Jas Waters, best known for being a staff writer on This Is Us and Kidding, has died. She was 39.
The news was confirmed by the NBC series. A statement shared on Twitter Wednesday read: “The entire #ThisIsUs family was devastated to learn of Jas Waters passing. In our time together, Jas left her mark on us and ALL over the show.”
“She was a brilliant storyteller and a force of nature,” the somber statement continued. “We send our deepest sympathies to her loved ones. She was one of us. RIP @JasFly.”
So far, there’s no word on the writer’s cause of death.
The entire #ThisIsUs family was devastated to learn of Jas Waters passing. In our time together, Jas left her mark on us and ALL over the show. She was a brilliant storyteller and a force of nature. We send our deepest sym>@JasFly. pic.twitter.com/cmrh2OO8of
— ThisIsUsWriters (@ThisIsUsWriters) June 10, 2020
Waters began her career in entertainment as a hip-hop journalist, writing for Vibe, among other publications. Throughout her decades-long career, she also lent her talents to the Taraji P. Henson–led film, What Women Want.
Many in the hip-hop community remembered Waters on social media. Here are just a few tributes to the late journalist and writer:
I will miss you and will see you soon. RIP @JasFly 
— Low (@LowKeyUHTN) June 10, 2020
If you are in the industry, you know @JasFly … a motivating energy and dope woman in hip-hop. Today hurts
— Sowmya Krishnamurthy (@SowmyaK) June 10, 2020
Rest In Peace @JasFly Truly a Brilliant Soul 
— RAVEN B. (@RAVIEB) June 10, 2020
Sending my condolences to the family & friends of @JasFly 
— Karen Civil (@KarenCivil) June 10, 2020
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Waters’s family and friends at this time. May she rest in peace.
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