(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Russell Armstrong's family are considering suing television network Bravo.

The 47-year-old star of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was found dead in the bedroom of his home on Monday night.

He had committed suicide by hanging himself an autopsy report has confirmed.

But his step brother Wade Jackson has told Radar Online that the television network the reality show aired on should pay for Russell's death.

"Bravo is at fault and somebody needs to pay," Wade told the site. "Russell's whole family was very close and they're considering suing Bravo."

"Russell's dad doesn't want to talk about what happened to him with a lot of people, but everyone in the family thinks that Bravo is to blame. I'm sure somebody will sue them."

Wade also blamed Russell's estranged wife Taylor for getting his step brother onto the show.

"In his line of business he didn't want to be a public person on the show, but Taylor pushed him into it," Wade claimed.

"He was really upset about the whole thing and told everyone in the family that he didn't want to be on the show."

Wade added that Russell had visited his father in Texas in the past month and was intending to get through his divorce with Taylor and then possibly leave California.

"He was a smart guy," Wade said. "The whole family is sad about his death and they want answers." (C) Cover Media