By Michael Ogunbamowo
A Hollywood director Tony Scott has died, after jumpin to his death on Sunday, August 19, 2012 off a Los Angeles bridge.
According to the Coroner, Scott, a 68-year-old younger brother of a popular movie director, ‘Ridley Scott‘ jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge spanning San Pedro and Terminal Island around 12:30pm.
Scott directed such films as ‘Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, Enemy of the State and The Taking of Pelham 123.
Authorities used sonar equipment to find Scott’s body in the port’s murky waters, which was recovered at approximately 4:30pm ‘four hours after he jumped.’
His body has since been turned over to coroner officials.
Scott left his contact information in his Toyota Prius car, which was parked on one of the eastbound lanes of the bridge and a suicide note in his office.
Scott’s last film was 2010’s ‘Unstoppable’.
He is survived by his wife, Donna Wilson Scott and their twin sons, Frank and Max.
6 comments
May his soul rest in perfect peace.
its so bad f him,atleast no matter hw life faces us we should never end our lives with our own hands because we dnt knw the great things tommorrow holds for us
may his soul rest in hell..dat’s al i have 4 him
May his soul rest in perfect peace.one should know that taking his/her life will end one in an eternal damnation.DON’T APPLY 4 DIS DAMNATION by committing SUICIDE!
R.i.p scott. We wouldn’t knw wt actually propelled u into committin suicide, but God knws d best. Atleast, i enjoyed one of d movies u produced: top gun, one u starred tom cruise.
Scott may ur soul rest in d bossom of god Amen. Bt wt evr tin dt leeds u 2 sucid is only kwn by u & ur god. My pryer 2 all ur famly membrs is 2 tk hrt cos the jurny of life nevr ends, Life gos on with the leavin one’s.