No one will ever know what went through Tony Scott's head before he
leaped to his death Sunday from a bridge in Los Angeles.
The hunt for at least some answers began today when an autopsy was
performed on the 68-year-old filmmaker amid reports that he was suffering from
inoperable brain cancer.
His death is being investigated as a suicide, but, as tends to be
the case, the official cause of death has been deferred pending the results of
toxicology tests.
L.A. County Chief Coroner Ed Winter also said that he couldn't
confirm the cancer diagnosis, noting that the examination of Scott's brain may
not have been completed yet.
However, the lack of definitive info comes as TMZ reports that
Scott's wife, Donna Wilson, told investigators that reports of her husband
having terminal cancer are "absolutely false" and that he didn't have
medical issues that would have prompted him to take his own life.
Julian Bray, described as a friend and former colleague of Scott's,
told Britain's Sky News that the director of Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II,
True Romance and so many more action-packed films had a history of depression.
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"But whatever happens," he added, "Tony Scott has
left behind an amazing raft of work and a lot of people would be very very
grateful to him for what he's done. And of course our condolences are with his
family and everybody else connected to him."
According to authorities, Scott left a note with contact information
in his black Prius, which was found parked near the Vincent Thomas Bridge after
he jumped at around 12:30 p.m. yesterday, and then a suicide note was found in
his office.
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