Scott Adams, the US cartoonist famous for his "Dilbert" comic strip whose career was later soured by a racism row, has died at age 68, his ex-wife said on Tuesday. Ex-wife Shelly Miles announced his passing in an emotional, live-streamed message on Adams's YouTube channel, "Real Coffee with Scott Adams." US President Donald Trump paid tribute to Adams as a "great influencer" in a post on his Truth Social platform. But many publications including the Washington Post dropped the comic after Adams posted a video in 2023 calling Black people a "hate group." Adams later defended his comments and said that he had been using hyperbole.

Source: The Star January 14, 2026 05:20 UTC