
"But that had nothing to do with the reason you got married?" Shaun inquired. But he hit back at rumors that the two got married in 2007 because the British-born Simon's visa was about to expire and he was facing deportation. He often staged elaborate photo shoots with her. When it comes to Simon's profession, as a photographer, Brittany was clearly his muse. I mean, it was just complete and utter love." "I was in Hollywood, but not in Hollywood," he noted. It was more of just an attraction to the person."Īnd as far as what Simon thinks Brittany found attractive in him, he said it helped that he wasn't a celebrity. When she was 17, it would've been like dating a 12 year old," Simon explained, dismissing the notion that some might call it inappropriate. You said, 'I was very patient.' What did you mean by that?" Shaun asked. "You told the New York Post you first fell in love with Brittany when she was a teen during a photo shoot. "In death is the only place she found peace," he added.īut when it comes to Simon's relationship with Brittany over the years, the public always seemed to raise an eyebrow, especially after he revealed it was love at first sight after meeting Brittany when she was a teenager. In fact, when the autopsy report came out and listed her cause of death as an "accident," Simon believes Brittany was finally vindicated. "Absolutely not and nor did anyone else," Simon said.Īnd while prescription medications were found in Brittany's system at the time of her death, Simon insisted she never abused prescription drugs. "You never saw, in the years that you were with Brittany, never saw her use illegal drugs? Shaun asked. "Brittany was someone that never used a drug in her life." "Corey was someone that had openly used drugs for many, many years and had a problem," he continued. " absurd," he said, adding that those suggestions make him "furious." The first topic Simon addressed was the parallels some people have suggested between Brittany's death and the death of Corey Haim.

And in that time, more questions than answers have been raised about the actress and her husband, Simon Monjack.īut in a new interview with Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson, Simon set the record straight on the rumors surrounding his relationship with his late wife. It's been nearly three months since Brittany Murphy died at age 32.
