Casey Johnson: Through The Years
Casey Johnson lived her life searching for fame, always in the shadow of her close friend Paris Hilton. Jacob Bernstein on the troubled heiress' downward spiral.

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Casey Johnson on April 12, 2000.
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Johnson (right), with Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie and Nicky Hilton at Dior's Winter Fete at the Frick in 2003.
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With her father, Jets owner Woody Johnson, in East Hampton, in September, 2004.
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With her mother, Sale Johnson, at gala on October 3, 2002.
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With Jamie Johnson in East Hampton on September 4, 2004.
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With her adopted daughter, Ava Monroe Johnson, at the Hampton Classic Horse show in Bridgehampton.
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With former girlfriend Courtenay Semel in Los Angeles in May.
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With her fiance, Tila Tequila.
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Members of the news media gathered outside the gate of Johnson's Los Angeles home on Jan. 5, 2010.
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Cover of The New York Post on January 5, 2010.
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