Clip Of RJ Mitte Opening Up About The Financial Abuse He Endured During 'Breaking Bad' Resurfaces After His Tragic Death

Just days ago, Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte died by suicide at the age of 34.

In the wake of his tragic death, a video has resurfaced of him talking about his financial struggles, allegedly largely caused by poor, exploitive business management.

While guest starring on The Iced Coffee Hour podcast, Mitte opened up about not being made a millionaire by his primary role in the five-season show Breaking Bad, stating that he was "not even close."

Mitte revealed:

"No, not even close."

"I've paid more in taxes than I got from 'Breaking Bad.'"

"One thing that did put a damper on me, I did have a bad business manager. I got royally hammered in my last four years of my highest earning series."

According to the actor, he and his parents had managed his money for years, but when he was repeatedly pressured to get a proper accountant who could handle his finances as a rising actor, he signed on with a business manager who, he later realized, targeted elderly actors and actors with disabilities like himself.

Though he used the pronoun "she" to describe the manager, he otherwise kept the person anonymous. He was pretty certain that the manager was still in the industry and didn't want to cause a stir by releasing her name.

But he knew, looking back, that this person had been stealing money from him by sending him faked tax information that required him to submit more money than he was legally obligated to, so that she could pay the taxes and save the extra money for herself, forcing the actor into devastating debt that he didn't know how to navigate.

Mitte held himself accountable for the situation, however.

"At the end of the day, though, it's my negligence."

"The IRS doesn't really care about you. They only care that you make sure that you are paying [taxes]."

"Anyone else that handles that is your fault because you did not do your due diligence."

You can watch the segment here:

The resurfaced clip was shared on the "Fauxmoi" subReddit, where Redditors were disgusted by what Mitte went through.

"Financial abuse. Not enough protections for young actors. I know he refused to publicly name the manager, but I hope karma gets them." —neuroticdynamite

"He said the accountant would target disabled young and elderly actors, too. Complete scumbag." —been_mackin

"They worked at the Sheriff's office; let's not forget to leave that crucial detail out. So corrupt."

"He even said he would have had to file where she worked, which is exactly what protected her. Crooked deputy. ACAB."

"This is disgusting, and the hosts of the show just gloss over it instead of showing him empathy in that moment." —Square_Midnight

"I want to know who that business manager is. Evil." —Historical-Edge-9332

"That's been the question of the moment. It's also been a way to give the family and those who knew him space to grieve and figure out what happened privately, but also give the public something to focus on that very well might have had an impact on why RJ did what he did." —TCoMonteCristo

"He comes across as such a genuinely good person. It's truly sad that he was treated so unfairly like this." —Educational_Ad_3528

"'Bad business manager,' AKA: fraud and theft... This poor kid. He was literally just a kid." —Correct-Hope-2227

"The worst is that he was a child. He had no one else. Father wasn't in the picture, and mother was paralysed. He was the main breadwinner since the age of 13 and did the right thing. Which is to get a professional. Yet he still lost everything." —Fearless_Mind_4223

"The system is so incredibly exploitative. This just breaks my heart." —butt-in-ski

"REMEMBER Y'ALL, IF YOU LOOK FOR AN ACCOUNTANT, SPECIFICALLY ASK IF THEY ARE A FIDUCIARY."

"THEY ARE LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO ACT IN YOUR BEST INTEREST, AND IT IS THE BEST WAY TO SAFEGUARD YOURSELF."

"There are a lot of ways to check and make sure you are dealing with a fiduciary as well, so if you are worried, ‘well, they can just lie,’ but no, they cannot! There are legal consequences for lying, and the information regarding their fiduciary status is public information and possible to look up."

"REMEMBER, IF IT'S FINANCIAL, FIND A FIDUCIARY." —Dickie-Nird

You can watch the full interview here, as well:

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It's never okay to exploit someone, but it feels worse that it was a child with a disability being exploited, especially when he just wanted to do the right thing, professionally and for his family.