Tony Scott the Hollywood’s maverick director who directed blockbusters as ” Top Gun,” ” Days of Thunder” and “Beverly Hills Cop II,” has died after jumping from a Los Angeles County Bridge.
Los Angeles County Coroner’s Lt. Joe Bale says Scott’s death Sunday is being investigated as a suicide. Officials say the 68-year-old Scott jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge spanning San Pedro and Terminal Island in Los Angeles.
There is also a buzz that a suicide note was found inside Scott’s black Toyota Prius, which was parked on one of the eastbound lanes of the bridge. Anthony David “Tony” Scott was the younger brother of fellow film director Ridley Scott.