Brittany Murphy Stands Trial for Early Talking Claims  4/11/05

Brittany Murphy was put on "trial" this morning (11APR05) by comedian Ellen DeGeneres, who doesn't believe the actress' claims she started talking when she was just four and a half months. During an appearance on the comedienne's chat show in March 2004, Murphy stated that she was communicating in full sentences by the time she was just six months old, which DeGeneres has always maintained was a lie. And today, DeGeneres donned a judge's outfit and called Murphy's mother Sharon and her aunt Stephanie to find out the truth once and for all. 

Sharon explained, "The first word out of her mouth was 'bubble'. Her aunt Bebba was blowing bubbles and kept saying, 'Bubble,' and Brittany said, 'Bubble' and... that same day she said eight addition words. She said 10 words the same day." Stephanie added, "It was probably maybe about a week after that incident when they were staying at our home and Brittany actually put two words together... she said, 'Uncle Bill.' "She kept pointing to a drawer for us to open and when we opened the drawer I pulled out a little stuffed bunny... and she said, 'Bunny,' in a very deep, robust voice." 

But pediatrician Dr. Bob Sears rubbished the claims, saying, "That's next to impossible... And as far of speaking in whole sentences at six months - please! That's just unheard of." DeGeneres is now urging people with babies less than six months old to send in evidence of their talking babies to support the Murphy family's claims.