The autopsy of director Tony Scott was performed today amid reports that he was suffering from inoperable brain cancer.
L.A. County Chief Coroner Craig Harvey also revealed that Scott’s family denies that the 68-year-old director was suffering from brain cancer.
“According to family spokespersons, the information concerning brain cancer or an inoperable brain tumor in Mr. Scott is incorrect,” Harvey said.
ABC News reported Monday that Scott, who jumped to his death from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro midday Sunday, was suffering from inoperable brain cancer.
The ‘Top Gun’ director’s death is being investigated as a suicide, but the official cause of death will not be known until and the results of the toxicology tests are obtained.
The results from Scott’s autopsy may not be known for six weeks, according to the Los Angeles Department of Coroner.
L.A. County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said that he could not confirm whether or not Scott was suffering from cancer, saying that the full examination of Scott’s brain may not be complete yet.
Julian Bray, described as a friend and former colleague of Scott’s, spoke to Britain’s Sky News about Scott.
“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,” said Bray.
