“My heartfelt and deepest sympathies go out to the family and loved ones, and to all of those who were involved or injured in this terrible accident,” Jenner said in a statement released Sunday by his publicist, Alan Nierob.
“It is a devastating tragedy, and I cannot pretend to imagine what this family is going through at this time. I am praying for them. I will continue to cooperate in every way possible.”
Earlier, Jenner told police that paparazzi were chasing him at the time of the wreck. But investigators said there’s no sign that photographers following him played a role in the crash.
“That is a very regular occurrence, and (there is) no indication at this time it was a contributing factor of the crash,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lt. John Lecrivain said Saturday night.
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CNN’s attempts to get comment from Jenner, his agents and his mother about the rumors have gone unanswered. The E! network, which is reportedly working on a documentary with Jenner, has told CNN “we’re still not commenting.”
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CNN’s Steve Almasy, Rachel Wells, Todd Leopold, AnneClaire Stapleton, Paul Matadeen, Christie Bear and Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report.
