Celebrity chef, TV host, and bestselling author Anthony Bourdain committed suicide at the age of 61 early this morning after friends found him unresponsive in a French hotel room.
Details are relatively scant, but news of the host’s untimely demise, who often courted controversy and never hid his struggles, was met with a genuine outpouring of grief and affection.
BREAKING: Anthony Bourdain of CNN’s “Parts Unknown” is dead. The chef, storyteller and Emmy-winning host has committed suicide at age 61, CNN confirms https://t.co/kUSmSJZXNm pic.twitter.com/VyZyfh5my2
— CNN (@CNN) June 8, 2018
Anthony Bourdain opened up about his ‘unhappy soul’ in an interview a year before died https://t.co/VMNJlWzkRR
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) June 8, 2018
Now, Anthony Bourdain. How terribly sad!
Please, please, let us treat mental illness, depression and suicide as health issues, not defects of character. That stigma is part of what prevents people from getting help they need. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) June 8, 2018
Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain both led what millions of people would consider dream lives. Their suicides are a stark testament to the horrible power of depression. Let’s hope this become a clarion call for people to seek help.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) June 8, 2018
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