Scot Young, previously one of the U.K.’s wealthiest men, fell 60 feet to his death on Monday evening. He was 52.
His body was found impaled on the iron railings outside his $4.7 million rented home, reports London’s Evening Standard.
Young shared the home with his girlfriend, Ladies of London star Noelle Reno.
“I am distraught by the sudden loss of my best friend and ask that you give me the respect and privacy I need to grieve in peace,” American-born Reno, 31, said in a statement, according to The Telegraph.
Young’s death comes on the heels of a bitter divorce battle with his ex-wife, Michelle Young, 49, which was dragged through the British courts for almost seven years.
In 2009, three years after the couple split, Michelle offered to settle for $470 million, claiming that her ex was worth “a few billion at least.”
But he insisted…
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