Steve Priest Dies: Bassist Who Co-Founded Sweet Was 72

LOS ANGELES -- Movie producer, film financier, real estate heir and major Democratic political donor Steve Bing has died. He was 55.

LOS ANGELES — Steve Bing, a producer, philanthropist and screenwriter, has died by suicide in Los Angeles. He was 55.

Tom Hanks-starring film The Polar Express and co-wrote 2003 comedy Kangaroo Jack, as well as founding Shangri-La Entertainment, an organisation with interests in property, construction, entertainment and music.Former US president Bill Clinton, who was friends with Bing, said on Twitter: “I loved Steve Bing very much. He had a big heart, and he was willing to do anything he could for the people and causes he believed in.I loved Steve Bing very much.

TMZ, after jumping from the Century City building in LA which he lived in.Sources told the publication that the film producer and director had been ‘depressed’ following isolation due to the pandemic but it has not been made clear if this was the reason for his death.Steve Bing inherited his huge fortune from his grandfather Leo, who spent the 1920s building luxury apartments in New York.Despite his huge inheritance, and his family appearing on the Forbes list of 400 richest American families,

Film producer Steve Bing has died after reportedly jumping from a Century City building in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon.The body of the film financier and philanthropist was found at 1 p.m.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorSteve Bing, the film financier and philanthropist who backed hit movies from Robert Zemeckis’ The Polar Express and Beowulf to the Rolling Stones’ Shine A Light concert movie, has died.According to law enforcement sources, Bing leapt off a Century City, CA building at around 1 PM Monday. Following standard protocol, the Los Angeles Police Department would not confirm the individual in question was Bing.

stepped into The Shade Room and pretty much called out Tory Lanez and accused him of stealing Pretty Ricky’s samples for their hit songs “Grind On Me,” and “Your Body.”Tory quickly clapped back to let him know that he got his paperwork correct and obtained the music the right way and brought the rights from the publishers of the music before releasing it on his project.

The Sweet co-founder Steve Priest has died at the age of 72.

Steve Priest, the founding bass player with Sweet, the British glam rocker who bagged hits with “Ballroom Blitz,” “Fox on the Run,” “Teenage Rampage” and more, has died at the age of 72.

The Sweet bassist Steve Priest has died aged 72, his former bandmate has said.

By Jem Aswad

Steve Priest, the bass player who co-founded the UK group Sweet that had hits including “Ballroom Blitz,” “Fox on the Run” and “Love Is Like Oxygen,” died today, his bandmates said without providing details. He was 72.

Steve Priest, founding member of and bassist in the British rock band The Sweet, has died. He was 72.

Steve Priest was a founding member, bassist, and vocalist for the legendary UK glam rock band Sweet.   

RIP