Lin Qi, an executive producer on "Game of Thrones" creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ upcoming Netflix series, died at age 39 after being poisoned. The suspect Xu has been arrested and investigations continue," the statement reads (via The Hollywood Reporter). Lin was working with Benioff and Weiss on an adaptation of the popular science fiction novels for Netflix. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPRepresentatives for Weiss, Benioff and Netflix did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.

Source: Fox News December 27, 2020 14:15 UTC