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Stars pay tribute to Tony Scott

Tributes have started to flow for Top Gun director Tony Scott...
Tony Scott

Tributes have started to flow for Top Gun director Tony Scott, who was found dead yesterday after jumping from a bridge near Los Angeles.

Tony and Donna Scott arrive at the BAFTA Los Angeles 2010 Britannia Awards

Susan Sarandon, Elizabeth Hurley, Rosario Dawson and Chris Rock, among many others, took to Twitter to pay tribute to the late film-maker.

“Saddened by the death of Tony Scott. A wonderful film-maker and a funny, sweet guy. My condolences to his family,” Susan Sarandon tweeted.  

Tony Scott with actors Chris Pine (L), Rosario Dawson, and Denzel Washington at the premiere of ‘Unstoppable’, Octorber 26, 2010

Reports are now saying the 68-year-old was suffering from inoperable brain cancer, a fact some are suggesting may have had an impact on his mental health at the time.

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