Hollywood mogul Steve Bing’s death has formally been ruled a suicide, Los Angeles County’s coroner has confirmed.
Bing — the 55-year-old father of Elizabeth Hurley’s 18-year-old son — died Monday after plunging from the 27th floor of his apartment building in L.A.’s Century City.
The cause of death was listed as “multiple blunt trauma” and ruled a suicide, records show. The case is listed as closed.
Bing became a major Hollywood producer and investor after inheriting $600 million from his grandfather, New York real estate developer Leo Bing, when he was 18.
Bing produced the 2000 Sylvester Stallone film “Get Carter” and was a major investor in the 2004 Tom Hanks animated film “The Polar Express.”
He was also a producer on director Martin Scorsese’s 2008 Rolling Stones documentary, “Shine a Light,” and a co-producer with Mick Jagger on a forthcoming documentary on Jerry Lee Lewis.
“It’s so sad to hear of Steve Bing’s passing,” Jagger said on Twitter. “He was such a kind and generous friend and supported so many good and just causes. I will miss him very much.”
Bing also donated millions to the Democratic Party, with Bill Clinton tweeting Monday that he “loved Steve Bing very much.”
“He had a big heart, and he was willing to do anything he could for the people and causes he believed in. I will miss him and his enthusiasm more than I can say, and I hope he’s finally found peace,” Clinton wrote.
Elizabeth Hurley and Steve Bing in 2001
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The Los Angeles apartment building where Steve Bing died by suicide.
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Outside the Los Angeles apartment building where Steve Bing died by suicide.
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He is perhaps best known, however, for being the father of Elizabeth Hurley’s 18-year-old son, Damian — initially denying to be the dad until DNA test proved otherwise.
Hurley said she was “saddened beyond belief” by his death, sharing a series of snaps of them together, saying they had recently “become close again.”
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