Brittany Murphy, the star of "Clueless" and "8 Mile," died from pneumonia, with prescription drugs and anemia also playing a role, a coroner's official said Thursday.

The Dec. 20 death of the actress was accidental and likely could have been prevented if Murphy had seen a doctor sooner, Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said.

He noted, however, that she did have an appointment scheduled with a physician a few days after she died.

Winter declined to specify what types of drugs were involved in her death and said further details would be released in several weeks when the report was completed.

He also said there was no evidence of wrongdoing.

Winter said Murphy's community-acquired pneumonia was serious and proved lethal when combined with the medications and iron deficiency anemia.

Murphy died at age 32 after collapsing in her Hollywood Hills home. Her mother and husband have said the actress didn't abuse prescription medications or have an eating disorder.

Attempts to reach them for further comment were not immediately successful.

Murphy's husband, Simon Monjack, and her mother, Sharon Murphy, told investigators the actress had been experiencing flu-like symptoms in the days before she died.

Following a Christmas Day incident where Charlie Sheen allegedly assaulted his wife Brooke Mueller, the "Two and a Half Men" star will be charged with felony menacing and misdemeanor assault, TMZ reports.

According to TMZ, the charges will be filed either today or Monday.

Sheen is to appear in court Monday for an arraignment, but is not expected to enter a plea at that time. At the hearing, the judge also will rule on the protective order that keeps the actor from seeing Mueller - something the couple both reportedly want changed.

Police arrested Sheen in Aspen, Colo. Dec. 25, on domestic violence charges.

The head of Taylor Swift's record label is fired up and defending his superstar against critical comments about her Grammy-night performance.

"She is the voice of this generation. She speaks directly to (her fans), and they speak directly back to her," said Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta in a phone interview. "This is not 'American Idol.' This is not a competition of getting up and seeing who can sing the highest note. This is about a true artist and writer and communicator. It's not about that technically perfect performance."

Borchetta first responded to the backlash in an interview with The Tennessean. Asked by The Associated Press why he felt the need to defend Swift, he said because the criticism was "just over the top."

"It's that classic thing that critics do of building something up and then wanting to tear it down," he said.

Swift rehearsed her performance and duet with Stevie Nicks two different times at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in front of an audience. Entertainment Weekly wrote of the rehearsal, "The two women's voices complemented each other nicely on the harmonies of 'Rhiannon.'"

But on Sunday night's Grammy show, Borchetta said Swift had a technical issue that made her worry about her performance.

"We had a volume problem in the ear. So, she was concerned that she wasn't able to hear everything in the mix," Borchetta said. "That's just part of live TV. ... So you're going to have difficulties on occasion. Unfortunately, on one of the biggest stages, we did have a technical issue. She couldn't hear herself like she had in rehearsal."

Just when you thought you'd seen the last of her, reality TV staple Kate Gosselin is returning to the small screen this March. US Weekly reports that the busy mom will be reprising a guest host spot over at "The View," along with a new TLC reality show - this time without the kids.

Kate, who will start on "The View" on March 11, last appeared on the show in September 2009 during the height of divorce proceedings with her then estranged husband.

Her new TLC gig will debut later this year with cameras following Kate "trying different jobs and tasks and showing how she performs in different environments."

Cybill Shepherd's son has appeared in court in Philadelphia on charges he stole money and other items from fellow airline passengers.

Cyrus Shepherd-Oppenheim is a University of Pennsylvania student from Sebastopol, Calif. Police say he stole cash, a camera and other items from carry-on luggage during a cross-country United Airlines flight last month.

A judge Thursday set an April 20 trial date on theft and related charges.

Defense lawyer William J. Brennan says similar cases often end with a pretrial diversion program. He says it appears the two victims left the flight with all their belongings.

The 22-year-old Shepherd-Oppenheim is the son of the "Moonlighting" star and her ex-husband, chiropractor Bruce Oppenheim.

Prince Charles' wife has turned barmaid during a visit to the set of a British TV soap.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, got behind the bar of the Rover's Return, the fictional pub on "Coronation Street."

The duchess says she is a lifelong fan of the show, set in the fictional working-class community of Weatherfield.

Camilla visited the set in Manchester, northwest England and watched the cast film a scene from the long-running soap.

She said the show was "a wonderful British institution."

Thursday's royal visit marked the 50th anniversary year of "Coronation Street," which began in 1960.

Camilla says she would like to appear on the show. Her husband Charles, the heir to the British throne, had a walk-on part 10 years ago.

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