Julia Roberts appears in Oprah's Just Say Hello campaign to combat loneliness... on same day death certificate for estranged half-sister is released

Julia Roberts is encouraging people to reach out more to their loved ones.
In Oprah's new video campaign to combat loneliness titled Just Say Hello, which was released on Tuesday, the Pretty Woman actress - along with Jennifer Aniston, Taylor Swift and Tom Hanks, among others - looked gorgeous in a black dress as she said 'Hi babe' to the camera.
The same day the death certificate for her estranged half-sister Nancy Motes, 37  - whose body was found on February 9 from an apparent suicide reportedly brought on by a riff in her family - was released.

Reaching out: On Tuesday Julia Roberts appeared in Oprah Winfrey's new campaign titled Just Say Hello that encourages people to reach out to the lonely

The death certificate: Nancy Motes died on February 9 of an apparent drug overdose

Gone: Nancy, pictured in August (left), was not talking to her half-sister Julia (right) at the time of her death

A press release for the campaign read, 'To combat loneliness and encourage more face-to-face interaction O, The Oprah Magazine has partnered with Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Skype to launch the Just Say Hello campaign, encouraging people everywhere to reach out and connect with others by Just Saying Hello.
The note added: 'It’s easy. It’s free. And it can change someone’s life.'
The video moves quickly as it gets quick hellos from the many celebrities. Gupta gives a heartfelt explanation of why the lonely need help. 

Oprah brings stars together for Just Say Hello campaign

Trying to do good: Oprah (left) and Gayle King (right) encouraged everyone to get a bit friendlier

Howdy: Taylor Swift gave a perky shout out on the short clip which can be seen on Oprah.com

The clip of Roberts is not dated, but was most likely shot long before the death of Motes which took place over a week ago.
She appeared cheerful and her demeanor was sexy and straight forward.
Also on the clip are Rita Wilson, John Legend, Michael Strahan, Tony Goldwyn, Seth Rogen, Marlee Matlin and Gayle King.

Think they'd say hello to you?: (from left) Tom Hanks, Jennifer Aniston, and Garth Brooks with Trisha Yearwood also spoke up

Greetings: Ellen DeGeneres said 'yo girl' during her appearance

Nancy's death certificate did not reveal too many details as the caused of death was 'deferred.'
Her occupation is listed as a dog trainer and it's revealed she was a high school graduate. It was also confirmed she lived in Santa Monica.
Also on Tuesday Julia's niece Emma Roberts was seen grabbing a beverage in West Hollywood at Le Pain Quotidien.

In mourning?: Julia's niece Emma Roberts dressed in black as she picked up a beverage from Le Pain Quotidien in West Hollywood on Tuesday

The Glee production assistant took an overdose of drugs after writing a suicide note which allegedly contained dark secrets about the Pelican Brief star that she wanted to be made public, said her fiancé's brother Conner Dilbeck in an exclusive interview with MailOnline on February 12.
Nancy's fiance John Dilbeck found her dead body in the bath Sunday, the same day Julia was due to be at an Oscar nominees lunch. She is up for Best Supporting Actress for August: Osage County.

Nominated: Julia is up for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for August: Osage County; here she is in a scene from the drama

Tragic: Nancy with her fiancé John Dilbeck' - who is said to be too distraught to face the public since her death

'We are talking about people who are powerful,' Conner told MailOnline.
'People who have very delicate power, people who are in the limelight. Their power can be destroyed very easily if unfortunate things make them look more wicked.
'They have to be careful, it can destroy their career or their Academy Award.'

 

The insight into Nancy's life comes as RadarOnline reported that the 37-year-old was battling drug addiction and Julia had tried to save her numerous times by getting her to go to rehab.
Authorities recovered both prescription and non-prescription drugs at the Los Angeles home.
The sisters' relationship became even more rocky after Nancy blasted Julia to Britain's Sun newspaper last August. She also gave a bruising interview to the New York Daily News.

Tragic: Motes killed herself in a desperate attempt to destroy the actress' career and shoot down her chances of winning an Oscar at this year's Academy Awards, Conner Dilbeck, pictured,  claimed in an exclusive interview with MailOnline

According to Page Six, the Hollywood star was 'mortified' by the 'embarrassing' stories and wondered if her cash-strapped sister had betrayed her by selling the juicy details to the UK tabloid for money.
It's not clear if Nancy was in fact paid by The Sun for the interview.
However, Conner told MailOnline Julia inflicted 'pure cruelty' on her sister and Nancy's suicide letter was a desperate attempt to expose the alleged treatment.

Family: Roberts with Motes and their mother Betty Lou when the star was filming 1997's My Best Friend's Wedding

And a friend and neighbor of Nancy Motes told MailOnline that her death was 'not a Philip Seymour Hoffman thing' but a planned suicide.
Conner claimed the note is eight pages long - not five as had been thought - and Julia is said to be 'terrified' about it coming out.
Conner, 40, lived with Nancy and John in their apartment in Santa Monica, California for years, during which time he saw their relationship blossom.
But the dark side was that he claimed it gave him a front row seat to the he mistreatment he claims Nancy suffered at the hands of Julia.

Conner said: 'I have spent enough time with Nancy and I know enough about her that I can say from first hand experience a lot of things that have happened.'
He added: 'The truth is in the eight pages of her suicide letter.'
In a series of furious posts on Facebook, Conner railed against Julia and squarely blamed her for the tragedy. He wrote: 'I am posting this as a plea to everyone to Pray for my Brother John. His lovely Fiancé, Nancy Motes, was driven to Take her Life yesterday because of the Pure Cruelty of her Sister, Julia Roberts (yes Ms. Pretty Woman herself), that has done everything in her power to Ruin her and my brothers lives. He is overwhelmed by this horrible event and all the Turmoil Julia has subjected them too.'

Oscars: Motes killed herself to scupper her sister's Oscar chances, it has been claimed. Roberts, left, stars in the film with Meryl Streep, center

In the months before her death, Nancy took aim at her famous sister on Twitter and one particular tweet apparently gives weight to the claim that she was plotting to hurt the Notting Hill star in some way.
Nancy's death hasn't officially been ruled a suicide as a toxicology report has not been completed but her the family said in a statement that she died of 'an apparent drug overdose.'
In December, an emotional Nancy mysteriously tweeted, apparently about Julia: 'Hey Hag! Glad you f****ed with me yet? You're going to LOVE what's coming! FYI-You're an awful, hate filled old pathetic excuse for a human.'

Cut-off: Nancy is pictured in this photo with Julia Roberts when the Oscar winning actress was around 22 years old

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