Scott Adams, the creator of the long-running Dilbert comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his former wife announced Tuesday morning during his podcast.
“He’s not with us anymore,” Shelly Miles told listeners on Real Coffee with Scott Adams.
Adams’ death follows months of public health updates in which the cartoonist spoke candidly about his deteriorating condition.
Earlier this month, Adams told listeners that doctors had given him no hope of recovery.
“I talked to my radiologist yesterday, and it’s all bad news — the odds of me recovering are essentially zero,” Adams said.
“I’ll give you any updates if that changes, but it won’t.”
He explained that he had lost feeling in his legs and was suffering from ongoing heart failure that made breathing difficult.
“You should prepare yourself that January will probably be a month of transition, one way or another,” he added.
Adams first disclosed his prostate cancer diagnosis in May last year.
He said at the time that he had been in constant pain and reliant on a walker for months.
“If you’re wondering if I’ll get better, the answer is no,” he said at the time.
“It will only get worse.
“There’s only one direction this goes.”
Miles, who was married to Adams from 2006 to 2014, told TMZ on Monday that Adams began receiving end-of-life care at his home last week.
She said she, her sister, Adams’ stepdaughter Savannah, and a team of nurses had been caring for him in his final days.
In November, Adams publicly appealed to President Donald Trump for help accessing an experimental cancer treatment he believed could extend his life.
The post went viral, prompting a response from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who wrote, “The President wants to help.”
Adams began writing and illustrating Dilbert in 1989, building it into one of the most widely syndicated workplace comics in the world.
The strip became known for its satirical take on corporate culture and office bureaucracy.
Hundreds of newspapers dropped Dilbert in early 2023 following racially charged remarks Adams made on his show.
He later relaunched the strip online as a subscription product titled Dilbert Reborn, which he described as “uncensored and spicier.”
Adams remained active behind the microphone until his health sharply declined, continuing to address his audience with characteristic bluntness about his prognosis.
This is a developing story.
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