A somber Caitlyn Jenner has broken her silence on the sudden death of her longtime friend and manager, Sophia Hutchins. While stepping out for a coffee run Thursday in Malibu, Calif. — where she lives — Jenner, 75, told the Daily Mail she was going through “tough times” and didn’t “want to talk.”

Sophia Hutchins, a close friend and manager to Caitlyn Jenner, has died in an ATV accident near Jenner's Malibu home. She was 29. TMZ was first to report the news. PEOPLE has reached out the Los Angeles Police Department for a statement.

Sophia Hutchins was Caitlyn Jenner ‘s longtime assistant and friend before her tragic death on July 2, 2025. At just 29 years old, Hutchins reportedly died near Jenner’s Malibu, California, home. And with the spike in public interest about her, we have a breakdown of what happened to Hutchins, who she was to Jenner and more below.