{"id":134570,"date":"2024-12-08T03:08:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T20:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134570"},"modified":"2024-12-08T03:08:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T20:08:58","slug":"steve-mensch-tyler-perry-studios-president-killed-in-florida-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134570","title":{"rendered":"Steve Mensch, Tyler Perry Studios president, killed in Florida plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tylerperry.com\/straight-from-the-studio-an-interview-with-steve-mensch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Mensch<\/a>, the president and general manager at Tyler Perry Studios, was killed when  a single-engine plane he was piloting crashed Friday night in Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Citrus County Sheriff&#8217;s office identified Mensch as the sole occupant of the single-engine fixed-wing airplane that crashed Friday around 8 p.m. in Homosassa.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-12\/241207-plane-crash-ch-1220-964be7.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-12\/241207-plane-crash-ch-1220-964be7.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-12\/241207-plane-crash-ch-1220-964be7.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-12\/241207-plane-crash-ch-1220-964be7.jpg 1x\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-12\/241207-plane-crash-ch-1220-964be7.jpg\" alt=\"Crashed airplane.\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">The airplane crashed around 8 p.m. in Homosassa.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Florida Highway Patrol<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Tyler Perry Studios confirmed that Mensch had died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe are incredibly saddened by the passing of our dear friend, Steve Mensch. Steve was a cherished member of our team for more than 8 years, and well beloved in the community of Atlanta,\u201d the studio said in a statement. \u201cIt is hard to imagine not seeing him smiling throughout the halls. We will miss him dearly. Our heart goes out to his family as we all send them our prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">The crash closed parts of Highway 19 and Longfellow Street, the Citrus County Sheriff\u2019s Office\u00a0said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SheriffCitrus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook post<\/a>. All lanes were reopened just before 2:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline-contributors articleBylineContainer\">\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\"><span class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--no-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"\/><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/minyvonne-burke-ncpn918031\">Minyvonne Burke<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/minyvonneb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/mailto:Minyvonne.Burke@nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-email\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Minyvonne Burke is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Catherine Saunders<!-- --> <!-- -->contributed<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/steve-mensch-tyler-perry-studios-president-killed-plane-crash-rcna183311\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Mensch, the president and general manager at Tyler Perry Studios, was killed when a single-engine plane he was piloting crashed Friday night in Florida. 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