Death of an Heiress
Casey Johnson, heiress to the Johnson
& Johnson family fortune and daughter of New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, was found dead in her West Hollywood home on January 5, a casualty of diabetes complications. Johnson was 30 years old. She leaves behind an adopted infant daughter, Ava. Johnson was reportedly “engaged” to fame-hungry bisexual reality TV star Tila Tequila at the time of her death, though some—especially those in Johnson’s inner circle—dismissed the “engagement” as a publicity stunt. Johnson’s girlfriend prior to Tequila was the equally fame-hungry, self-proclaimed “Don Juan of the Lesbian World,” Yahoo heiress Courtenay Semel. Lifelong friend Paris Hilton took to Twitter to tweet her grief over Johnson’s death, writing: “I feel like I’ve lost a sister.”
