Scott Adams, the author and creator of the popular “Dilbert” comic strip, died Tuesday after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 68.
His ex-wife, Shelly Miles, announced his death during a livestream of his “Real Coffee with Scott Adams” show posted on his social media accounts. Miles previously told TMZ that Adams was in hospice care in his Northern California home as of Monday.
“I had an amazing life,” she read in a “final message”from Adams dated Jan. 1. “I gave it everything I had. If you got any benefits from my work, I’m asking you to pay it forward as best you can.”
In the statement, Adams added that he was dedicating his life to Jesus Christ after describing himself as “not a believer.”
“The part about me not being a believer should be quickly resolved if I wake up in heaven,” Adams said in the message. “I won’t need any more convincing than that. I hope I’m still qualified for entry.”
A number of people on social media paid tribute to Adams, who predicted that President Donald Trump would win his first presidency.
“Sadly, the Great Influencer, Scott Adams, has passed away,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform. “He was a fantastic guy, who liked and respected me when it wasn’t fashionable to do so. He bravely fought a long battle against a terrible disease.”
“My condolences go out to his family, and all of his many friends and listeners. He will be truly missed. God bless you Scott!” he continued.
Vice President JD Vance called Adams a “true American original, and a great ally to the President of the United States and the entire administration.”
“We lost one of the good ones but we’ll never forget him,” Vance added on X.
Donald Trump Jr., one of the president’s sons, wrote: “Rest in Peace to a true American patriot.”
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said that he “can’t believe he has died,” despite knowing “his death was coming.”
“Rest in peace, good and great man, rest in peace,” Musk posted.
The White House also posted an image of the “Dilbert” character alongside Trump and Vance.
Adams — who was abruptly dropped from syndication in 2023 for racist remarks — first announced his diagnosis in May, saying that it had spread to his bones and he was expected to die sometime over the summer.
At the time, Adams revealed that Trump had called to check in on him shortly after his announcement. He noted that he did not pick up the call at first, prompting the president to send over a voicemail in which he mentioned, in part: “This is your favorite president.”
“I thought to myself, ‘No, did I just send the most important person in the world to voicemail?’” Adams said in a video. “And it turns out that I had.”
In November, Adams said he would ask Trump to intervene after claiming his health care provider had “dropped the ball” in scheduling an appointment for Pluvicto, a drug used to treat metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The plea was shared by Trump Jr. and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“On it!” Trump later wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Miles, his former spouse, said that Adams had “predicted” his passing.
“He knew it was a different feeling than how he had been feeling before,” she said.
