r/breakingbad • u/Boring_Elevator3817 • 9h ago

RJ Mitte (Walt Jr) has passed šŸ˜„

Wow, I was shocked to hear this. They are saying it was suicide. So sad. He was only 34 years old. RIP, Flynn ā¤ļø

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u/iamhungrybox 9h ago

fucking terribleā€¦.

please check in on your loved ones going through a hard time

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u/Ra3den21 8h ago edited 6h ago

I mean he's definitely dead but this story about his suicide is just a tabloid quoting an anonymous county official. It may well be true but it feels a little early to be discussing his supposed hidden pain. Obviously some situations make the intent obvious but it could just as easily have been something accidental.

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u/PmButtPics4ADrawing 8h ago

TMZ is reporting it, despite the sensationalism they actually tend to be very accurate about this stuff. They're often the first to report celebrity deaths.

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u/edencathleen86 7h ago

They were the first to report about Kobe's death before all of the family was notified. Smh

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u/PmButtPics4ADrawing 7h ago

Yeah there's a lot to criticize about TMZ. Lack of accuracy just isn't one of them, they have deep networks in police departments, hospitals, coroner's offices etc so they can get tipped off right away

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u/TheAllyCrime 7h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMZ

I mean, just a few years ago they reported Jerry Lee Lewisā€™s death before it even happened, and claimed Lilā€™ Wayne was in a coma breathing through tubes when he had actually already been released from the hospital.

In their ā€œzealā€ for breaking stories TMZ isnā€™t afraid to cut corners. They could very easily have published unfounded claims about suicide, which they can just retract later on without any real consequences.

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u/Givingtree310 6h ago

Are you saying they reported Jerry Lee Lewisā€™s death ā€œbefore it even happenedā€ and then it happened?!? Now that would be wild.

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u/TheAllyCrime 6h ago

Yep. They reported Lewis died, a rep/agent for him informed TMZ that he wasnā€™t dead, and then three days later he actually did die.

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u/Givingtree310 6h ago

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u/Infinite_Case_2172 6h ago

TMZ: We'll see about that.

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u/midsumernighttts 4h ago

omg. i forgot about that lol.

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u/AdrianHD 1h ago

They arenā€™t impervious but for a website that posts nothing but news all day every day, a few instances out of that probably proves their track record more if anything.

Not that Iā€™m defending what they do, itā€™s gross. Itā€™s just unfortunately very accurate.

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u/TheAllyCrime 1h ago

Thatā€™s a fair point. They do produce a lot of content.

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u/originalcin9 7h ago

Accurate means nothing when we're talking about human life. I lsot someone very suddenly in 2020 who was only 29 yrs old. People asking HOW immediately was the most annoying thing. It doesn't matter. Especially not right now.