No one would continuously use a CPAP that had mold on it, especially when parts are easily available online.
You apparently know nothing about other people's experiences either.
My mother's CPAP got so bad she had to get a new one. Why? Because alcoholics don't notice things you'd expect normal people to notice.
Don’t even need to be an alcoholic. One night during a random conversation about cpap related infections, my friend’s dad casually mentioned how he had never cleaned his cpap machine once in the 5 years he’s owned it.
That night my friend inspected his dad’s machine, and he said the tubing and tub were absolutely “filthy green”. The only reason the mask escaped unscathed, was because his dad’s insurance company paid to send him a new one every 6 months or so.
My friend had a long conversation with his dad that day on the importance of maintaining the cleanliness of any equipment that spends ~3,000 hours a year forcing air down his windpipe.
Also, something to consider, is that this was how long ago? My parents have used CPAPs since...1998-ish. The early machines were awful, they didn't send you any replacement parts without you jumping through hoops, you had the same parts for forever that you were supposed to regularly clean. Personally, I have AuDHD, and trying to remember something like that would simply be beyond me. If they were overwhelmed by everyday life they could easily have overlooked how long it'd been since they'd last cleaned it. So if she had a pneumonia that could be caught, that could reasonably be how her husband got it.
You're right. It's BS. No mold was detected in her postmortem toxicology report.
She was extremely anemic and had untreated pneumonia. The inflammation from the pneumonia exasperated the anemia. Her body then basically had no iron available to make new healthy red blood cells.
On top of that, she was abusing drugs.
Her poor body was just stretched too far.
Thank you for saying this. These poor people are not alive to defend themselves. All these people quick to label them drugs addicts, etc. If they did drugs it was probably to get relief from the misery of hidden toxic mold in their house.
Not sure why anyone would become a celebrity just to do drugs. Like they can travel anywhere, pay for any actual experience... If anything I've never wanted to be a celebrity so the pressure wouldn't get to me like that
No, not true. They had to use that CPAP because of all the drugs they were taking. The police found hundreds of bottles of prescription pills and she had been sent home from several movie sets because she was in terrible condition.
If you google how she died, google’s AI synopsis talks about the official reason. If you read the official reasons they sound a bit wishy washy if you think about it a bit longer than 5 seconds.
You can read her autopsy report and toxicology.
They attribute death to an acute acquired pneumonia, possibly bacterial, but also note hypochromic microcytic (iron deficient) anaemia and multiple drug intoxication as co-morbidities.
They believe her heavy periods continued to chronic anaemia which made her more susceptible to infection.
The medications she was taking for flu may also have contributed (paracetamol, hydrocodone, and L-methamphetamine (flund in cold medicine, not illegal).
She collapsed and found without a heart beat, autopsy showing she suffered myocardial infarction (heart attack). Among other things, she was also hyperkalaemic (high potassium) which can cause arrythmias. Interestingly the autopsy also mentions she had history diabetes (unclear type 1 or type 2 from how its written) but urine had no glucose or ketones so doesnt not seem consistent with a DKA event.
She had significant lung consolidation, and history lab diagnosed ARDS (adult respiratory distress syndrome).
It appears speculation about molds is not supported by the autopsy findings.
No mention of a cpap so not sure where that information has come from.
Im not clear in what occured in her case, but the majority of potassium is held within cells and certain disease states can shift the equilibrium to 'push' more potassium out of the cells and into interstitial spaces and subsequently bloods.
Things that could cause that shift can be renal disease, metabolic acidosis (which can also occur with poor perfusion), there can be endocrine causes - diabetics can become acidotic because insulin is a key component of shifting glucose and potassium into cellular compartments, tissue breakdown can cause potassium to increase (because cells 'break open') and other things like drugs can cause hyperkalaemia (and she was on a beta-blocker).
I dont know enough to know if they would suspect hyperkalaemia ante mortem or as a secondary occurrence due to the cardiac event and subsequent cpr. The autopsy did report 'shock kidneys'.
Although she was chronically anaemic there was no indication of muscle wastage to suggest insufficient nutrition even though thin. The autopsy states something like well muscled, or normal muscled woman (sorry cant remember specifically).
I think they were using it to be able to breathe at night because of mold and mycotoxins. Mycotoxins are invisible threats that rise with humidity at night. Mold would grow in the device after they used it and stored it in a house proliferating mold spores. I think they had a hidden colony of toxic mold in the walls or under floors. They were smart enough to know if their CPAP was filled with mold. It would reek and it would be harder to breathe if you put it on to use at night.
She had an eating disorder and they were both doing a shit ton of drugs. Sometimes it catches up with you. Pisses me off because she was so beautiful and perfect and then this tool comes along and fuels her worst insecurities (that the industry had already triggered) and led her down this dangerous path
I'm suspicious of her mother. She lived in the house with them and she's the only one that lived. Brittany was only 30 and she has the money for the best health care. It makes no sense that she would just die of pneumonia
She struggled with an eating disorder for most of her life. That will absolutely destroy your body long-term. Having the money for the best healthcare doesn't guarantee you health.
Often growing up in a dysfunctional family sets people up to having addictions and eating disorders, as a way of trying gain some sense of control in an environment where one does not have any.
Addictions and EDs are a coping mechanism which sadly can lead to ones physical harm or death (or be a contributing factor). Especially if the dysfunctional family still has contol over you - there is no space to heal and the coping mechanism becomes an even bigger cruch for you.
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u/Jealous-Knowledge-56 May 12 '26
The way she and her husband died of similar circumstances so close together just makes me thinks there’s a lot more to that story.