Millionaire filmmaker and Philanthropist Steve Bing has died after falling from the 27th floor of the apartment building were he lived in LA.

The former partner of actress and model Elizabeth Hurley, and father to her son Damian, is believed to have taken his own life at the age of 55.   

Former president Bill Clinton, a friend of Bing, led tributes to him, saying: "I 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.”

The 'Kangaroo Jack' writer died after falling from the building in the Century City neighbourhood after becoming depressed due to a lack of social contact during lockdown, sources told TMZ.

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