Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Comedian Tony Knight has died following a "terrible accident." Knight was "tragically killed" in June while attending the Rock’&’Cars Festival in Lavaur, France, a family member told Fox News Digital.
"He was only 54 and having the time of his life," they shared. "He was fit, healthy, happy and had everything going for him. He was charismatic, funny, passionate and so very loved by [his partner] Hayley, his family and his friends all over the world.
" HOLLYWOOD STARS WHO DIED IN 2024: PHOTOS Comedian and "Dog Listener" Tony Knight passed away at the age of 54. (Instagram/tony_knight_comedy) According to French media reports, a large tree branch fell on top of Knight and several other individuals at the festival, although he was the only one not to survive. A GoFundMe page was established by Joanne Allen, the sister of Knight's longtime partner, Hayley Wright.
"Hayley is now living her worst nightmare and facing life without Tony, her soulmate," Allen writes. "She is in Bouillac having to deal with the difficulties of Tony being an Englishman with Australian residency living in France, arranging a funeral, covering hospital expenses, meeting police detectives, doctors and the mayor, visiting the accident site and sorting Tony’s estate, all while experiencing a crushing amount of grief and disbelief in a foreign country." LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS A large tree branch.
