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Last updated: December 22, 2009 10:57 p.m.

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Coroner: Murphy's death likely ‘natural'

Associated Press
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Authorities said Monday it appeared actress Brittany Murphy, 32, died of natural causes Sunday after becoming ill with flu-like symptoms in the days before she collapsed in the bathroom of her Hollywood Hills, Calif., home.

Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said officials were awaiting results of toxicology and tissue testing, which could take six weeks, before determining a cause of death.

Murphy died of cardiac arrest. Her autopsy found no signs of bodily trauma. Police don't suspect foul play.

‘Boss' after Bowl

The CBS reality series "Undercover Boss" will debut in the most coveted time slot on TV – after the Super Bowl on Feb. 7.

The series follows corporate executives who slip anonymously into low-rung jobs in their companies. The first episode features the head of Waste Management as he cleans portable toilets and sifts through a landfill.

The show will air on Sundays, replacing the drama "Three Rivers."

Eldest Jonas weds

A report says the oldest sibling of pop group the Jonas Brothers and a former hairdresser wed in New York.

People magazine reported a snowstorm bore down on Saturday's wedding between Kevin Jonas, 22, and Danielle Delesea, 23, at Oheka Castle, a 109,000-square-foot estate.

About 400 attended. Jonas' brothers Joe and Nick were his best men.

Dismissal rejected

Director Roman Polanski didn't win his freedom for a 32-year-old child-rape conviction, but an appeals court said there was probable judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in his case.

The opinion criticized Polanski for fleeing to France in 1978 but suggested two options – file a motion to be sentenced in absentia, or return to the U.S. and be sentenced, most likely not resulting in jail time.

They rejected the request for outright dismissal, which was raised by Polanski and the lawyer for his victim, Samantha Geimer.

Brave blue world

The top five movies from the weekend box office:

1. "Avatar," $77 million

2. "The Princess and the Frog," $12.2 million

3. "The Blind Side," $10 million

4. "Did You Hear About the Morgans?", $6.6 million

5. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," $4.4 million

Happy birthday

Among celebrity birthdays today: TV host Phil Donahue is 74. Actress Jane Fonda is 72. Actor Samuel L. Jackson is 61. Actor Ray Romano is 52.