A man who agreed to plead guilty to trying to extort more than $1m (£490,000) from Tom Cruise has been found dead at his Arizona home.
David Hans Schmidt, of Phoenix, committed suicide, investigators said.
The 47-year-old faced up to two years in jail for attempted extortion in a case involving stolen photos of the actor's wedding to Katie Holmes.
Mr Schmidt had been under house arrest and was due to plead guilty in court on 11 October, his lawyer said.
"I was greatly saddened by his loss and I found him to be a very kind man," Nancy Kardon added.
Mr Schmidt also faced a $250,000 (£122,000) fine under the plea agreement, filed in a Los Angeles court in August. Ms Kardon said she had planned to ask for probation.
Police said they had noticed that an electronic tag placed on him had not moved, and that he had not checked into a police station. Mr Schmidt was found dead on Friday afternoon, they added.
source: BBC News
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