https://x.com/CryptoMikli/status/2024433428242764268
Apparently he got scammed by his manager who also scammed after 14 other disabled and elderly actors
Someone should kill that guy
Apparently it was a woman.
He says in the video that it took him 10 years to pay off the debt to the IRS that was incurred by the manager. The way he frames it as all taken care of makes me doubt this was the cause.
Bryan Cranston’s instagram post also has suicide hotline at the end.
I’m in deep despair as I write this tonight. RJ Mitte, my sweet son on Breaking Bad has died.
I met him when he was only 14 years old when he was cast as Walter White Jr., a part he played with such joy and enthusiasm.
Born with Cerebral Palsy, he never - ever - allowed that challenge to be an excuse for anything. He met the demanding shooting schedule head on with great determination.
Always listening to the advice that his TV parents (Anna Gunn and myself) gave him - but being a teenager, sometimes mischievously ignoring the counsel in order to learn the hard way… He was one of the stars of a hit TV show - but still a kid.
That kid was pretty raw when we started shooting the pilot in February of 2007, but little by little we watched him grow into a really fine actor. He parlayed his experience on the show to be a vocal advocate for performers with disabilities, and was the head of a philanthropic organization with a focus on helping the disabled community.
All that promise and potential now is such a loss.
It is especially devastating to hear that he took his own life.
Why?
We were texting each other just a few weeks ago - figuring out when we could meet for lunch. I don’t know if that lunch would have changed his future…
But I do know that I loved him, and thoroughly enjoyed being with him throughout the years on the series, and after the spotlight on Breaking Bad dimmed…
I’ll miss you, son.I can’t stop there without imploring anyone who is contemplating suicide to please call for the support you need at 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (https://988lifeline.org/). There is hope.
I don’t know if that lunch would have changed his future…
Jesus what a punch in the gut
RJ Mitte’s own IG is quite heartbreaking- he looked vibrant and happy in all of his recent posts, with numerous projects and appearances in media. And the photos of him and his recently engaged fiancee are so full of joy and optimism. There is speculation he was dealing with financial problems due to a trusted manager stealing his money.
Incredibly sad.
RIP 🥀
RIP Flynn
Did a double-take: No way
Terrible
Oh man that sucks dude. He really brought a lot to Breaking Bad.
His character was the moral core of that show and he was an exceptional actor. I noticed he was making a lot more public appearances over the last year and assumed he was finding newfound success after BB. I know he was a big role model for the cerebral palsy community so they must be taking it hard.
Indeed, he played a really great role being Walt Jr. it was always interesting to think that like Walter had two sons in Jr. and Jessie. I didn’t know he was doing charity work, just tragic all around.
Oooof you know when they don’t announce the cause of death it’s suicide.
The national suicide hotline disclaimer at the bottom of the article doesn’t help much either.
Hopefully his partner can get the help they need during this.
I didn’t even think about that… though I think they might print that any time it’s an article about someone dying.
Another article stated it was suicide.
What a shame.
Yeah… I agree. Although I do support a person’s right to choose their time and place, especially if they are suffering.
Does anyone willingly leave if they aren’t suffering?
spoiler
Not trying to disagree or be snarky, just a thought
occasionally someone with a family history of early dementia or alzheimers will do it to preempt the suffering
i kinda wonder if his quality of life was slipping and he chose to go now
