Movie producer Bradley Thomas filed for divorce & custody of kids before aristocrat wife fell from balcony, records show
AN Oscar-nominated film producer was divorcing his wife at the time she plunged to her death from the upper floor of a Los Angeles hotel in January, The U.S. Sun has learned.
Movie mogul Bradley Thomas, who was nominated for an Oscar for Killers of the Flower Moon, filed for divorce from English heiress Isabelle Thomas four months earlier in September 2023.
On September 15, 2023, the 58-year-old, twice-married producer requested a divorce citing “irreconcilable differences” and asked for legal and physical custody of the couple’s three-year-old twins, court papers reveal.
Isabelle, who was 39, was told she had 30 days to file a response, and she was not allowed to take her children out of state, according to the documents.
Isabelle did not attend a case review conference on December 13 at the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles.
Court filings state that lawyers for Bradley requested “additional time to serve Respondent and file Proof of Service of Summons” at the hearing, and the case was placed on hold.
Isabelle never filed a response.
DEATH OF AN HEIRESS
On January 29, she was found dead in the pool area of the Hotel Angeleno in Brentwood after falling from an upper-floor balcony.
Los Angeles County Medical Examiners announced that Isabelle had “multiple traumatic injuries” and recorded the death as a suicide.
The case is listed as closed, although the department states that the full report will not be available until it has been “finalized.”
It is understood that Isabelle did not leave a note.
On February 1, three days after his wife’s death, attorneys for Bradley filed a request to dismiss the divorce case without prejudice.
FINAL PUBLIC APPEARANCES
Mystery and heartbreak still surround Isabelle’s death.
Although the court papers state that the couple separated on September 5, 2023, they were pictured together afterward, including at the BAFTA tea party on January 13, 2024.
Writing after her death, Deadline reporter Mike Fleming Jr. also said he had just seen the couple at an Apple Golden Globes party.
It’s unclear whether the couple were trying to salvage the marriage at the time of her death.
Bradley has been a successful producer since the 1990s as part of the team behind Dumb and Dumber, There’s Something About Mary, and Me Myself & Irene
FAMILY MOURNS
Isabelle was the daughter of Henry Lawrence, 7th Baronet of Lucknow, and his ex-wife Penelope Nunan.
Speaking at the time of her death, Lawrence told The Sun, “I have absolutely no idea why this happened or what was troubling her. It is so awful. […] I was last in contact with her a couple of weeks ago.”
Isabelle’s mother, Penelope, was equally distraught, telling The U.S. Sun at the time, “This is the worst possible nightmare…my daughter is married to an American who is in the spotlight, and he is still trying to deal with it. It is a very sad event.”
In a statement, Isabelle’s family paid tribute to her as the “light of our lives.”
“She was courageous and took all life’s opportunities without fear, showering love and kindness on her friends, family, and children along the way,” they wrote.
“Her projects were as diverse as her passions, reflecting a curiosity about people and our culture that inspired everyone lucky enough to spend time with her.”
“We remember her as a soul mate, beautiful daughter, sister, devoted mother and wife.”
Isabelle was born in Bath, England, in 1984 and was privately educated before graduating from Oxford University with a degree in biological sciences.
After graduating, Isabelle advised former British Prime Minister David Cameron on his Tech City start-up initiative.
She was also a DJ and socialite who was friends with celebrities such as singer Amy Winehouse and actress Jameela Jamil.
Isabelle later moved to Los Angeles to pursue film-making, eventually producing a documentary on kindness and another about pickleball, per Deadline.
She married Bradley in 2018, and they had two children, Poppy and Grace, who were born in 2020. Isabelle was also the stepmother to Bradley’s two older children.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to Bradley’s attorneys for comment on the divorce filing.
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