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American heiress and activist

Aileen Getty is an American heiress and activist. She is a member of the Getty family, the granddaughter of J. Paul Getty, a British petroleum industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company. She co-founded the Climate Emergency Fund in 2019. The fund has distributed over $4 million to several environmental activist organizations including Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil.

Early life

She is the daughter of John Paul Getty Jr.. Her brother Mark Getty is the co-founder of Getty Images. Her brother, John Paul Getty III was kidnapped and ransomed in 1973.

She spent her childhood in Italy and attended boarding school in the United Kingdom.

Activism

In 2019, Getty co-founded the Climate Emergency Fund. The fund has distributed over $4 million to several environmental activist organizations including Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil.

As of 2018, she has given $92,400 to campaigns and independent committees of Gavin Newsom.

Personal life

In 1981, she married Christopher Wilding, son of Elizabeth Taylor. They had two children before divorcing.

In 1984, she was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, later saying she was unsure whether the source of infection had been a blood transfusion or an extramarital affair.

In 2023, Getty purchased Brad Pitt’s estate near Los Feliz for $33 million.

References

  1. ^ "Aileen Getty: Billionaire proud to finance environmental activists' dramatic actions". November 3, 2022 – via Le Monde.
  2. "Getty oil fortune heiress helped fund climate activists who have targeted artworks and museums". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. October 21, 2022.
  3. Webster, Ben; Ennals, Ethan (March 8, 2024). "Philanthropist Aileen Getty has long history of giving cash to good causes" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  4. Buckley, Cara (August 10, 2022). "These Groups Want Disruptive Climate Protests. Oil Heirs Are Funding Them" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. "How eight elite San Francisco families funded Gavin Newsom's political ascent". www.latimes.com. September 7, 2018.
  6. https://people.com/archive/heiress-aileen-getty-becomes-elizabeth-taylors-almost-daughter-in-law-vol-13-no-11/
  7. Kelleher, Kathleen (November 8, 1992). "Women at Risk : Health: As the number of AIDS cases increases, activists are trying to raise awareness of the role gender plays in the disease's progression". Los Angeles Times.
  8. "Brad Pitt and Oil Heiress Aileen Getty Swap Homes". Architectural Digest. April 6, 2023.

External links

Aileen Getty at IMDb

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