Elizabeth Hurley's Ex and Producer Steve Bing Dead at 55 in Apparent Suicide

UPDATESteve Bing‘s cause of death has officially been ruled a suicide. 

The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office confirmed Tuesday, June 22 that the Hollywood insider died from blunt trauma by suicide at his residence. 

Following his passing, Bing’s ex, Elizabeth Hurley, paid tribute on Instagram, writing, “I am saddened beyond belief that my ex Steve is no longer with us. It is a terrible end. Our time together was very happy and I’m posting these pictures because although we went through some tough times, it’s the good, wonderful memories of a sweet, kind man that matter.

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Steve Bing, the producer behind Rock the Kasbah and Rules Don’t Apply, has died, E! News confirmed. The film producer was 55. 

According to a statement from the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, authorities responded to a death located in Century City, Calif on Monday, June 22. “The decedent was pronounced dead at the scene,” the spokesperson stated, adding that it occurred at around 1 p.m. PST. 

Authorities have not confirmed the individual’s identity, but Deadline and TMZ cite law enforcement sources that state Bing died after jumping off a Century City building.

source: eonline.com