This Is Us Writer Jas Waters Dead at 39: Mandy Moore and More Stars React

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Phoebe Bridgers has discussed her experience of speaking out on the allegations of sexual misconduct against Ryan Adams, arguing that “there’s a conversation around privilege to be had” so that others can also have their voices heard.In February 2019, Adams was accused by several women of sexual misconduct, manipulation and abuse. Bridgers and Adams’ ex-wife, Mandy Moore, were among those whose featured in the report of accusations against him in The New York Times.

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This Is Us cast and celebrities such as John Mayer and Amber Riley paid tribute to the late writer Jas Waters, who died at the age of 39.The This Is Us writers’ Twitter account confirmed Waters’ death on Wednesday, June 10. A cause of death was not revealed.“The entire #ThisIsUs family was devastated to learn of Jas Waters passing,” the statement read.

Jas Waters was a writer who worked on TV shows including “This Is Us” and “Kidding,” as well as writing a column for Vibe magazine.Waters grew up in Evanston, Illinois, where she was raised by her grandparents in a retirement home. She talked in interviews about her love for going to movies as a child and the way seeing a wide variety of movies informed her ability to write for the screen.

#ThisIsUs family was devastated to learn of Jas Waters passing. In our time together, Jas left her mark on us and ALL over the show," the account wrote alongside a photo of Waters.

Jas Waters, a writer on Showtime's Kidding and NBC's This Is Us, has died. She was 39.

This Is Us writer Jas Waters has died aged 39.A Twitter account run by the writers of the show confirmed the news. A cause of death has yet to be announced.“The entire #ThisIsUs family was devastated to learn of Jas Waters passing,” the statement said.“In our time together, Jas left her mark on us and ALL over the show.

This Is Us writer Jas Waters has died at the age of 39 of unknown causes.Waters’ death was announced via the This Is Us writers’ Twitter account on Wednesday (10 June) night, with their statement reading: “The entire #ThisIsUs family was devastated to learn of Jas Waters passing.“In our time together, Jas left her mark on us and ALL over the show. She was a brilliant storyteller and a force of nature.

Mandy Moore and Dan Fogelman have paid tribute to This Is Us writer Jas Waters after her death at the age of 39.

The cast and crew of NBC's This Is Us was in for a rude shock on Thursday when one of their team members writer Jas Waters breathed her last. Jas passed away at the young age of 39 and the news of her death was confirmed by the This Is Us official Twitter account.

This Is Us writer Jas Waters has sadly passed away at only 39-years-old.