{"id":244486,"date":"2026-06-05T15:42:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/matt-browns-gf-urged-him-to-get-help-before-tragic-suicide\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:42:06","slug":"matt-browns-gf-urged-him-to-get-help-before-tragic-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/matt-browns-gf-urged-him-to-get-help-before-tragic-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Brown&#8217;s GF Urged Him to Get Help Before Tragic Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, the family of <em>Alaskan Bush People<\/em> star Matt Brown had their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/matt-brown-family-fears-troubled-alaskan-bush-people-star-is-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">worst fears<\/a> realized.<\/p>\n<p>The late reality TV personality\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/matt-brown-family-fears-troubled-alaskan-bush-people-star-is-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">body was found<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/06\/matt-brown-cause-of-death-alaskan-bush-people-star-was-43\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matt\u2019s cause of death<\/a> was suicide. He had pushed away many members of his family in his final years.<\/p>\n<p>His ex-girlfriend had hoped to save his life, pushing him to seek help for his struggles until the end.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"574\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_mattbrown_01-574x1024.png\" alt=\"Matt Brown shirtless in 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-555530 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_mattbrown_01-574x1024.png 574w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_mattbrown_01-168x300.png 168w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_mattbrown_01-538x960.png 538w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_mattbrown_01.png 603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_mattbrown_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During his final YouTube livestream, Matt Brown smoked, rambled, and partially disrobed while in a public park. It got worse than this.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-she-was-there-for-him-as-much-as-anyone-could-be\">She was there for him as much as anyone could be<\/h2>\n<p>On Thursday, June 4, inside sources told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/04\/matt-browns-ex-wanted-him-to-seek-help-before-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a> <\/em>about how Matt\u2019s ex-girlfriend, Jamie, did \u201ceverything she could\u201d for him at the end.<\/p>\n<p>Matt\u2019s \u201cpersonal struggles\u201d were no secret. We here at <em>THG <\/em>covered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/matt-brown-spiraling-alaskan-bush-people-video-family-cut-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his mental health<\/a> just days before his death.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>TMZ<\/em>\u2018s sources, Jamie spent months pleading with Matt to seek professional health.<\/p>\n<p>She knew that she alone couldn\u2019t be his \u201conly source of strength\u201d during his \u201cdarkest moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even after the two of them broke up, Jamie \u201cremained committed\u201d to Matt\u2019s well-being.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C9vQSKRS0hQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>After the news of Matt\u2019s tragic death became public, some pointed the finger at his ex \u2014 blaming her for his passing.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, that is not how this works.<\/p>\n<p>But the report from <em>TMZ <\/em>emphasizes that the breakup wasn\u2019t her \u201cfault,\u201d let alone Matt\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone, including Matt himself, saw her as \u201ca positive influence in his life\u201d before and after their breakup.<\/p>\n<p>The broader Brown family viewed Jamie as \u201ca blessing\u201d for her kindness and patience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alaskan Bush People Star Matt Brown&#039;s Cause of Death Revealed | E! News\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1WlUwTDDJa4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-43-year-old-died-by-suicide\">The 43-year-old died by suicide<\/h2>\n<p>Jamie ended up pushing hard for the mission to find Matt\u2019s body after he went missing.<\/p>\n<p>As we reported, the late reality TV alum was discovered in the Okanogan River in rural Washington state.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses said that she knew the sorts of places that he would go, even though they were no longer together.<\/p>\n<p>She likely hoped to find him injured or simply passed out.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, however, Matt had already died by suicide. There was nothing that she, or anyone, could have done.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6piX3dpL0s\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Matt was only 43 years old at the time of his death.<\/p>\n<p>It fell to his younger brother, Bear, to share on social media that he had died by suicide after his years of struggles with substance abuse and mental health.<\/p>\n<p>The Okanogan County Coroner ruled that Matt had died by suicide, by way of a single gunshot wound to the head.<\/p>\n<p>He had many people who loved him \u2014 even after spending years pushing people away.<\/p>\n<p>One of those people was Jamie. But, ultimately, loving family and friends cannot save someone in crisis. They have to seek help on their own before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/06\/matt-brown-girlfriend-did-everything-she-could\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Last weekend, the family of Alaskan Bush People star Matt Brown had their worst fears realized. The late reality TV personality\u2019s body was found. Matt\u2019s cause of death was suicide. He had pushed away many members of his family in his final years. His ex-girlfriend had hoped to save his life, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":244488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-244486","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}