Casey Johnson, Brittany Murphy Causes Of Death Revealed
The Los Angeles County Coronor has released the causes of death for both heiress Casey Johnson and actress Brittany Murphy. Both young women passed away tragically at young ages.
Johnson & Johnson heir, Casey Johnson, 30 years old when she was found dead on January 4th, passed away due to diabetes related complications. In a statement, the coroner cited diabetic ketoacidosis as the cause of death. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening condition caused by lack of insulin and sky-high blood sugar. Johnson battled diabetes since childhood.
Actress Brittany Murphy, 32, died on December 20th of a massive heart attack. The coroners statement indicated that the cause of death was accidental death caused by “community acquired pneumonia,” iron deficiency anemia, and multiple drug intoxication. The drugs found were prescription medications to treat her flu, and sources told TMZ that the death could have been prevented.
Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson will be buried in New Jersey today, according to gossip queen Perez Hilton. Johnson became engaged headline grabber Tila Tequila before her death—she was only 30 years old. The heiress had issues with drugs and was diabetic.
Celebrity Perez Hilton has begun a full-scale attack on Twitter against Tila Tequila. Casey Johnson’s wife-to-be and the mega blogger are having a war of words in the press because Perez has been quite vocal about Johnson’s drug use.
Casey Johnson’s funeral is set for later this week, according to RadarOnline.com. The funeral will be private and attended by immediate family.
Socialite and Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson was found dead today in Los Angeles. The troubled daughter of New York Jets owner Woody Johnson was engaged to reality tv star Tila Tequila. Tequila