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]