‘This Is Us’ writer, 39, dies by suicide in Hollywood

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.
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