Roberts' Half-Sister Dies of Apparent Drug OD

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Julia Roberts' half-sister Nancy Motes, 37, has died of an apparent drug overdose.

"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," her family said in a statement. "There is no official report from the Coroner's office yet. The family is both shocked and devastated."

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Motes was the youngest sister of both Julia, 46, and her brother actor Eric Roberts, 57.