CORONER'S REPORT

Casey Johnson's Death Ruled Natural

Diabetes, not drugs or alcohol, was cause.

The Los Angeles County Coroner's office released Thursday the autopsy results for Casey Johnson, heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune and alleged fiancé to Tila Tequila. Johnson's death was ruled a natural one, and the cause of death was identified as diabetic ketoacidosis, a lack of insulin combined with extreme blood sugar levels. The socialite had been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes as a young child, and her unfortunate battles with drug and alcohol certainly did not help. Tequila, for her part, had claimed that Johnson died from a combination of her diabetes and sleeping pill use—a claim not supported by the autopsy. Johnson was found dead in a West Hollywood house on January 5, shortly after announcing her engagement to Tequila.