The cause of death for Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte was officially revealed on Tuesday after speculation swirled following the tragic news on Monday.
\n\nReps 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.
\n\nThe 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.
\n\nHe’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.
\n\nBut 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…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/
