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A tragic loss. Chase Stokes paid tribute to his Outer Banks stand-in, Alexander “AJ” Jennings, after he was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Charleston, South Carolina on Tuesday, July 5.
“Still trying to process why certain things happen, and why the world works in the ways that it does,” Stokes, 29, wrote via Instagram Stories on Wednesday, July 6. “My heart is shattered. Your life was just starting. We JUST talked about how pumped you were about your tunes, how far you’d come with that ole 6 string and your want to keep creating art. Always, always making others hearts warm and being so damn selfless.”
The Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets actor continued, “I wish I had more words to say right now, but the past day has been a struggle to say the least. We all love you, you touched all of our lives and made us all better people and for that, Thank you AJ. Fly high angel.”
According to a Kimmie Stewart Casting Agency Facebook post, Jennings’ mother informed her son’s employer of his death. “Outer Banks crew & cast suffered a terrible loss when AJ was stuck by two cars, that fled the scene early this morning. AJ was a beautiful, kind soul & a bright light every day on set. He moved to Charleston from New York to work as our John B photo double/stand in this season,” the post read.
The casting agency’s statement continued, “I cannot fathom the shock and tragedy of AJ’s sudden loss and our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time. I understand this message may be difficult to process for those of you that met & became fast friends with AJ. Netflix HR has grief counseling available, please reach out to me by email or text and I can get you the information. I am still at a loss of words how this
Kevin Hart‘s kind gesture towards Chris Rock didn’t go as planned.
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Chase Stokes is grieving the loss of his stand-in after he was killed in a double hit-and-run car crash early Tuesday morning in Charleston, South Carolina, where season 3 of the hit Netflix series is currently filming.According to the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, a pedestrian was walking along a local road around 2:30 a.m. on July 5 when he was hit by a vehicle that fled the area.
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Tragedy has hit “Outer Banks” after a young man who served as stand-in for star Chase Stokes lost his life in a deadly hit-and-run.
A 22-year-old stand-in for the Netflix series Outer Banks was struck and killed in a hit-and-run accident early this morning near Charleston, South Carolina.
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