Christian Brando, the troubled eldest son of Marlon Brando, has died. He was 49.
"This is a sad and difficult time for the family," said David Seeley, an attorney for Marlon Brando's estate.
Brando was hospitalized for pneumonia on Jan. 11, Seeley said. He was reportedly in a coma and on a ventilator at the time of his death early Saturday.
"His body was totally compromised," his ex-wife, Deborah Brando told People. "He'd lived hard...This is just so sad."
No funeral plans had been announced.
Born May 11, 1958, Brando was the result of an affair between his actor father and actress Anna Kashfi. The pair married in 1958 and divorced a year after their son's birth.
Marlon later won custody of Christian, but reportedly had very little to do with raising him, leaving his care in the hands of various household staffers.
In 1990, Brando was convicted of manslaughter for killing his sister's boyfriend, Dag Drollet. As a result of the crime, he spent five years in prison.
He was later implicated in the 2001 death of Robert Blake's wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley, with Blake claiming Brando had sufficient motive to want Bakley dead in the wake of an affair gone wrong. However, no link between Brando and the murder was ever established.
In October 2004, Brando tied the knot with Deborah Presley (who claims to be the illegitimate daughter of Elvis Presley) in Las Vegas.
The following year, he was charged with spousal abuse and pleaded guilty to two counts of battery. He was sentenced to three years' probation and ordered to undergo drug and alcohol treatment.
The couple divorced in June 2005 and Deborah Brando sued her ex-husband for domestic violence. He countersued, alleging she broke into his home and beat him because he wanted to have their marriage annulled just weeks after they swapped vows.
The dueling lawsuits were settled last year. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
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