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Andrew Getty: Oil fortune heir found dead at LA home

Andrew Getty - the heir to the Getty oil fortune - has been found dead at his Los Angeles home, his family have said.

Police outside the Los Angeles home of Andrew Getty. Credit: Reuters

Getty, 47, was found dead in a bathroom after a woman called police to the home.

A statement from the Getty family confirmed his death but provided no further details.

His parents, Ann and Gordon Getty, said they would issue a further statement once more information becomes available at this "extremely difficult time".

Getty is the grandson of J Paul Getty, who founded the Getty oil company, and one of four sons of multibillionaire Gordon Getty, who is considered one of the richest men in the US.