Angelo Joseph Bertolotti

Angelo Bertolotti, also known as "AJ" (November 16, 1926 – January 22, 2019) was a World War II combat veteran wounded in the service of his country. AJ is the natural father of Brittany Murphy.

Despite a rich and colorful, and sometimes questionable history, Sharon enlisted the aid of family associate Alex Ben Block to slander and defame Brittany's father publicly and in writing via the industry rag, The Hollywood Reporter, stating that AJ Bertolotti was not her biological father, making these material misrepresentations contrary to AJ's name being clearly listed on Brittany's birth certificate.

A close look at the family pictures from Brittany's childhood clearly shows that no one could deny Brittany is the daughter of Angelo "AJ" Bertolotti. Bertolotti, in the tradition of the "Sopranos", "Goodfellas" and "The Godfather", was incarcerated and paved the way financially for Brittany and her mother to move to California to pursue Brittany's dream to become a star in the film business. Despite the facts, from 1984 until 2003, Sharon and Brittany were well taken care of.

Sharon was a controlling stage mother but could never sever the ties between Brittany and her father AJ, who would sneak and meet over the years.

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