Anthony Bourdain's BFF and fellow chef Eric Ripert, posted this tribute to his late friend today ... Ripert, who had the very unfortunate luck of finding his friend's body this morning, has told some close friends Tony was feeling "upset" and "low" the night before his suicide. According to a source from Ripert's New York restaurant Le Bernardin who spoke with Radar, "Eric said Anthony was fine a few days ago, but then was upset and feeling low last night,” and Ripert is “just a mess."

Bourdain had demons, but he always managed to overcome them, according to a People magazine report that quotes a source saying, "I’m still in total shock of course. I just can’t believe it, and I can’t believe it would happen while he was in the middle of working."

The source, who is said to have known Bourdain for decades, told the mag: "If there was one thing that was always his saving grace, it was his ability to throw himself into his work — he was never happier than when he was on some adventure or in the middle of a project, so it’s so bizarre to me, and I’m sure to many people who knew him, that of all the times, this happened when he was doing what he loved and with people he loves."

Meanwhile, actress/activist Rose McGowan, who was connected to Bourdain's girlfriend Asia Argento since the early days of the #MeToo movement, posted a video of herself crying, saying, "Oh, Asia Argento you’ve been through so much, Anthony, why?" and "Anthony I am so mad at you. You were so loved, the world is not better without you. I have a message for those considering suicide as a solution to a temporary problem. Please call a hotline. Please reach out. Asia needed you, Anthony. We needed you. Please come back." She then posted a list of suicide hotline numbers. See has since deleted the Twitter video but Page Six captured it here ...