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 [List of environmental organizations|environmental Activism|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.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.