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Half-sister of Julia Roberts dies of apparent drug overdose

Julia Roberts, pictured in January 2014. Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images

TORONTO — The half-sister of Julia Roberts and Eric Roberts — and aunt of Emma Roberts — was found dead Sunday of an apparent drug overdose.

The family of Nancy Motes confirmed her death in a statement and said they were “shocked and devastated.’

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Motes, 37, was the daughter of the Roberts’ mother Betty Lou and second husband Michael Motes.

Last August, the New York Daily News reported Motes was estranged from Julia Roberts, whose alleged comments about her weight made her feel “incredibly hurt and very sad.”

Motes underwent gastric bypass surgery in 2010 and was planning to marry in May.

Motes reportedly worked as a production assistant on Glee.

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