Ryan Knight Dead At Age 29: Real World Star’s Girlfriend Makenzie Jauer Reveals Sad Message

Ryan Knight Dead At Age 29: Real World Star's Girlfriend Makenzie Jauer Reveals Sad Message

Real World star Ryan Knight died on November 27th after an alleged overdose and, while his fans are of course upset, his current girlfriend, Makenzie Jauer, admits she’s “heartbroken, confused, hurt and most of all mad.” Ryan was just 29 years old. While some have speculated that he died of an overdose, current autopsy reports, according to TMZ, have found no anatomical cause of death; we’ll have to wait for the toxicology reports to determine whether or not he was intoxicated at time of death. No substances, however, were found in his home.

During his time on the Real World, season 24 New Orleans, Ryan revealed he’d gotten addicted to painkillers after a hockey injury left him reliant on narcotics. Friends revealed that Ryan was partying hard the night prior to his death and was seen taking a few pills. This is the second death in recent weeks to hit close to the MTV family; Diem Brown recently lost her battle with cancer.

Mackenzie left this heartfelt, emotional message on her Instagram feed, alongside a cute picture of herself with Ryan:

“I love you Ryan Knight. I am heartbroken, confused, hurt and most of all mad. The pain I am feeling now will never go away. You mean more to me than you will ever know & I never thought that I would spend a day without you. Every second with you was full of love and laughter. You were the brightest light in every room. You taught me not to care about what other people think and you made me understand that being myself was okay.

“Thank you for being inappropriate at the worst of times and making me laugh until I cried. Thank you for loving me unconditionally even though I snored and drooled on you in my sleep. You had the sweetest soul and I will never forget that. I always called you “my sweet angel” and now you truly are. Love you forever, MEK”

What do you make of Ryan’s death? The Real World is one of the longest running reality TV shows, and it’s experienced its fair share of loss. Our thoughts go out to Ryan’s friends and family.

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