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Steve Mensch, Tyler Perry Studios President, Dies in Plane Crash


Steve Mensch, president of Tyler Perry Studios, died in a plane crash Friday night. He was 62.

According to ABC affiliate WFTS-TV in Tampa Bay, Fla., Mensch, who was piloting a single-passenger plane, was found dead Friday night by highway patrol near the intersection of U.S.-98 in Homosassa, Fla. “We are incredibly saddened by the passing of our dear friend, Steve Mensch,” wrote Tyler Perry Studios in an official statement. The lot, housed at the former Fort McPherson army base, homes both Perry’s projects and productions from outside studios.

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