Rock star Mick Jagger's longtime designer girlfriend L'Wren
Scott was found dead in her Manhattan apartment today Monday March 17th.
The
49year old designer, who recently cancelled her fashion show in London,
was found by her assistant hanging by a scarf around 10am in her luxury
apartment.
Scott, a former
model whose slim-fitting, boldly printed dresses were favorites among
Hollywood's A-list stars such as Nicole Kidman, Amy Adams and Penelope
Cruz, was found hanging from a scarf.
"We are investigating it as a suicide," said New York police Detective Kelly Ort.
Jagger,
70, said through a spokesperson that he was "completely shocked and
devastated. Scott's family issued a statement asking for privacy.