MONJACK DISMISSES REPORTS HE KEPT MURPHY’S DAD FROM GRAVE
BRITTANY MURPHY’s widower SIMON MONJACK has denied reports he prevented t= he tragic actress’ father from visiting her grave.
Angelo Bertolotti was denied access to Murphy’s gravesite last week (15= Feb10) after arriving at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills= to pay his respects.
Staff reportedly told the actress’ estranged father that only family me= mbers could visit Murphy’s grave - and because his name wasn’t on her dea= th certificate, they couldn’t allow him in.
Murphy’s half-brother Jeff, has since spoken out about the snub, callin= g it "a travesty".
A cemetery spokesperson addressed the incident by telling reporters if = "particular families leave special instructions," they abide by them, pro= mpting speculation it was Monjack and the Clueless star’s mother, Sharon,= who asked for Bertolotti to be kept out.
But Monjack is adamant he and his mother-in-law did not arrange to alie= nate Bertolotti.
He tells EOnline.com, "Neither Sharon nor I have heard from Mr. Bertolo= tti in any capacity for many, many years."
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