Celebrity | Russell Armstrong Real Housewives Hubby Dead in Apparent Suicide Russell Armstrong found hanging in bedroom, says TMZ By Evann Gastaldo Posted Aug 16, 2011 10:49 AM CDT Copied Reality television personalities Taylor, left, and Russell Armstrong kiss as they arrive at the premiere "The Green Hornet" in Los Angeles, on Monday, Jan 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) See 1 more photo Russell Armstrong, the soon-to-have-been ex-husband of Real Housewife of Beverly Hills' Taylor Armstrong, was found dead last night. The fire department found Armstrong hanging in his Los Angeles bedroom in an apparent suicide, after he was initially discovered by a roommate, TMZ reports. The 47-year-old had been in the news recently after wife Taylor filed for divorce and claimed spousal abuse. (Click to see photos of the couple in happier days.) Read These Next University does 180 on professor fired for Charlie Kirk post. News outlets parse the fatal shooting in Minneapolis. Snow is sinking boats in Alaska. The woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis was a 37-year-old mom. See 1 more photo Report an error