Celebrity | Simon Monjack Mold May Have Killed Brittany ...and Simon Monjack, too By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jul 26, 2010 8:22 AM CDT Copied In this Feb. 5, 2008 file photo, Simon Monjack, left, and actress Brittany Murphy, attend the Monique Lhuillier 2008 Fall Collection during Fashion Week, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File) It was eerie enough when Simon Monjack died just a few months after his wife, Brittany Murphy—it was even eerier when it was reported he died of the exact same cause, pneumonia. Now officials believe mold in their home may have contributed to their deaths, law enforcement sources tell TMZ. The investigation has been turned over to the Department of Public Health now that Murphy’s mother has agreed to let them into the home. Click here to read more about Monjack’s cause of death. Read These Next US boat strike in Eastern Pacific leaves survivors. Robert Mueller, FBI boss who investigated Russia ties, Dies Revolutionary Guard spokesman dies after issuing defiant statement. Iranian strikes hit near Israeli nuclear research site. Report an error