'Real Housewives' Taylor Armstrong's Husband Commits Suicide

The estranged husband of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong was found dead Monday evening in an apparent suicide.

Russell Armstrong, 47, was found hanged in a bedroom in a home on the 14000 block of Mulholland Drive at about 8:15 p.m. Monday, according to Assistant Chief Ed Winter of the Los Angeles County coroner's office. An autopsy was pending, Winter said.

No foul play was suspected and the case is being treated as an apparent suicide, said Officer Bruce Borihanh of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations office.

“I am so very sad about today's news,” Andy Cohen, the host and executive producer of Housewives, wrote on Twitter. “My prayers and thoughts are with Taylor Armstrong and her family.”

The Armstrongs have a daughter, Kennedy, who is 5 years old.

Taylor Armstrong, 40, filed for divorce last month, claiming her husband physically abused her. Russell Armstrong was also being sued by a company that claimed he had misused corporate funds to redecorate the family’s home.

Russell Armstrong's attorney Ronald Richards told People magazine his client had “serious financial problems” that “no doubt caused him a lot of stress.”

“Each month was a challenge for him to cover their lifestyle,” Richards told the magazine. “Russell was in a lot of debt and he had legal problems.”

This story was compiled with information from City News Service.

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