Jackie Avant, Wife of Music Exec Clarence, Shot and Killed in Home Robbery
Jackie Avant, the wife of famed music executive Clarence Avant, was shot and killed in a robbery at her Beverly Hills home early on December 1. Per TMZ and The Hollywood Reporter, Jackie was shot just before 2:30 a.m., and no suspects were at the scene by the time police arrived. Jackie, who was 81 years old, was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound but did not survive. A home security guard was also shot, TMZ reported.
In addition to being married to Clarence for 54 years, Jackie is the mother-in-law of Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, who is married to her daughter, Nicole, a former U.S. ambassador. A Netflix spokesperson told the Reporter that Clarence was not injured in the home invasion. The Beverly Hills Police Department is investigating the homicide and will brief press on details later on December 1, it confirmed in a statement (which did not identify Jackie, but matched details from TMZ and the Reporter).
