<p> </p><p>Rumors have swirled since the passing of Brittany Murphy that the actress was allegedly doing drugs and had a mental disorder.</p><p>Now for the first time since Brittany’s death her parents have come forward in an interview with People magazine to clear up those rumors and share the real reason they believe caused Brittany’s early death.</p><p>Brittany’s mother Sharon believed her daughter died of a “heart murmur” ”She had a little bit of a cold,” says Murphy’s mother Sharon of the days leading up to the actress’s death. “You could never in a billion years imagine this happening.”</p><p>Both her parents and husband say Murphy’s heart condition was diagnosed in her teens and that she had been given appropriate medical care. “We had it checked out every which way you could imagine.”</p>