Aileen Getty

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.[1]

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.[1]

She spent her childhood in Italy and attended boarding school in the United Kingdom.[1]

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.[1][2][3][4]

As of 2018, she has given $92,400 to campaigns and independent committees of Gavin Newsom.[5]

Personal life

In 1981, she married Christopher Wilding, son of Elizabeth Taylor.[1][6] They had two children before divorcing.[1]

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.[7][1]

In 2023, Getty purchased Brad Pitt’s estate near Los Feliz for $33 million.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "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.

Aileen Getty at IMDb