ABC News reported yesterday that producer and director Tony Scott was suffering from inoperable brain cancer at the time of his death by suicide.
The story was widely reported by the media after the ABC network aired the information that was provided to them by a source close to the victim.
Donna Wilson Scott, wife of the deceased, denies the claim that her husband had a terminal illness, according to Los Angeles Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter.
ABC has since updated its website with a new banner headline, “Tony Scott Brain Cancer Report Appears in Doubt.”
An autopsy will determine whether there were any underlying health problems. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office will release a final report after all tests and toxicology results are completed several weeks from now.
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