Husband of British filmmaker Isabelle Thomas who jumped to her death from Los Angeles hotel ‘was filing for divorce and custody of their children at the time’
A Hollywood movie producer was divorcing his wife and seeking custody of their children when she jumped to her death from a hotel balcony.
Isabelle Thomas, 39, was found lying by the pool area of the Hotel Angeleno in Los Angelos on January 29.
The English heiress shared twin daughters Poppy and Grace, both 3, with Oscar nominated producer Bradley Thomas who she married in 2018.
However, court papers have now revealed that four months prior to her death the famed producer had asked for a divorce citing ‘irreconcilable differences’ and asked for legal and physical custody of the twins.
Bradley Thomas and Isabelle Thomas celebrate Killers Of The Flower Moon Cannes Film Festival World Premiere at Chateau de la Croix des Gardes on May 20, 2023
Thomas is seen in London nightclub Mahiki – once a popular haunt for Prince William and Harry – in 2012
Police were called to the Hotel Angeleno after Isabelle was found dead in the pool area
Izzy is pictured at London Fashion Week in March 2012
According to the Sun, Isabelle was served on September 15 2023 and given 30 days to file a response, while the action prevented her from taking the children out of the state.
She then failed to attend a hearing on December 13 and Bradley did request ‘additional time to serve Respondent and file Proof of Service of Summons’ at the hearing, and the case was placed on hold.
The manner of death was listed as suicide by the LA County Coroner’s Office, citing multiple traumatic injuries.
On February 1, three days after his wife’s death, attorneys for Bradley filed a request to dismiss the divorce case without prejudice.
Born in the Cotswolds as Isabelle Lawrence, her father was Sir Henry Lawrence, 7th Baronet of Lucknow – a senior physicist at Cheltenham General Hospital, who then became the head of the radiotherapy unit at Bristol Oncology Centre.
She enjoyed a privileged childhood which saw her attend the private King Edward’s School and Prior Park College in Bath.
She went on to attend Oxford University, graduating with a degree in biological sciences. A varied career followed, which included Thomas addressing the UN and The World Bank, as well as being appointed by former British prime minister, David Cameron, to serve as a tech advisor.
Left to right: Jesse Plemons, Tatanka Means, William Belleau, Robert De Niro, Yancey Red Corn, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lulu Goodfox, Bradley Thomas, Lily Gladstone and Talee Redcorn accept the Vanguard Award for Killers of the Flower Moon during the Vanguard Awards on January 4 in Palm Springs, California
She is seen in November 2013 at The Lovie Awards – the European sister to the Webby’s
Bradley Thomas’s wife Isabelle, 39, jumped to her death on Monday night at the Hotel Angeleno. They were pictured together as recently as January 13 at the 2024 BAFTA Tea Party in Beverly Hills
She is pictured at a pre-Grammy’s party in Los Angeles in February 2013
Isabelle Thomas, who killed herself on Monday, is pictured with Amy Winehouse at a party in London in 2010. Winehouse died of an accidental overdose in July 2011 aged 27
Thomas also loved to party, and moonlighted as a DJ, with photos uploaded to an old Facebook profile showing her enjoying nights out at glitzy London events.
She moved to California and continued her work as a consultant and producer, appointed a member of The UCLA Centre of Storytellers & Scholars Advisory Board.
A DJ whose gigs including Ibiza Rocks, The Grand Prix, and the official after-party for the Grammy Awards, she was a well-known face on the trans Atlantic social scene, with friends including musician James Blake and his presenter girlfriend Jameela Jamil.
Thomas was also photographed with Amy Winehouse at a 2010 charity event in Camden, London, where the tragic singer lived.
