Russell Armstrong "out of control" and deeply in debt before suicide

While it has come as a shock that The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong's husband, Russell, committed suicide on Monday, friends say he was quickly getting "out of control."

No one was surprised when Taylor filed for divorce last month, as the couple was always fighting and their finances were in complete disarray. Taylor even accused Russel of physically abusing her.

Everyone on the set of RHOBH knew that Russell was in deep legal trouble and owed lots of money, "but never did anyone suspect he would kill himself," a close friend of Russell's told Us Weekly.

"He had lost everything, Taylor, his daughter, he was being sued." the friend said, "He felt totally out of control of his own life...Everything was spinning out of control."

Other sources close to the couple also said that Russell was dealing with huge amounts of emotional distress and that "his life was in shambles." Most people close to Russell knew full well that he was going through a very rough time, but none ever believed he would resort to suicide.

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