Looks like Tila Tequila won’t be getting married after all. Socialite Casey Johnson, the Jets owner Woody Johnson’s troubled daughter, who was battling drugs and alcohol, was found dead Monday in her California home. The body of the 30-year-old socialite, whose worried parents had cut off her trust fund in an act of tough love, was discovered by her maid.
Johnson’s father, who had just celebrated the Jets’ triumphant wild card berth in the NFL playoffs Sunday night, is devastated.
“The Johnson family is mourning its tragic loss and asks for privacy during this very difficult time,” a spokesman for the heir to the Johnson & Johnson empire said.
Casey Johnson, who was a lesbian, recently announced her engagement to bisexual reality TV star Tila Tequila, 28, in an online video. Both appeared in nothing more than their bras and panties. The pair was later photographed by paparazzi kissing in public and showing off the 17-carat diamond ring Johnson slipped onto Tequila’s finger. Monday night, a heartbroken Tequila confirmed her lover’s death on Twitter, in a note dotted with texting shorthand: “Everyone please pray 4 my Wifey Casey Johnson,” Tequila wrote. “She has passed away.”
Johnson’s demise punctuates the life of an upper East Side rich girl, who grew up in the lap of luxury and was pals of Paris and Nicky Hilton, the godmother of Johnson’s adopted daughter.
“I’ve known Casey since I was a baby,” Paris Hilton told Life & Style magazine. “She had a big heart and she was a good friend. I feel so sad, I don’t want to believe it. My condolences go out to her family and loved ones.”
Paris also tweeted this, early this morning:
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