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Andrew Getty, heir to oil fortune, dead under suspicious circumstances

By Danielle Haynes

HOLLYWOOD HILLS, Calif., March 31 (UPI) -- Andrew Getty, an heir to the fortune of oil baron J. Paul Getty, was found dead Tuesday at his Hollywood Hills home, police said. He was 47.

The cause of Andrew's death was not reported, but law enforcement sources told TMZ they're treating it as suspicious.

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Sources told the celebrity news website he was found around 2 p.m. in the bathroom, at which point his ex-girlfriend called 911.

The ex-girlfriend, whose name wasn't reported, was detained by the Los Angeles Police Department for questioning.

Andrew and his former girlfriend have had several run-ins with police, which have been called to the residence 31 times for mostly domestic disturbances. Andrew has a restraining order against the woman, who has also been placed on a psychiatric hold in the past after attacking police officers.

Andrew's father, Gordon Getty, was listed as one of the richest men in the United States by Forbes magazine, which put his fortune at $2.1 billion. The Getty family as a whole is worth about $5 billion.

Andrew is the grandson of the late J. Paul Getty, who founded the Getty Oil Company.

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