{"id":2101,"date":"2026-01-14T19:47:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vibepress.us\/?p=2101"},"modified":"2026-01-14T19:47:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:47:52","slug":"sad-news-as-julia-roberts-half-sister-dies-from-alleged-drug-overdose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vibepress.us\/?p=2101","title":{"rendered":"Sad news as Julia Roberts\u2019 half sister dies from alleged drug overdose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter is-light mycontentblock has-medium-font-size wp-duotone-ff6900-ffffff-1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;min-height:121px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"186\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-198 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vibepress.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-04-at-2.47.25-PM-1-1024x186.png\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vibepress.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-04-at-2.47.25-PM-1-1024x186.png 1024w, https:\/\/vibepress.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-04-at-2.47.25-PM-1-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/vibepress.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-04-at-2.47.25-PM-1-768x139.png 768w, https:\/\/vibepress.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-04-at-2.47.25-PM-1-1536x279.png 1536w, https:\/\/vibepress.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-04-at-2.47.25-PM-1-2048x372.png 2048w, https:\/\/vibepress.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-04-at-2.47.25-PM-1-1320x239.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center my-cover-title has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-df19a19c44341351ae2cce993d08e333\"><strong>Sad news as Julia Roberts\u2019 half sister dies from alleged drug overdose<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-161ee77cd6bdbc0962e04a4d49d11239\">Very sad news today for the Oscar winning Julia Roberts as her 37 year old half sister has been found dead. The cause of death is believed to have been a drug overdose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    atOptions = {\n        'key' : '9e49f4ce267f7bab92bbdb38b733742b',\n        'format' : 'iframe',\n        'height' : 90,\n        'width' : 728,\n        'params' : {}\n    };\n<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/brillianceremisswhistled.com\/9e49f4ce267f7bab92bbdb38b733742b\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4a72cd8e99a89fbed419bd6da78db7ad\">Nancy Motes is half sister to both Julia, 45 and Eric, 57.\u00a0This tragic death follows a series of instances in which Motes took to social media and exclusive tabloid interviews to divulge personal family information and details of their reportedly turbulent relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e09ac9465d08b574f60f7ca337883369\">As per US Weekly, a spokesperson issued the following statement: \u201cIt is with deep sadness that the family of Nancy Motes\u2026 confirms that she was found dead in Los Angeles yesterday of an apparent drug overdose\u2026 here is no official report from the Coroner\u2019s office yet\u2026 The family is both shocked and devastated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.entertainment.ie\/storage\/images_content\/rectangle\/620x372\/665818-bmsb.jpg?w=640&amp;h=384&amp;q=high\" alt=\"Sad news as Julia Roberts' half sister dies from alleged drug overdose\" style=\"width:415px;height:auto\" title=\"Sad news as Julia Roberts' half sister dies from alleged drug overdose\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3b78380a7a18337af6c9550061325042\">Following the above statement, Lieutenant Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner then revealed the following details to US Weekly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44c10c183fb51beb1b19d719d75f1440\">\u201cNancy Motes was found dead at a residence in the bathroom yesterday, pronounced dead by the LA Fire Department at 2:12 PM yesterday. Not sure whose residence it was. She was found in a bathtub that had water in it. We\u2019re taking it as a suicide, not a drowning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9acc982797840f050057abfba462bcdc\">\u201cShe\u2019s being examined today. We are waiting for the doctor to provide his findings,\u201d the statement to Us continued. \u201cThere were prescription and non-prescription drugs found at the scene. Cannot tell you what those drugs were. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b431ea34e1bb4b13b2b0e063034daf11\">The role the drugs may or may not have played is not yet known. The investigator at the scene listed at this point that he is going with suicide and we are waiting for the doctor to finish the examination. We haven\u2019t gotten anything yet.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Very sad news today for the Oscar winning Julia Roberts as her 37 year old half sister has been found dead. The cause of death is believed to have been a drug overdose. 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