Fashion designer Mychael Knight dead at 39

Designer Michael Knight NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 15: Designer Michael Knight speaks on the runway at the Project Runway Spring 2007 - Michael Knight fashion show during Olympus Fashion Week in the Promenade in Bryant Park September 15, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images For IMG) (Mark Mainz)

TMZ reported Tuesday afternoon that the 'Project Runaway' star passed away Tuesday morning in a Georgia hospital.

Mychael Knight has been struggling with Irritable Bowel Syndrome for the past five years, according to TMZ.

The innovative fashion designer broke into the fashion industry in Atlanta before becoming a ‘Project Runaway’ finalist.

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