Director Tony Scott had cancer, committed suicide

[summer]

How awful.

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As the investigation continues into Sunday's apparent suicide of Top Gun director Tony Scott, an unnamed source has told ABC News that the British-born filmmaker, 68, had been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer.

No further medical details were available.

Scott, whose box-office hits included Top Gun, Days of Thunder and Beverly Hills Cop II, died Sunday after jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles Harbor. His body was recovered from the water four hours later.

Witnesses told authorities that at around 12:35 p.m., the filmmaker left his parked Toyota Prius on the Vincent Thomas Bridge in the city of San Pedro, scaled an 8- to 10-ft.-high fence and then leapt without hesitation.

A note with contact information was left in the vehicle, reported the Los Angeles Times, which also said a suicide note was located in Scott's office.

Scott leaves behind twin sons with his wife, actress Donna Scott (formerly Wilson), who appeared in Days of Thunder. Another survivor is his brother, fellow producer-director (Alien, Gladiator) and business partner Ridley Scott, 74.

[meshaliuknits]

I saw that. So sad.

[decemberwedding07]

:-( This is a perfect example of why I find the lack of physician assisted suicide in this country so tragic. His poor family.

[emisi]

How sad. I can't blame him at all.

...is it sad that I went "Oh hey, his brother is Ridley Scott! I didn't know that!" at the end of the article?

[teflep]

It says the family is denying such reports. But, still awful for his family.

[ttt]

He jumped off a bridge??? Wow.

[mexicali]

This is so sad. It's local to me. I travel the Vincent Thomas Bridge a lot. Mainly to get good sea food. He did it in broad daylight. There were several witnesses to the whole thing. It's so horrible.

[statlerwaldorf]

My first thought was that he was sick. Just seeing what my grandma is going through with cancer that has spread, I don't blame him. Probably not the way I would choose to go, but I can't say I've given it a lot of thought.