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Former 16 and Pregnant star Valerie Fairman has been found dead at a friend's apartment in what is believed to be a drug overdose.
Celebrity new site TMZ reports the family says the death appears to be from an overdose, with the 23-year-old found unconscious in a friend's bathroom in Pennsylvania.
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16 and Pregnant reality star Valerie Fairman Photo: Twitter
That callout was reportedly reclassified from a 'cardiac arrest' to a potential 'dead on arrival' case, with the reality star later pronounced dead.
It is understood Ms Fairman's 7-year-old daughter, Nevaeh Lyn, was not present during the incident.
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A Facebook post from ex-boyfriend and uncle of the child's father David Pryce appears to support the overdose claims, urging anyone selling 'shit' to stop.
"I will always miss you Valerie and I am want to tell anyone who is selling shit to people to stop. We have lost too many loved ones to what you are doing and I am going to start taking care of it," the post reads.
The reality star rose to fame at the age of 15 while appearing on the second season of MTV's 16 and Pregnant - a documentary series that details the lives of families experiencing teen pregnancy.
After a period out of the spotlight, following the conclusion of the show, Ms Fairman returned to the news cycle after her arrest in 2015 for prostitution.
It has since been reported the 23-year-old was last arrested earlier this month, being charged with resisting arrest and providing false ID to officers, and was on bail at the time of the incident.