Actress Julia Roberts' half-sister, Nancy Motes, was found dead, Sunday.
Motes' fiancé found her dead in a bathtub at a house where she was pet-sitting, reports New York Daily News. A source told the news website that there were prescription and non-prescription drugs beside her body. Motes was a professional dog walker and pet sitter.
"It is with deep sadness that the family of Nancy Motes... confirms that she was found dead in Los Angeles yesterday of an apparent drug overdose," a statement issued by Roberts' rep stated, reports E! News. "There is no official report from the Coroner's office yet. The family is both shocked and devastated."
The 46-year-old 'Pretty Woman' star also pulled out from the annual luncheon for Oscar nominees following the incident.
According to the Daily Mail, Motes worked as a production assistant on 'Glee,' and was supposed to marry her fiancé, John Dilbeck, in May. Police and paramedics responded to the call at around 2 p.m. Sunday
Motes had weight issues and a rocky relationship with her elder half-sister, reports the Daily News. She recently tweeted about the problems she faced with her family. "(M)y own family has abandoned me," Motes tweeted Jan. 22 under the handle @Dabbs76.
Lieutenant Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner told Us Weekly that Motes was pronounced dead by the LA Fire Department at 2:12 PM. "We're taking it as a suicide, not a drowning. She's being examined today. We are waiting for the doctor to provide his findings," he said. "There 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't gotten anything yet."
