Socialite daughter of New York Jets owner has died

[alp227]

Source: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES -- Casey Johnson, the socialite daughter of New York Jets owner Woody Johnson has died, a spokesman for the family and police said Monday. She was 30.

TMZ.com reported that Johnson was found dead Monday. Police officers responded to her Los Angeles home around 11:51 a.m. where paramedics had already pronounced Johnson dead, officer Sara Faden said.

Faden said she did not know how long Johnson may have been dead by the time authorities arrived.

She said Johnson's death may have been from natural causes since a preliminary death investigation didn't turn up any signs of foul play. But Faden added that a final cause of death will be determined by coroner's officials, who will seek toxicology tests. Results of those tests could take six weeks to obtain.

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Johnson was also recently a contestant on the MTV reality show A Shot of Love with Tila Tequila and was once engaged to the show's host.

[Sultana]

1. Very strange death

.............I'm not familiar with her but RIP, Casey.

[katkat]

8. not strange, sick young person

drugs, leaving multiple rehabs early, abandoning adopted kid.

[alp227]

2. NY Times obituary, with more detail

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/sports/football/05webwoody.html

Says also she was a diabetic, but cause of death is still unknown, so don't assume.

[JI7]

7. wasn't Brittany Murphy also diabetic ?

could that make other problems worse and make it easier to die ? especially so young.

[99 Percent Sure]

3. A tragedy for her family. Her mom, Sale, is

married to the former football player and sports broadcaster, Ahmad Rashad.

[rpannier]

4. 30 Wow!

That's sad.

I feel for the family. That's got to be really tough to deal with

[avaistheone1]

5. RIP

Thirty years is much too soon.

[rebecca_herman]

very sad

duplicate... ignore

[rebecca_herman]

6. very sad

she also had adopted a young child recently, if I remember correctly.

[naaman fletcher]

9. i bet suicide

if not drug overdose, or both.