Director Tony Scott Dies at 68

The world awoke to the news of Director Tony Scott having passed away.  Scott was famous for movies such as Top Gun, Days of Thunder and television series like Numb3rs and The Good Wife.  The famous Director was 68 years old and had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain cancer.

Director Tony Scott

According to reports, "Police said they received a 911 call at about 12:30 p.m. that an individual had jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge.  The body was recovered around 3 p.m., when it was identified by authorities as Scott, according to Lt. Joseph Bale of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office.  An autopsy is scheduled to be performed today.  The Coronor's Office found several notes to loved ones in Scott's car, a spokesman told The Associated Press. A suicide note was later found at his office, according to the AP.  "I can confirm that Tony Scott has passed away.  The family asks that their privacy is respected at this time," Scott's spokesman, Simon Halls, said in a statement, according to the AP."

Several celebrities took to Twitter to provide Tony Scott's family with words of comfort and condolences. Ron Howard tweeted, "No more Tony Scott movies. Tragic day."  Film critic Richard Roeper also tweeted, "Most of the obits for Tony Scott will mention "Top Gun" first, but my favorite will always be "True Romance." RIP."  For more on this story please go to the following link:http://gma.yahoo.com/top-gun-director-tony-scott-had-inoperable-brain-052524341--abc-news-topstories.html

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