‘Respect our privacy’: family of Tommy Lee Jones after his daughter’s death | California
The family of actor Tommy Lee Jones has asked for privacy following the loss of their daughter, Victoria Jones, who was found dead on New Year’s Day in a San Francisco hotel.
“We appreciate all the kind words, thoughts and prayers,” the family said in a statement. “Please respect our privacy during this difficult time. Thank you.”
Jones, 34, was found unresponsive at the Fairmont San Francisco on Jan. 1 after police were called to respond to a medical emergency at the hotel around 3 a.m.
Jones was pronounced dead at the scene. In an audio dispatch obtained by TMZ, a call for the incident came in as a “code 3 for overdose, color change.” Authorities have not released the cause of death and police have said they do not suspect foul play.
Jones was the daughter of the Oscar winner and his second wife, Kimberlea Cloughley. The couple divorced in 1996 and have a son, Austin Jones, 43.
Jones appeared in several films as a child, including Men in Black II alongside her father and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, directed by Jones, as well as an appearance in the television series One Tree Hill.
Court records obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle show a woman identified as Victoria Jones was arrested multiple times on misdemeanor charges in Napa and Santa Cruz counties last year.
They include an arrest in April for obstructing a peace officer, being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance narcotic, and an arrest the following month for resisting or obstructing a public officer and public intoxication.
In June, she was arrested on misdemeanor domestic battery and related allegations involving domestic violence or elder abuse, according to the outlet.
In 2023, her father successfully asked a Marin County judge to place her under temporary conservatorship, arguing that she was engaging in “life-threatening conduct” and needed drug rehabilitation.
At the time of the request, according to the Chronicle, Marin County court records showed Victoria Jones was involuntarily detained at a Greenbrae hospital because she posed a danger to herself or others.
Jones needed “services provided by a drug rehabilitation center that are not available in a hospital,” the actor’s petition states. “Proposed Conservator must recover and work toward sobriety. For these reasons, Proposed Conservator will suffer irreparable harm if her residence is not converted from a hospital to a rehabilitation center.”
