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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