The estranged husband of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Taylor Armstrong was found dead of an apparent suicide last night. So far, it doesn’t look like a case of erotic asphyxiation gone wrong, but you never know with some of these perverts. TMZ says:

Sources say Russell Armstrong hanged himself. He was found hanging in his bedroom on Mulholland Drive.

L.A. City Fire Department arrived at his home and pronounced him dead at 8:16 PM Monday.

Authorities have not found a suicide note. He was 47 years old.

Russell Armstrong just got divorced for the second time, was bankrupt, had a previous felony conviction for tax evasion and routinely beat every woman he bedded. I think the real question here is why he hadn’t committed suicide sooner.