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No Evidence of Foul Play in Casey Johnson Death

By PopEater Staff Posted Jan 5th 2010 06:54AM

Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson was pronounced dead Monday morning at the age of 30. Early reports suggest that Johnson, who was said to be engaged to reality star Tila Tequila, died of natural causes.

LAPD spokesperson Sara Faden tells Usmagazine.com, "At this point ... there was no evidence of foul play. The coroner's office will now take over the investigation and conduct their toxicology screenings."

"The Johnson family is mourning its tragic loss, and asks for privacy during this very difficult time," said a rep for the Johnson family. Casey is survived by family members including her father, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, and a three-year-old daughter, Ava. Johnson adopted the little girl in Kazakhstan in 2007 and was in a protracted battle with her mother, Sale Johnson, for custody of her.

Johnson had battled publicly with substance abuse for years and Tequila reportedly believes she may have died from a prescription drug overdose. She was also a diabetic and, according to TMZ, had been hospitalized at least once in the past year after falling into a diabetic coma.

She also had several run-ins with ex-girlfriends. In November, Johnson was arrested for grand theft after she allegedly stole a handful of items -- including lingerie, jewelry and electronics -- from a former flame. In January 2009, she got into a heated argument with Yahoo socialite Courtenay Semel. Shockingly, a Page Six source alleged Semel lit Johnson's hair on fire. Semel, who has also dated Tequila, later denied the hair-torching reports.

Friends of the heiress have also commented on her untimely death. Paris Hilton posted on Twitter Monday night: "I feel so sad right now, my heart is in pain. Just lost a longtime friend. My heart goes out to her family. R.I.P. Casey Johnson Love you ... In bed crying, looking at baby pictures of Casey, Nicky and I. I feel so upset. I feel like I've lost a sister. My heart is broken. Miss her."

Tequila confirmed the news of Johnson's death earlier in the evening with a post on Twitter, saying "R.I.P. my Angel ... we will Marry when I see U in Heaven."

PopEater's Rob Shuter, who knew Johnson, says he last saw her eight months ago, and that "she was a lost little girl who just wanted to be loved. Unlike Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, who have found happiness, Casey always seemed a troubled soul."

Shuter says that Johnson "had a difficult relationship with her family's huge wealth -- loving the life it gave her but making everything she did feel worthless. She had the 'why bother' attitude. Nothing she ever did could live up to what her family had done. She once described her family money as the 'golden handcuffs,' which made me really sad. She was the ultimate little lost rich girl."

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Casey Johnson Snapshots

Casey Johnson attends the Famous Stars and Straps 10th Anniversary and Snoop Dogg's 10th album release "Malice N Wonderland" party at Vanguard on December 8, 2009 in Hollywood, California.

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Casey Johnson Snapshots

(L-R) Socialite Casey Johnson and TV personality Tila Tequila arrive at the Famous Stars and Straps 10th Anniversary and Snoop Dogg 10th Album Release at Vanguard on December 8, 2009 in Hollywood, California. Famous Stars And Straps 10th Anniversary And Snoop Dogg 10th Album Release Vanguard Hollywood, CA United States December 8, 2009 Photo by Michael Kovac/FilmMagic.com To license this image (59104907), contact FilmMagic.com

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Socialite Casey Johnson and TV personality Tila Tequila attend the party to celebrate Famous Stars & Straps 10-year anniversary and Snoop Dogg's 10th Album Release "Malice N Wonderland" at Vanguard on December 8, 2009 in Hollywood, California. Party to Celebrate Famous Stars & Straps 10-Year Anniversary and Snoop Dogg's 10th Album Release "Malice N Wonderland" Vanguard Hollywood, CA United States December 8, 2009 Photo by Michael Buckner/WireImage.com To license this image (59104299), contact WireImage.com

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HOLLYWOOD - DECEMBER 08: Casey Johnson attends the Famous Stars and Straps 10th Anniversary and Snoop Dogg's 10th album release "Malice N Wonderland" party at Vanguard on December 8, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Casey Johnson

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HOLLYWOOD - DECEMBER 08: Tila Tequila (R) and Casey Johnson (L) attend the Famous Stars and Straps 10th Anniversary and Snoop Dogg's 10th album release "Malice N Wonderland" party at Vanguard on December 8, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tila Tequila;Casey Johnson

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Tuesday 05 January

By Jason

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Collagen overdose, no doubt.
Tequila said, "R.I.P. my Angel ... we will Marry when I see U in Heaven."
Don't you mean hell? Heaven doesn't allow gay marriage.

Tuesday 05 January

By Bill

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Shame on you, that's evil.

Tuesday 05 January

By Dawn

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Both Jason & Amanda are ignorant idiots. Your opinions are not written in stone and please don't quote the bible because there are several things in there that if taken literally would put everyone on this planet in hell.....

Tuesday 05 January

By mrgmorgan56

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Following your line of inane thinking, they don't allow idiots either.

Tuesday 05 January

By redconvoy

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Are you there to witness any marriages in heaven to say such a statement? Don't quote the Bible, because it isn't accurate. When you get the answer from God's lips, you could tell us.

Tuesday 05 January

By sharon

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What do you know about what heaven allows? If there is a "heaven", I doubt it has the silly rules we have on this hell on earth populated by unloving, dogmatic bigots.

Tuesday 05 January

By xenophon

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Well Bill, are we to believe that you actually believe in good and evil? If so, who makes the rules? Do you? or does God?

Tuesday 05 January

By Tricia

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only someone ignorant or stupid would sat something like that.....you are both it seems .....go pray to your magic man in the sky for your soul...lol.....LOSER

Tuesday 05 January

By George McCoy

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Jason who are you to be judging someone, I think that gay people were born that way and did not have a choice in the matter.I am not gay but I have some gay friends and I do not think that they are on the way to hell just for being born gay.
George

Tuesday 05 January

By nick

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What did she leave the faggot in her will??????

Tuesday 05 January

By controlvee

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well then you're not going either .. for being so judgmental

Tuesday 05 January

By Tom

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IT's so sad to see someone so full of hate who is saying gay people will go to hell. I grew up Catholic and people like you make me sick for spreading such hate. Don't ever preach the word of God because you clearly have never learned to love. Jason...will God send you to hell for being a pedophile? Because I am almost certain you are one, you lonley disturbed man.

Tuesday 05 January

By Joann

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Who are you to judge anyone else? If you believe that there is indeed a hell then that is where you should go.

Tuesday 05 January

By TCCB1969

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Exactly where does it say that in the Bible and if it was taught I would like to know who said it and when and why it was said. Moron!!!

Tuesday 05 January

By Joann

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You are a moron and so are all the people that feel they have the right to judge her or anyone else's life. May she RIP another young life taken way too soon. Heaven is for all people even closed minded moron like you.

Tuesday 05 January

By Dave

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Whoa ! what a hurtful thing to believe. My Mom is 80 y.o. and in terrible pain, diabetic, neuroptic, arthritic, immobile, with dementia, alzhimers,heart condition, etc. She lived her life with that fire and brimstone, punishing, jealous, she tithed , she worked in the church, she supported missionaries, had foster children in her home, and now she is terrified to DIE. She never admitted to anything wrong she almost did but she was mistaken. Now she hangs onto an awful life in fear of PUNISHMENT for all her secrets, desires , or mistakes. She says the lord is calling but she won't pick up the phone! That is what Bible thumping, judgemental, religious thinking will do if we forget to find the pure LOVE of creator. Love is forgiving and undrstanding the best we can be in this life is HUMAN. My condolences to all suffering from this loss.

Tuesday 05 January

By johnhghlndr

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I thought the same thoughts.

Tuesday 05 January

By rufus

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another F-ugly dead druggie les, who really cares.
doesn't belong in my world, belongs with the other perverts.

Tuesday 05 January

By kara

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Really? You've been to Heaven and are an expect on the way of life there? Shut up...

Tuesday 05 January

By robert

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really when were u in heaven to know this,dude your an ASS

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