{"id":2264,"date":"2026-01-14T23:58:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/giantnews.us\/?p=2264"},"modified":"2026-01-14T23:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:58:43","slug":"sad-news-as-julia-roberts-half-sister-dies-from-alleged-drug-overdose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/giantnews.us\/?p=2264","title":{"rendered":"Sad news as Julia Roberts\u2019 half sister dies from alleged drug overdose"},"content":{"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. 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<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sad news as Julia Roberts' half sister dies from alleged drug overdose\" 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\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>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<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p>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<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\"><\/div>\n<p>\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<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>\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. 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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