Top Gun director Tony Scott had inoperable brain cancer UPDATE: He didn’t

UPDATE: Scott’s family says this isn’t true.

Last night, the world found out that influential filmmaker Tony Scott had committed suicide. There were reports that there was a suicide note left in his Toyota Prius. ABC News now reports what may have been on that note.

They have confirmed that Scott had inoperable brain cancer. This makes the suicide a little easier to understand, as cancer is a serious pain in the ass. This is just tragic all the way around. Scott was 68. [ABC News]