HOLLYWOOD — Los Angeles TV writer and journalist Jas Waters, who was known for her work on series such as NBC’s “This Is Us,” Jim Carrey’s “Kidding” and VH1’s “The Breaks,” has committed suicide by hanging in her Hollywood home. She was 39.
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office said Thursday that Waters died of hanging on Tuesday, and her death was ruled a suicide, the Los Angeles Times reported.
“It is with extremely heavy hearts that all of us at RMG Water’s Rain Management Group) mourn the life of our client & friend, Jas Waters,” a company statement read. “Jas was a talented & gifted writer, an amazing person, & a sweet soul who will be forever missed. Though she is no longer with us, her impact will be felt for years to come.”
The “This Is Us” writers room also honored Waters on social media, tweeting, “The entire #ThisIsUs family was devastated to learn of Jas Waters passing. In our time together, Jas left her mark on us and ALL over the show.
“She was a brilliant storyteller and a force of nature. We send our deepest sympathies to her loved ones. She was one of us.”
Waters, who went by the nickname Jas Fly, was born on Oct. 21, 1980, in Evanston, Illinois, and studied at Evanston Township High School and Columbia College Chicago.
An aspiring director, she spent nine years working in film production and television development on a variety of projects, including the “Spider-Man” and “Barbershop” franchises, “Hardball,” “Save the Last Dance,” “ER” and MTV’s “Real World,” according to her IMDb page.
Her most recent gig was on the Showtime comedy ‘Kidding,” as a story editor. She also lent her pen to the 2019 film “What Men Want,” starring Taraji P. Henson and Tracy Morgan, and Comedy Central’s “Hood Adjacent With James Davis,” the Times reported.
Outside of Hollywood, Waters ran a successful entertainment blog, FlyStyleLife.com, for three years and later served as a pop-culture columnist for Vibe magazine. According to her LinkedIn profile, she interviewed the likes of Ava DuVernay, Spike Lee, Jay-Z, Warren Buffett, Joan Rivers, Drake and many more throughout her career.
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