RJ Mitte's Mother Speaks Out on the Day She Found Him

Dyna Mitte described on Thursday, October 15, in an exclusive interview with NBC News how she found her son, actor RJ Mitte. He died on Monday, October 12, at his home in Brownsville, Texas.

Mitte played Walt White Jr. in “Breaking Bad.” His representative confirmed that he died by suicide. The actor left no goodbye note. Sources disagree on his age: TMZ and Extra say he was 34, while Novosti reports that he died at 35.

What did Dyna Mitte say about Monday?

According to her, the actor spent the previous weekend with family and a few friends. On Monday morning she tried to reach him by phone. She told NBC News:

“I called him at 11. He didn’t pick up, so I bought lunch and went to bring it to him, and that’s when I found him.”

Dyna Mitte believes his decision was made in the moment, Extra reports. She chose to speak publicly in the hope that it might help another family because, as she put it, no mother should ever find her child this way.

What came before the actor’s death?

His mother says that for the last three months she had been suggesting therapy. In the same interview, Dyna recalled his answers:

“For the last three months I offered him therapy, I tried to talk him into it, but he would say: ‘No, I’ve got this. It’s fine. I’m handling it.’”

One of his close friends told her that the actor had earlier confided in him about problems that hit him hard.

She also confirmed what TMZ reported first: Mitte was under pressure to choose between his fiancee, Kennedy Suarez, and his family. She did not want to explain why the ultimatum was set. According to TMZ, sources close to the family say Suarez wanted him to pick between her and his mother, with tensions rising in the days before his death.

Dyna Mitte said she does not know what their relationship looked like when he died, and that she never wanted him to feel forced to choose. As TMZ relays the conversation, he could always have married, moved out and lived his own life, and the family would have stood by him. Kennedy Suarez did not respond to NBC’s request for comment.

What did his representatives say?

The actor’s representatives issued a statement to Deadline:

“We are deeply saddened by the tragic death of a beloved actor, philanthropist and dedicated advocate for people with disabilities, RJ Mitte. We ask the public to respect the privacy of his family and loved ones at this time.”

His mother ended the interview by speaking about her son. She described him as a special soul and an excellent actor, and said of her own grief:

“We all go through something hard in life, and everyone deals with it in their own way. If I had known anything and could have done anything differently, I truly would have. I would have given my life for his.”

At the end, she said what she wants to remain after him:

“I just want him to be remembered for all the wonderful things he did in his life and all the people he influenced.”