My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar’s problematic final tweets resurface after tragic death at 44

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: Former My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar made a series of bizarre tweets leading up to his sudden death just two days before Thanksgiving in November. 

According to TMZ, the former musician, who was 44, was found dead at his Tennessee home in late November. While his cause of death was not made public, the outlet reported that it is also not known who found him dead. 

Meanwhile, it is his social media activity that has raised concerns among the netizens, as some of his problematic past tweets, including the ones containing racial and transphobic slurs, have resurfaced online. 

Bob Bryar's past tweets raise eyebrows

The Chemical Romance, comprising Gerard Way, Frank Iero, Mikey Way, and Ray Toro, confirmed their former drummer's death while asking for “patience and understanding” from the fans. 

A spokesperson for the band shared in a statement, “The band asks for your patience and understanding as they process the news of Bob’s passing.”

According to Daily Mail, the singer was last seen alive on November 4 and his last available tweets are from the same day. 

Bryar, whose profile picture was of him wearing a 'Make American Great Again' hat, made a series of tweets during the American Election. 

In one of his tweets, he cryptically wrote, “TULSI,” and in another, he said simply, “MEGYN.”

He seemed to be referring to former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and political commentator Megyn Kelly as his other post read, “@MegynKellyShow is on the way.”

In his last remaining post, the drummer talked about Linkin Park’s latest member Emily Armstrong, who took the place of Chester Bennington after the frontman’s death in 2017. 

Bryar wrote, “Emily Armstrong is destroying, shredding faces and making Chester proud. She was the perfect choice. AND she had to deal with the initial hate. that s**t is hard. trust me. word up.”

Bob Bryar’s old tweets resurface after his death at 44 

After Bob Bryar’s death, most of his social media feed was wiped out, with a few of his older tweets, comprising of both transphobic and racial slurs, resurfacing online. 

In one screenshot shared online, Bryar used an offensive term for transgender people in a post made on October 29. He wrote, “I'm just happy we can use the word t****y again. I don't care who hates me anymore. Fight me.”

In another series of posts, he seemingly discussed Black Lives Matter protests and suggested police should kill the protesters.

He wrote, “All of these protesters and police should all sit down and listen to the new Refused song together. It's so good and they would all be happy. Then the cops should get up and shoot everyone.”

In another viral screenshot, Bryar cryptically blamed the Kardashians for parting ways with his business manager. 

He wrote, “Lou Taylor was my business manager for 18 years. We just separated in September because the Kardashians are the slimiest pile of garbage on the planet.”

“They make a shitload of money, way more than I do, kind of like prostitutes. Anyways, I cannot be associated with them,” Bryar continued before discussing Kendall Jenner. 

He added, “Maybe Kendall because she's kinda real and has a SF90 that I could drive. They actually have blood on their hands. I KNOW EVERYTHING.”

Bryar, who served as the longest-serving official drummer of the American emo punk band, left the group in 2010. 

On March 3, 2010, their guitarist Frank Iero revealed that Bryar had left the band.

While he teamed up with them in 2013, he retired from music and became a real estate agent and an active advocate of various dog rescues and sanctuaries in 2014.