BRITTANY MURPHY IS GULLIBLE

The New York Daily News says that the weird marriage between Brittany Murphy and Simon Monjack (this handsome devil) is getting even weirder.  Murphy is telling friends that she is being stalked by a powerful Hollywood figure and this mystery man may have even kidnapped Monjack for 10 days back in April.  Murphy eventually had to pay a ransom for Monjacks return, although it's not clear who she paid the money too, because the time that Monjack was allegedly being kidnapped coincides with the 10 days he was in jail for overstaying his visa (he's British).  The News says:

A source who used to work for the perky star says she talks darkly of  "a high-powered Hollywood player" who is allegedly stalking her. And when her then-boyfriend, Simon Monjack, disappeared for 10 days in April, Murphy claimed he had been kidnapped by agents of this mysterious figure, says the source. "When he came back, he had head injuries," says the former insider. "He was pale and sometimes had trouble standing." Not only that, but the former staffer also claims Murphy said she was unable to pay him because the money had been used for ransom.

Monjack is apparently pretty shady and owes various people lots of money, but does that mean he lied to Murphy about a kidnapping to steal her money?  Sure, why not.