LOS ANGELES Movie producer, film financier, real estate heir and major Democratic political donor Steve Bing has died. The Los Angeles County coroner said Bing died Monday at his residence in the Century City section of Los Angeles. In the 1980s, Steve Bing dropped out of his fathers alma mater, Stanford University, where the elder Bing had donated $50 million, for a career in Hollywood. He got early credits as a co-writer for the 1984 Chuck Norris Vietnam vet movie Missing in Action and its two sequels. Bing was an LA socialite who frequently dated famous women and was often seen on red carpets, at big-dollar benefits and courtside at Lakers games.

Elizabeth Hurley is speaking out in honor of Steve Bing, her ex and the father of her child, after news of his death. Bing, a film producer and philanthropist, died by suicide on Monday by leaping off a building in Century City, California. On Tuesday morning, Hurley, who shares 18-year-old son Damian with Bing, took to social media to share some photos with her ex. Hurley's son, Damian, also took to social media, posting a photo of a sunset and writing, "Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone that has reached out following the devastating news. RELATED CONTENT:Steve Bing, Film Producer and Philanthropist, Dead at 55Elizabeth Hurley's Son Damian Recreates One of Her Most Iconic Red Carpet LooksElizabeth Hurley Says She Was 'Unprepared' for Reaction to Her Versace Pin Dress as She Recreates the Look