Jennifer Aniston posts about ‘sudden and tragic’ death of The Morning Show camera assistant

Actor said series had lost ‘one of its bright lights’

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Jennifer Aniston has paid tribute to the camera assistant, Gunnar Mortensen, she worked with on The Morning Show.

Mortensen died aged 39 on Monday (4 July) in a motorbike accident.

On her Instagram Story, Aniston wrote: “This past week, we suddenly and tragically lost Gunnar Mortensen. One of the bright lights on our @themorningshow set.

“As a camera assistant, he was so skilled and dedicated to his job.

“In memory of Gunnar, a page has been set up to help raise funds for his wife, Keely, and his two-year-old son, Lars, during this difficult time. We are going to miss you, Gunnar.”

The GoFundMe page has raised more than $128,000 (£107,000) so far.

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The Morning Show stars Aniston as a news anchor on a breakfast TV programme in America. Her character is forced to grapple with sexual assault allegations made against her co-anchor in the show, played by Steve Carell. It also stars Reese Witherspoon and Billy Crudup.

Read The Independent’s three-star review of season two here, in which Adam White wrote: “The Morning Show is still a luxurious mess – but Jennifer Aniston has never been better.”

Mortensen has worked on 81 projects since 2007, including The Real World, Sons of Anarchy, Jack and Jill and Yes Day.