{"id":134714,"date":"2024-12-08T12:17:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T05:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134714"},"modified":"2024-12-08T12:17:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T05:17:46","slug":"steve-mensch-tyler-perry-studios-president-dies-in-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134714","title":{"rendered":"Steve Mensch, Tyler Perry Studios president, dies in 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 data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4egkotk000m2bp8h7xd2irp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Steve Mensch, the president and general manager of studio operations at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/entertainment\/2022\/09\/26\/tyler-perry-madea-wallace-intv-wtcw-vpx.cnn\">Tyler Perry<\/a> Studios, died in a plane crash Friday night, according to officials.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4egpio6000d356mlquu4vnb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Florida Highway Patrol said troopers found Mensch dead at the scene of a crash just after 8 p.m. in Citrus County, Florida. The agency does not name Mensch as the man who died, though the Citrus County Sheriff\u2019s Office said it was Mensch, 62, from Fayetteville, Georgia.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4egz5dc000k356mzolaunx2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cFHP Troopers responded to a single engine fixed-wing airplane crash on West White Dogwood Drive near the intersection of US-98,\u201d FHP said in a statement. \u201cAn adult male occupant of the aircraft was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4egon3q0008356m7sxbk2w3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In an email to CNN on Saturday, Tyler Perry Studios said: \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. It 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\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4eh158z000n356mciwc9ecs@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot was the only person on board the single-engine Vans RV12, though the agency did not mention Mensch by name.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4ehcly0000q356msg7kr401@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A National Transportation Safety Board investigator is expected to visit the crash site Saturday to begin documenting the scene and examining the aircraft, the NTSB told CNN in an email. A preliminary report from the agency about the crash is expected within 30 days.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4egkrdh0000356mmjr3d0pe@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Mensch managed the day-to-day operations at Tyler Perry Studios, a 300-acre studio lot in Atlanta, Georgia, according to his LinkedIn profile. <em> <\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4ehelgv00003b5vw4i94x4z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/11\/19\/entertainment\/tyler-perry-studios?cid=ios_app\">Mensch gave CNN a tour<\/a> of the facility, saying, \u201cWhat Tyler has built here is the only major motion picture studio on the East Coast.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4ehp2sz00063b5virec1wfy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Mensch explained at the time how the studio he oversaw blended old with new, saying, \u201cThe history on this property is immense. Founded in 1885, we have 40 buildings on the national register, we\u2019ve built a dozen state of the art sound stages.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4eht5i5000b3b5vpycg0wmh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe can take advantage of a hundred years of Hollywood history, of best practices and we\u2019ve done that in incorporating the stages,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cThen we use the very best technology in our infrastructure, so we have the best of both.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4ey6qwi0000356mq7198hm9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Perry, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/11\/19\/entertainment\/tyler-perry-studios?cid=ios_app\">made history<\/a> as the first African American to fully own a major production studio, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DDTJyv9RXOW\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Mensch, \u201cwas truly a kind soul and a great leader at the studio.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4ey7r6z0002356my8pmos6t@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI\u2019ve been trying to understand this tragedy all day\u2014what went wrong with that plane,\u201d Perry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DDTJyv9RXOW\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a post on Instagram Saturday night. \u201cSteve loved flying, and he loved that plane; he took so much pride in it.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4eycrir0005356mhyu1u041@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe all adored him and are devastated that he\u2019s gone. I\u2019m praying for his family as we all try to make sense of this heartbreak,\u201d Perry added.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4eidyez0015356m542ffg7r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp expressed his condolences on social media after Mensch\u2019s death, praising him as \u201ca good man\u201d and his contributions to the Peach State\u2019s film industry.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4ejmbd8001c356mdkv2d7tn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cA good man and an instrumental part of a studio Georgia is proud to call its own, his achievements made our state better and brought more opportunities to its people,\u201d Kemp <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovKemp\/status\/1865457567121731775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on X. \u201cHis loved ones and the entire Tyler Perry Studios team will be in our thoughts and prayers as they mourn this loss.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph paragraph_contributors inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_contributors\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4ehl8rh000t356mgyied3fc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN\u2019s Lisa Respers France and Kia Fatahi contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><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.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/07\/entertainment\/steve-mensch-death\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Steve Mensch, the president and general manager of studio operations at Tyler Perry Studios, died in a plane crash Friday night, according to officials. 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