RJ Mitte / screen image

As the Gateway Pundit reported just days ago, RJ Mitte, one of the stars of the ‘Breaking Bad’ TV series, recently died by suicide.

Mitte suffered from cerebral palsy, but seemed like a generally happy person to casual observers.

Now, new details are emerging which may have contributed to his ultimate self-destruction. It’s a very sad story.

Breitbart News has details:

The cause of death for Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte was officially revealed on Tuesday after speculation swirled following the tragic news on Monday.

Reps for the actor confirmed initial reports from TMZ that the actor died by suicide at the age of 34. According to the Daily Mail, the actor had been struggling financially after he was allegedly defrauded of his wealth by a business manager, which left him with crippling IRS debt.

The actor’s financial woes dated back to his teenage years, when, aged around 17 or 18 and after three years working on Breaking Bad, he hired a business manager to handle his earnings and taxes.

He’d joined the show at 14 years old when it began in 2007, earning the Screen Actors Guild minimum for the pilot episode. As it grew in popularity, so did the cast’s earnings. Mitte once estimated he’d made between $3 million and $5 million from the series.

But instead of paying the IRS, Mitte’s manager allegedly pocketed the money and sent him forged tax filings instead. Mitte was later hit with a tax bill from the IRS that wiped out his earnings and lumbered him with a debt that took nearly a decade to pay off.

The report goes on to suggest that Mitte was frustrated by a lack of work in Hollywood and believed he would never get another job as good as the role he had on Breaking Bad.

He did not feel that his ability to play roles should have been limited by his disease, but thought that casting directors saw it that way.

There are also reports that suggest Mitte was caught in a feud between his mother and his fiancée.

Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte was forced to choose between his fiancée and his mother before he took his own life, according to TMZ.

Mitte, 34, sadly took his own life earlier this week.

TMZ reports that Mitte was struggling with family issues and was given an ultimatum by his… pic.twitter.com/TnSi3Q7hOs

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 14, 2026

It’s very sad news all around. He was a young man with a future.