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| Mick Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott found dead | Mick Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott found dead |
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| L'Wren Scott, a designer and the girlfriend of Sir Mick Jagger, has been found dead in her New York City flat. | L'Wren Scott, a designer and the girlfriend of Sir Mick Jagger, has been found dead in her New York City flat. |
| Scott, 49, was found at 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT) by her assistant. | Scott, 49, was found at 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT) by her assistant. |
| Police are treating it as a suicide, although the medical examiner has yet to determine an official cause of death. | Police are treating it as a suicide, although the medical examiner has yet to determine an official cause of death. |
| A spokesman for Sir Mick said the Rolling Stones singer was "completely shocked and devastated" by Scott's death. | |
| The band is currently on tour in Australia. | |
| Scott, born Luann Bambrough, was raised by adoptive parents in the US state of Utah. | Scott, born Luann Bambrough, was raised by adoptive parents in the US state of Utah. |
| She began her career as a model in Paris, then moved to Los Angeles to become a fashion stylist, according to a biography on her company's website. | She began her career as a model in Paris, then moved to Los Angeles to become a fashion stylist, according to a biography on her company's website. |
| She and Sir Mick began dating in 2001. She founded her own fashion label in 2006. | |
| Scott's death comes a month after she cancelled a show at London Fashion Week, saying production delays had left key pieces unready for the show. | |
| As news of her death spread, tributes rolled in from around the fashion world. | |
| "Rest in peace, L'Wren Scott. You'll forever be missed," wrote Marc Jacobs on Twitter. | |
| Steven Colb, chief executive officer of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, wrote, "So very sad today. L'Wren Scott was such a great talent and beautiful person. My thoughts are with her loved ones." |