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Private service to be held for Top Gun director Tony Scott

Private service to be held for <i>Top Gun</i> director Tony Scott
  • A service for late film director Tony Scott - who jumped to his death from Vincent Thomas Bridge into the Los Angeles Harbor on Sunday (August 19) - will be carried out in Los Angeles, and his family will then announce further plans about a public gathering to celebrate his life after Labour Day (September 3).
  • In a statement released to Deadline.com, Tony's family said: "Tony Scott will be honoured at a private, family only ceremony this weekend in Los Angeles. The family will announce plans after Labor Day for a gathering to celebrate the life and work of Mr. Scott. Details will be forthcoming once they are formalised."
  • Tony - the brother of Prometheus director Sir Ridley Scott - had recently completed work on action movie Out of the Furnace, which stars Christian Bale, and he leaves behind wife Donna and their 12-year-old twin sons Max and Frank.
  • A number of stars have paid tribute to the filmmaker including Tom Cruise - who Tony directed in 1986 action movie 'Top Gun' - describing him as a "dear friend".
  • He said: "Tony was my dear friend and I will really miss him."
  • An autopsy was performed on Tony's body on Monday (August 20) but the results have been deferred pending the outcome of the toxicology report.
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New Delhi: A service for late film director Tony Scott - who jumped to his death from Vincent Thomas Bridge into the Los Angeles Harbor on Sunday (August 19) - will be carried out in Los Angeles, and his family will then announce further plans about a public gathering to celebrate his life after Labour Day (September 3).

In a statement released to Deadline.com, Tony's family said: "Tony Scott will be honoured at a private, family only ceremony this weekend in Los Angeles. The family will announce plans after Labor Day for a gathering to celebrate the life and work of Mr. Scott. Details will be forthcoming once they are formalised."

Tony - the brother of Prometheus director Sir Ridley Scott - had recently completed work on action movie Out of the Furnace, which stars Christian Bale, and he leaves behind wife Donna and their 12-year-old twin sons Max and Frank.

A number of stars have paid tribute to the filmmaker including Tom Cruise - who Tony directed in 1986 action movie 'Top Gun' - describing him as a "dear friend".

He said: "Tony was my dear friend and I will really miss him."

An autopsy was performed on Tony's body on Monday (August 20) but the results have been deferred pending the outcome of the toxicology report.

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