Julia Roberts' Bitter Family Feud: Grieving Relatives Fear They'll Be Banned From Half-Sister's Funeral

Feb. 12 2014, Published 12:37 p.m. ET
With the news of Julia Roberts' half-sister Nancy Motes being found dead of an apparent drug overdose on Sunday, the family's feud is coming to the forefront and Breaking Celebrity News has exclusively learned members of the clan are afraid to speak for fear of being banned from her funeral.
Motes was half-sister to the Pretty Woman star, her actor brother Eric Roberts and aunt to American Horror Story star Emma Roberts — and as previously reported, Motes allegedly left a five-page suicide letter blaming Julia, stating she "drove her to do this."
"There's plenty of people in the family who want to talk right now, but with the feud between Julia and Nancy being so public, everyone is scared to say anything," a source close to the family told Breaking Celebrity News.
"If they speak, they'll surely be banned from attending the funeral. Above all, the family just wants to be there to pay respects to Nancy."
Motes, 37, was found dead in a bathtub on Feb. 9 but made no secret of her distaste for her A-list sister just the month before, tweeting, “So my ‘sister’ said that with all her friends & fans she doesn’t need anymore love. Just so you all know ‘America’s Sweetheart’ is a B*TCH!!’”