TOP GUN director Tony Scott has died after jumping off a bridge in Los Angeles, US authorities said.
The 68-year-old's death is being investigated as a suicide, Los Angeles County Coroner's Lieutenant Joe Bale said.
"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.
The British-born Hollywood director, who was the younger brother of film-maker Ridley Scott, also worked on films such as Beverly Hills Cop ll, Days of Thunder, Man on Fire, True Romance and Enemy of the State.
A shocked Hollywood has paid tribute to him with director Ron Howard tweeting: "No more Tony Scott movies. Tragic day."
The Scott brothers were working on a film called Killing Lincoln, based on the best-seller by Bill O'Reilly.
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