Chilling details emerge in mysterious death of Tommy Lee Jones's former child star daughter as guests at swanky hotel 'thought she was drunk' before dark truth was revealed.
By MARJORIE HERNANDEZ, US WEST COAST NEWS EDITOR and SAMEER SURI, US SENIOR SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER and MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER
Published: 00:01 EST, 2 January 2026 | Updated: 08:32 EST, 2 January 2026

The daughter of Hollywood icon Tommy Lee Jones was found dead by a guest at an upscale San Francisco hotel early on New Year's Day.

Victoria Jones, 34, was lying on the ground of the 14th floor of the Fairmont hotel in San Francisco when a guest who thought she might be drunk alerted hotel staff, a source told the Daily Mail.

The staffers quickly realized Victoria was unresponsive and immediately started CPR and called for an ambulance.

The daughter of Hollywood icon Tommy Lee Jones was found dead by a guest at an upscale San Francisco hotel early on New Year's Day.

Victoria Jones, 34, was lying on the ground of the 14th floor of the Fairmont hotel in San Francisco when a guest who thought she might be drunk alerted hotel staff, a source told the Daily Mail.

The staffers quickly realized Victoria was unresponsive and immediately started CPR and called for an ambulance.

By 2002, she made her movie debut with a small part in her father's picture Men in Black II.

She would go on to appear in a handful of acting projects as a child, including a 2005 episode of One Tree Hill and a role that same year the Western picture The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, which was directed by her father.

Although she has not acted onscreen since her role as a cheerleader on One Tree Hill, she has attended the occasional red carpet alongside Jones as an adult.

In 2017, she posed proudly at his side at the ArcLight Hollywood for the premiere of his movie Just Getting Started, also starring Morgan Freeman and Rene Russo.

She also made an appearance with her father in October 2017 at the opening of that year's Tokyo International Film Festival, where he was serving as president of the international competition jury.

After directing his daughter in The Three Burials of Melquiades, Jones showered praise on Victoria in an interview promoting the film.

'She’s a good actress, has her SAG card, speaks impeccable Spanish,' he said. 'When she was a baby, I told Leticia, her nurse, to speak to her in Spanish.'

He also related a charming anecdote about having to acclimatize his then 14-year-old daughter to the rigors of working on a Hollywood movie set.

'She had to get up at 5am for her part. One morning, she wouldn’t get out of bed. I said: "Honey, this is work." But she wouldn’t budge,' he told the New Yorker.

'So I fired her. Then, without telling me, the production staff went over and woke her and rushed her out to the set just in time,' he recalled.

Victoria is survived by Jones, Cloughley and her brother, Austin.

The Daily Mail has contacted Tommy Lee Jones's representatives for comment, as well as the Fairmont San Francisco and the San Francisco Police Department.

Mystery around Tommy Lee Jones’ daughter’s death deepens after new details emerge
By Patrick Reilly
Published Jan. 2, 2026
Updated Jan. 2, 2026, 6:37 a.m. ET

Victoria Jones, the late daughter of Hollywood legend Tommy Lee Jones, was initially believed to have been drunk when she was found lying unresponsive on the ground at a San Francisco Hotel New Year’s Day, according to a report.

Jones, 34, was found on the 14th floor of the ritzy Fairmont hotel by a guest who thought she had was passed out from drinking and alerted hotel staff, a source told the Daily Mail.

Staffers immediately began CPR and called for an ambulance — but paramedics declared her dead at the scene when they arrived.

Police arrived at the Fairmont San Francisco hotel around 3:14 a.m. on Thursday after a report of a medical emergency, according to the San Francisco Police Department.

There was no signs of foul play and no drug paraphernalia was found at the scene, the source told the Daily Mail. There was also no indication her death was a suicide.

The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of her death, cops said.

It’s still not clear if she was a guest at the hotel or how she wound up on the 14th floor.

Jones was the daughter of “No Country for Old Men” actor and his first wife, Kimberlea Cloughley.

Jones, who appeared on screen with her father when she was younger, was arrested at least three times in the past year, according to records obtained by The Post.

In April, she was busted in Napa County for obstructing a peace officer, being under the influence of a controlled substance, and possession of a narcotic controlled substance, court documents show.

Then in May she was arrested in Santa Cruz County and in June back in Napa County she was busted on domestic battery and domestic violence/elder abuse charges and was later released on bail.

Jones pleaded not guilty in both cases out of Napa County, according to court records.

The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach landmark agreement to bring beloved characters from across Disney’s brands to Sora
Agreement marks a significant step in setting meaningful standards for responsible AI in entertainment.
December 11, 2025

As part of this three-year licensing agreement, Sora will be able to generate short, user-prompted social videos that can be viewed and shared by fans, drawing on more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters.
Agreement will make a selection of these fan-inspired Sora short form videos available to stream on Disney+.
Disney and OpenAI affirm a shared commitment to responsible use of AI that protects the safety of users and the rights of creators.
Alongside the licensing agreement, Disney will become a major customer of OpenAI, using its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+, and deploying ChatGPT for its employees.
As part of the agreement, Disney will make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI, and receive warrants to purchase additional equity. 
The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI have reached an agreement for Disney to become the first major content licensing partner on Sora, OpenAI’s short-form generative AI video platform, bringing these leaders in creativity and innovation together to unlock new possibilities in imaginative storytelling.

As part of this new, three-year licensing agreement, Sora will be able to generate short, user-prompted social videos that can be viewed and shared by fans, drawing from a set of more than 200 animated, masked and creature characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars, including costumes, props, vehicles, and iconic environments. In addition, ChatGPT Images will be able to turn a few words by the user into fully generated images in seconds, drawing from the same intellectual property. The agreement does not include any talent likenesses or voices.

Alongside the licensing agreement, Disney will become a major customer of OpenAI, using its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+, and deploying ChatGPT for its employees.

As part of the agreement, Disney will make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI, and receive warrants to purchase additional equity.

Under the agreement, Disney and OpenAI are affirming a shared commitment to the responsible use of AI that protects user safety and the rights of creators. Together, the companies will advance human-centered AI that respects the creative industries and expands what is possible for storytelling.

The transaction is subject to the negotiation of definitive agreements, required corporate and board approvals, and customary closing conditions.

“Technological innovation has continually shaped the evolution of entertainment, bringing with it new ways to create and share great stories with the world,” said Robert A. Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney Company. “The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence marks an important moment for our industry, and through this collaboration with OpenAI we will thoughtfully and responsibly extend the reach of our storytelling through generative AI, while respecting and protecting creators and their works. Bringing together Disney’s iconic stories and characters with OpenAI’s groundbreaking technology puts imagination and creativity directly into the hands of Disney fans in ways we’ve never seen before, giving them richer and more personal ways to connect with the Disney characters and stories they love.”

“Disney is the global gold standard for storytelling, and we’re excited to partner to allow Sora and ChatGPT Images to expand the way people create and experience great content,” said Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI. “This agreement shows how AI companies and creative leaders can work together responsibly to promote innovation that benefits society, respect the importance of creativity, and help works reach vast new audiences.”

Under the license, fans will be able to watch curated selections of Sora-generated videos on Disney+, and OpenAI and Disney will collaborate to utilize OpenAI’s models to power new experiences for Disney + subscribers, furthering innovative and creative ways to connect with Disney’s stories and characters. Sora and ChatGPT Images are expected to start generating fan-inspired videos with Disney’s multi-brand licensed characters in early 2026.

Among the characters fans will be able to use in their creations are Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Lilo, Stitch, Ariel, Belle, Beast, Cinderella, Baymax, Simba, Mufasa, as well as characters from the worlds of Encanto, Frozen, Inside Out, Moana, Monsters Inc., Toy Story, Up, Zootopia, and many more; plus iconic animated or illustrated versions of Marvel and Lucasfilm characters like Black Panther, Captain America, Deadpool, Groot, Iron Man, Loki, Thor, Thanos, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Leia, the Mandalorian, Stormtroopers, Yoda and more.

As part of the agreement, OpenAI has committed to continuing its industry leadership in implementing responsible measures to further address trust and safety, including age-appropriate policies and other reasonable controls across the service. In addition, OpenAI and Disney have affirmed a shared commitment to maintaining robust controls to prevent the generation of illegal or harmful content, to respect the rights of content owners in relation to the outputs of models, and to respect the rights of individuals to appropriately control the use of their voice and likeness.