Elizabeth Hurley reacts to son Damian ‘callously’ being cut out of family fortune due to being born out of wedlock

Elizabeth Hurley says a court docket determination to chop off her son Damian from a share of his grandfather’s fortune is “callous” and goes in opposition to what his late father would have needed.

Hurley informed the Every day Mail that her former companion, Steve Bing, had believed each of his kids had been financially safe earlier than his loss of life by suicide in 2020.

Damian had gained a court docket battle to make sure they’d obtain cash held in belief funds, however Bing’s father, Dr. Peter Bing, has since efficiently appealed the choice.

“When Stephen took his personal life, he died considering his kids had been going to be taken care of,” mentioned the 56-year-old Austin Powers star.

“What Stephen needed has now been callously reversed. I do know Stephen would have been devastated.”

Within the wake of the newest authorized determination, neither Damian nor his half-sister Kira — whose mom is tennis participant Lisa Bonder — will obtain any cash on account of them each being born out of wedlock. 

Their grandfather’s fortune will as an alternative be shared between the 2 kids of Bing’s sister Mary, who had been born inside a wedding.

Bing had initially refused to acknowledge each Damian, 19, and Kira, 23, however reconnected with each of them later in his life.

Hurley mentioned Bing “fought very exhausting” in his remaining yr to make sure that his kids had been acknowledged.

She added: “I’m simply relieved that Stephen won’t ever know that Damian’s relations — Stephen’s father and the household of his sister Mary — had been in the end profitable of their enchantment in opposition to the unique trial verdict.”

The Mail‘s report estimates that Damian’s share of the belief fund may’ve been value as a lot as $250 million.

Hurley paid tribute to Bing following his loss of life and mentioned she was “very grateful” that that they had been on good phrases earlier than he handed away.

Marking the anniversary of his father’s loss of life final month, Damian — now an actor and mannequin — wrote on Instagram that he did not notice when he first acquired the “devastating” information how a lot it could have an effect on him.

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He mentioned: “All of us like to point out ‘good’ variations of our lives. For me, the thought of publicly discussing one thing as private as grief is terrifying… however generally it’s obligatory. 

“The final yr has been bloody exhausting — for everybody on the planet — and I believe acknowledging that’s important. It’s not weak to battle. Actually, to get by way of to the opposite facet is immensely robust.”

Bing inherited an estimated $600 million from his actual property developer grandfather in his 20s and went on to pursue a profession in Hollywood by founding manufacturing firm Shangri-La Leisure, which discovered success with The Polar Categorical. 

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