James Foley, the film director behind two of the Fifty Shades of Grey films, has died aged 71. Foley also directed three Madonna music videos in the 1980s - Papa Don't Preach, Live to Tell and True Blue.

Filmmaker James Foley, whose directing career spans numerous music videos for Madonna as well as TV series 'House of Cards' and the 'Fifty Shades' sequels, has died.

The veteran New York City-born filmmaker also directed the sequels to “Fifty Shades of Grey” and a dozen episodes of “House of Cards.”