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.
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.