BREAKING NEWS - Anthony Bourdain, 61, Found Dead Of Apparent Suicide In French Hotel Room
Posted on Fri Jun 8th, 2018 6:45am PDT By X17 Staff
The badass of all badasses, everybody's favorite chef/journalist, one of the coolest guys on the planet, the guy whose life we thought we envied, Anthony Bourdain -- host of his own show Parts Unknown on CNN -- was found dead of apparent suicide by hanging this morning in Strasbourg, France. His best friend and fellow chef Eric Ripert found his body.
The news network released this statement:
- "It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain,†the network said in a statement on Friday, June 8. “His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter and family at this incredibly difficult time."
Bourdain was in France working on an upcoming episode of his award-winning show. His fans and colleagues have reacted on social media with shock and sadness ...
My heart breaks for Tony Bourdain. May he rest in peace now. He was a friend, a collaborator, and family. A huge personality, a giant talent, a unique voice, and deeply, deeply human. My heart goes out to his daughter and family, and his longtime partners and friends at ZPZ.
— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) June 8, 2018
Anthony. One of my idols. Unapologetic, passionate and one of the best storytellers on the planet. Thank you for making food so exciting. And always standing up for everything right. Horrible. Why why why. Be at peace now :(
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) June 8, 2018
I have to say I’m in total shock to hear that the amazing @Bourdain has just died 💔 he really broke the mould, pushed the culinary conversation, Rest in peace chef 👨â€ðŸ³ 🙠thoughts and love to all his family and close friends xxxxxxxxxxx pic.twitter.com/HB7sV7CeRH
— Jamie Oliver (@jamieoliver) June 8, 2018
Stunned and saddened by the loss of Anthony Bourdain. He brought the world into our homes and inspired so many people to explore cultures and cities through their food. Remember that help is a phone call away US:1-800-273-TALK UK: 116 123
— Gordon Ramsay (@GordonRamsay) June 8, 2018
Bourdain had been dating Italian actress/director Asia Argento, who directed a recent episode of Parts Unknown in China. Bourdain was a huge supporter of his girlfriend after she was one of the first to come forward with accusations against Harvey Weinstein and was one of the biggest #MeToo advocates. The actress had recently been photographed with French reporter Hugo Clement in Rome, a few weeks after they were together in Cannes. However, Argento was with Bourdain in Florence just a week previous. Still, the photos of Argento and Clement are clearly romantic -- they're hugging and holding hands, strolling the streets of the Italian capital. Could that have pushed Tony over the edge?