. >> larry: to show the impact she had, her ex-boyfriend, ashton kutcher, a very publicized romance, wrote on his twitter when brittany died, today the world lost a little bit of sunshine. my deepest condolences go out to her family, her husband and her amazing mother, sharon. see you on the other side, kid. they got along, huh? >> there was no -- i spoke to ashton after she died. i tried to stay off the computer, sharon tried to make me stay off the computer, and when i read that, i immediately read it to sharon, and i think that was the first time we actually managed a half smile. >> yes. >> larry: what about the tabloid stories? headlines like "brittany's dark, final days," "brittany's demons." "who is her husband and what is he hiding?" how did you react to that? >> like any man would, with absolute devastation. >> larry: were you shocked? >> no, but when we were married, there was a whole lot of nonsense. >> larry: how did you react? >> i never had the television on or read anything. no, they kept me completely away from everything. >> she was just very conscious that i wouldn't