The granddaughter of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty financially supports climate activist actions, such as the museum-based group Just Stop Oil.
Against the flow. Coming from a family that made its fortune in oil, Eileen Getty funds radical climate action. in a column published by Keeper On October 22, the billionaire “applauded” “courageous activists” such as representatives of the “Just Stop Oil” collective, who multiplied spectacular actions against famous works (Sunflowers Van Gogh, a wax figure of Charles III in London or even The girl with the pearl earring Vermeer, The Hague). Of course, “Just Stop Oil” shocked the world, but we must take disruptive measures in the climate crisis before it’s too late,” believes the 65-year-old American philanthropist.
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Because it’s time to act, Eileen Getty says she’s “proud” to fund the Climate Emergency Fund (CEF), a fund that provides grants to climate activists who engage in nonviolent legal civil disobedience. Like Extinction Rebellion, an environmental movement that prefers acts of civil disobedience to the usual climate marches. In a tweet on October 15, 2022, CEF noted that Eileen Getty has already “donated over a million dollars to courageous climate activists.” The heiress, however, wants to make it clear that she has “no direct control over the specific actions that climate activists choose.”
The Heir’s Remorse Act
That said, Eileen Getty’s claimed financial support quickly became the subject of articles in the Anglo-Saxon press, pointing out the irony of the situation. And for good reason. If an American woman has billions of dollars in her bank account, it’s because she inherited it from her grandfather, oil tycoon J. From Paul Gaeth. In 1966, he was recognized as the “richest man in the world” in the Guinness Book of Records. I mean…
I have vowed to use my resources to take all necessary measures to protect life on Earth
Eileen Getty
So inevitably, Eileen Getty’s ties to the oil industry quickly drew suspicion. As mentioned Check out the news several conspiracy theories emerged the day after the soup was thrown Sunflowers By Van Gogh. For some, there is no doubt. What happened at the National Gallery in London was actually fake, organized and funded by the oil lobby. And that with the aim of discrediting the fight against the climate. Speculation that leaves Eileen Getty indifferent.
Despite everything, the heiress is recognized in the columns Keeper to be “the daughter of a famous family that built its fortune on fossil fuels” but guarantees that she will no longer mine the black gold. “My family sold this business forty years ago and I have vowed to use my resources to take all necessary measures to protect life on Earth.”
Cocaine addiction
Before the climate emergency, Eileen Getty was no stranger to celebrity. Sexagenarian includes various philanthropic activities. Among them are research against AIDS, the fight against poverty in Los Angeles, the funding of youth programs in the Middle East or the protection of animals around the world. He is also regularly talked about for his accomplishments and for selling homes in the beautiful neighborhoods of Hollywood or Malibu (he sold his home to singer Katy Perry).
The Anglo-Saxon press is also interested in his life as the heir of the Getty family. A somewhat dark history marked by drug abuse from adolescence. He voluntarily admitted that he suffered from cocaine addiction, like his father and brother. And it is to them that we owe the blackest part of the Getti clan.
He was 15 at the time when John Paul Getty III, a year older than him, was kidnapped by the Italian mafia in Rome. Their grandfather, who is known to be close to his money, refuses to pay the 17 million dollars demanded. It will be necessary for the kidnappers to revise their ambitions downwards, and for the Italian newspaper to get an earful from the teenager to pay the ransom. In 2017, Ridley Scott removed the film material from this news. All the money in the world. Apart from this event, not much is known about Eileen’s childhood. Except he first grew up in Italy before entering a very posh boarding school in the UK and getting into drugs.
Married to Elizabeth Taylor’s son
In the 1980s, Eileen Getty also made headlines, this time because of her love life. And for good reason. In 1981, at the age of 24, the wealthy heiress married Christopher Wilding, who was none other than one of the sons of the legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor. After two children, their marriage finally ended in divorce six years later. The split is attributed to Eileen Getty’s HIV-positive “confession” in 1985 after having unprotected sex with her lover.
In 1991, when he disclosed his HIV status, he explained in an interview that without HIV, he would have remained a “victim! About his parents and his heritage. Supposedly another Eileen Getty was born. Since then, the rich sister of Mark Getty, known for co-founding the Getty Images photo agency, has been involved in various battles: the homeless and AIDS, of course, rallying Lady Diana, Elton John, Sharon Stone, but still. his former mother-in-law, whom he affectionately nicknamed “Mom.” Today, Eileen Getty is on a different front, fighting to protect the planet.
Source: Le Figaro
