Russell Armstrong took his own life on Monday night in his friend’s home on Mulholland Drive in L.A. He was the husband of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong.
The L.A. City Fire Department received a 911 call from Armstrong’s roommate, who discovered the 47-year-old hanging in his bedroom.
Ed Winter of the L.A. Coroner’s Office reported that the man was pronounced dead at 8:16 p.m. An autopsy and toxicology testing are pending.
Taylor Armstrong filed for divorce on July 15, alleging physically and verbal abuse. The couple have a 5-year-old daughter Kennedy.
Russell was an investor in the 90s during the dot com boom, but was forced to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2005, claiming at that time that he had debts in the millions.
At the time of his death, according to his lawyer Ronald Richards, “His credit cards weren’t working… He had tremendous financial problems.”
Authorities did not find a suicide note.
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