Video taking off 47x its usual first day

RJ Mitte, Breaking Bad's Walt Jr., has died at 34, TMZ reports

The In The Know Short pairs the news with a podcast clip recorded days earlier, in which the actor laughs about a Breaking Bad scene.

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TMZ Story of October 13, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 388,029 views a day, 47 times a normal first day on this channel (8,216).

RJ Mitte Dies By Suicide At 34... (RIP) | TMZ In The Know

"RJ Mitte Dies By Suicide At 34... (RIP) | TMZ In The Know" is a short news report on TMZ's channel. Anchor Jackson Buhai opens it by calling the news "highly, highly devastating." He reports that a county official and law enforcement confirmed Mitte died in Texas, by suicide.

Mitte played Walter White Jr., the son of Bryan Cranston's Walter White, across all five seasons of Breaking Bad. Much of the report's middle section shows him talking about that show. Buhai plays a clip from The Joe Vulpis Podcast, recorded six days earlier, in which Mitte discusses a Breaking Bad scene and how he played it. "No, that was a lot of fun. That was a fun day, too," he says. Buhai also mentions a recent meeting between Mitte and his Breaking Bad co-star Luis Moncada. Then he recalls Mitte's career and his work as one of Hollywood's most visible advocates for performers with disabilities, before offering condolences.

The Short reached about 174,000 views in its first seven hours. A typical TMZ Short gets around 8,000 views in a full day. The comment section, usually a couple of dozen replies on a first day, had passed 650 in the same seven hours. Viewers write about his presence on screen and share brief memories of meeting him. Many also write about how little a person's outward manner can show, and they urge others to check on the people close to them.

TMZ followed up with a second video showing police blocking a street outside the Texas home where, the outlet reports, Mitte was found dead.

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