Lesbian socialite found dead in home
January 5th, 2010 by Chloe.Setter
Openly gay American socialite Casey Johnson has been found dead at her Los Angeles home.
The 30-year-old, heiress to global pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, had been in a relationship with Singapore-born reality TV star Tila Tequila, with the couple announcing last month that they were engaged.
Johnson had suffered from diabetes since she was a child and, according to authorities, there was “no evidence of foul play” when her body was discovered at the house in California on Monday (4 January).
Official post-mortem results have not yet been released and the cause of death is not yet known.
The socialite was a close school friend of Paris Hilton, who has spoken of her grief at the news on her Twitter page, writing: “I feel so upset. I feel like I’ve lost a sister.”
Johnson’s girlfriend, Tila Tequila, a bisexual singer, model and TV star, has also spoken out on Twitter about her “wifey”. She said: “We made such a lovely couple, only beginning to spend the rest of our lives together.”
Tequila gained fame from her MTV show A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila – a reality dating game in which 16 heterosexual males and 16 lesbian contestants lived in Tequila’s house and competed for her attention and affection.
Johnson leaves behind a daughter, Ava, whom she adopted from Kazakhstan in 2007.
comments