'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills',

Taylor Armstrong, from the Bravo reality TV series 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills', arrives at the unveiling of artist Jack Armstrong's 'Cosmic Starship' Harley-Davidson motorcycle at Bartels Harley-Davidson in Marina Del Rey, California October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
Taylor Armstrong, from the Bravo reality TV series 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills', arrives at the unveiling of artist Jack Armstrong's 'Cosmic Starship' Harley-Davidson motorcycle at Bartels Harley-Davidson in Marina Del Rey, California October 21, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/Fred Prouser


LOS ANGELES | Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:05pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The estranged husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" cast member Taylor Armstrong has been found dead in what police on Tuesday said appeared to be a suicide.

Venture capitalist Russell Armstrong was found dead on Monday evening at a house on Los Angeles' famous Mulholland Drive, a Los Angeles police spokesman said.

Celebrity website TMZ.com said Armstrong, 47, was found hanging in a bedroom. Police could not confirm details but said Armstrong's death was being treated as an apparent suicide