The Hollywood Hills mansion once owned by Britney Spears and Brittany Murphy has made a splash again and has been listed for millions of dollars despite its dark history.
Age 32 years, the no news The actress died on December 20, 2009, at her Los Angeles home (1895 Rising Glen Road, Los Angeles, CA 90069). Five months later, her husband, 40-year-old British screenwriter Simon Monjack, was also found dead under the late couple’s roof. Place of residence. Murphy died due to untreated pneumonia, low blood count and multiple drug intoxication. Monjack’s cause of death (severe anemia and acute pneumonia) was exactly the same as that of his wife. The late actress had moved into her Hollywood home, on the premises of which she died, six years ago. According to property records, he acquired the place from Britney Spears for $3.85 million.
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Britney Spears and Brittany Murphy’s former “cursed” Hollywood home is on sale again
According to RadarOnline.com, the Zillow listing now reveals that the “reborn” home, which is undergoing a “complete makeover,” is looking for a new owner in exchange for the asking price of $17,995,000. The current owners, who apparently purchased the property for $11.59 million, have lived there since 2020, and David Parnes and James Harris of Carrollwood Estates are representing the sale.
The past associated with the property is unsettled due to the deaths of both Murphy and her husband at the residence in 2009. Years later, there was speculation about his death being related to mold in the house. However, the Medical Examiner’s Office closed those claims in 2010.
Adding to the harrowing tales from the house, Monjack’s mother told the Daily Mail in 2013 that before his death, “he was having hallucinations that things were crawling out of his skin.”
Britney Spears’ encounter with “evil spirits” in Hollywood Hills house prompts her to leave it
Even before the deceased couple lived in an LA mansion, pop star Britney Spears had a problem with it. Singer and Murphy both sensed something was wrong at the home, located on Rising Glen Road, above the Sunset Strip.
When Spears lived there, she was dating Justin Timberlake. Her former makeup artist, Julianne Kaye, blamed an alleged encounter with the extravaganza for the “Toxic” singer’s exit from the house. In a 2021 episode of the “We Need to Talk About Britney” podcast, Kaye explained, “[Spears] That place was on Sunset Plaza — and I’ll just say, it’s really weird… She calls me… I had my friend do her Reiki healing,” Kay explained on the podcast. “He came; I think she had a very busy weekend partying and needed to relax. He left, and she swears to God she opened some spirit portal or something, and these evil spirits came in… and they were trying to push her down the stairs or something crazy.
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The makeup artist added, “It was so bad that she left. She went to stay at the Casa del Mar hotel and never returned home. ‘I know you’ll think I’m crazy,’ she says. I am not crazy. I know what I saw. I know what I felt.”
Brittany Murphy wasn’t a fan of the house either
Similarly, shortly after Murphy’s death, Simon told The Hollywood Reporter in 2011 that “she absolutely hated Rising Glen House.” Recalling their conversation, she said, “Every time we would drive up to Sunset, Britt would say, ‘Please, can we stay at the Beverly Hills Hotel?’ I would say: ‘Honey, you have to be realistic. We have our own house, we’re going to live in it.’
Infamous LA house has had multiple owners since couple’s mysterious deaths
The couple did not have any children during their time together. However, they were hoping to start a family in 2010, with plans to move to New York. Brittany’s mother, Sharon Murphy, also lived with them. Struggling to find a buyer after the deaths of his daughter and son-in-law, he eventually had to get rid of the place due to heavy losses. In 2011, someone finally acquired this place for $2.7 million.
After repeatedly changing owners, the place is believed to have lost any resemblance to its former form as it was “completely renovated and renovated in 2024”, according to Zillow. The 9,400-square-foot home has five bedrooms and eight and a half bathrooms.
