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Filmmaker and philanthropist Steve Bing’s cause of death revealed

He was found dead in Los Angeles on Monday.
He was found dead in Los Angeles on Monday. He was found dead in Los Angeles on Monday.

Filmmaker and philanthropist Steve Bing, who shared a son with actress Elizabeth Hurley, took his own life, a coroner in Los Angeles has said.

The 55-year-old was found dead in Century City on Monday, with former US president Bill Clinton among those paying tribute.

On its website, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office listed Bing’s cause of death as “multiple blunt trauma” and said the manner was suicide.

The case is now closed, the coroner added.

Bing was described as a “sweet, kind man” by Hurley, the mother of his 18-year-old son Damian.

Sharing a gallery of photos of them as a couple, she wrote on Instagram: “I am saddened beyond belief that my ex Steve is no longer with us. It is a terrible end.

“Our time together was very happy and I’m posting these pictures because although we went through some tough times, it’s the good, wonderful memories of a sweet, kind man that matter.

“In the past year we had become close again. We last spoke on our son’s 18th birthday. This is devastating news and I thank everyone for their lovely messages.”

Damian wrote on Instagram: “Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone that has reached out following the devastating news.

“I’m trying to reply to as many of you as I can, but please know I will always remember your kindness. This is a very strange and confusing time and I’m immensely grateful to be surrounded by my phenomenal family and friends.”

Bing, who inherited a reported 600 million dollars (about £481 million) from his real estate developer grandfather, was known for his work on movies including Kangaroo Jack, which he co-wrote.

He also helped finance The Polar Express, starring Tom Hanks.

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