On Sunday evening, we were saddened to report that R&B legend Teena Marie had passed away. She was only 54-years-old, prompting some to think that her death had something to do with drugs.

The good news is that there were no illegal drugs found at her home and she only had herbal medication in her residence.

TMZ has the details:

We’re told an autopsy and toxicology tests will be performed on her body later this week — but so far, officials are leaning towards the theory that she died of natural causes.

As we previously reported, Teena — once considered Rick James’ protégée — suffered a grand mal seizure just one month ago.

Teena was said to have suffered a grand mal seizure a month ago, so she would regularly ask someone to sleep next to her at night.

On Saturday night, Teena had someone sleeping in the room with her, but left in the morning. She had a conversation with her bodyguard later that morning. Afterward, she laid down for a nap early in the afternoon, but no one accompanied her. Her daughter checked in on her at about 1PM and she was fine. At around 3PM, she went back in to look in on her mother and she was already gone.

The Coroner says that all signs are pointing to death from natural causes, meaning that she could have suffered from another seizure.

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