TONY SCOTT DEAD

Leaped 'without hesitation' from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro Passengers on a harbour cruise witnessed him falling by their boat A suicide note was later recovered at his office Pictured looking disheveled while out just weeks ago Industry veteran famous for cult classic Top Gun along with Days of Thunder, Beverly Hills Cop II and Enemy Of The State Planning a Top Gun sequel with Tom Cruise; prep work had already started Had two twin sons with third wife he met in 1994 Worked with the Hollywood elite including Cruise, Robert De Niro, Nicole Kidman and Denzel Washington and had film due out next year

Hollywood director Tony Scott has plunged to his death from a Los Angeles bridge after penning a suicide note - falling within feet of horrified tourists on a harbour boat cruise. The 68-year-old, who directed films including Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II and Enemy Of The State, leaped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge at around 12.30pm on Sunday. 'He landed right next to our tour boat, and many of us saw the whole thing,' a witness, who had been on the cruise around the Los Angeles Harbour, told TMZ. Just weeks before his death, Scott was pictured looking dishevelled and wide-eyed as he left a dinner in Beverly Hills on July 23.