CNN's Anthony Bourdain dead at 61

[babylonsister]

CNN's Anthony Bourdain dead at 61
By Brian Stelter
Updated 7:23 AM ET, Fri June 8, 2018


New York (CNN)Anthony Bourdain, a gifted storyteller and writer who took CNN viewers around the world, has died. He was 61.

CNN confirmed Bourdain's death on Friday and said the cause of death was suicide.

"It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain," the network said in a statement Friday morning. "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 CNN series. His close friend Eric Ripert, the French chef, found Bourdain unresponsive in his hotel room Friday morning.

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[octoberlib]

1. OMG! I'm in shock. RIP

[hlthe2b]

2. sobbing...

These are not "isolated" incidents of personal depression. I think it goes deeper and broader than that.

[Sherman A1]

3. Wow!

Wonder what is up with the recent string of celebrity suicides?

[FarPoint]

6. Trump sets the tone for America...

It has an affect

[mythology]

13. If you read the article, you'd have seen that suicide has risen by 25% in the last 2 decades

You can't blame every little thing on Trump. He might suck, but unless he's got a time machine, you can't say he's responsible for the massive increase in suicide.

[TexasBushwhacker]

54. True, but rising income inequality could play a role

and we can definitely blame the GOP for that. We have a lot of downward mobility and that is very hard to handle. The suicide rate of white middle aged males has gone up a lot.

http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/this-may-be-responsible-for-the-high-suicide-rate-among-white-american-men

[FarPoint]

88. There is a black fog over America..

Hope and a future look dismissal with tRump at the top....

We are American Citizens..not his property or employee....there is why the hate looks.

[backscatter712]

80. Yes it does.

Look at what happened to Kelly Marie Tran, aka Rose from Star Wars: The Last Jedi - got viciously harassed on Instagram, ended up deleting all of her posts. And countless similar stories.

David Hogg getting swatted.

Bullying and viciousness has become cool and hip in so many circles, online and elsewhere.

We need a better way to combat this shit.

Even if you're not a direct target, when you see people being horrible to each other, it hurts.

[xmas74]

25. This isn't a celebrity thing.

It's a lifestyle.

I've worked in kitchens. The pace sets people up for drug and alcohol abuse, either for an energy boost or to calm down at the end of the night. And the stress brings out the worst in reactions.

He's been out of it for years but suicide isn't that uncommon amongst chefs. I've unfortunately known several.

[padah513]

35. I think you misunderstood.

A famous fashion designer just committed suicide a couple days ago. I think he was talking celebrities in general not just your industry although I completely agree with you.

[xmas74]

40. I've been out of it for years.

I know Kate Spade died. She was a KC native and it's been all over the news. I just meant I wouldn't count this in the category of "shocking celebrity deaths" because it's much more common in the industry than everyone knows.

Bourdain was outspoken about his, and the industries, struggles with drugs and alcohol. He became a vocal supporter of women in professional kitchens and over the last few years was outspoken about the deep level of harassment against women in kitchens on a emotional, psychological, sexual and physical level. Even his death will draw attention to something normally not talked about in the industry: mental health.

I just don't want to see this brushed off as a celebrity suicide. Bourdain wasn't that guy. If his death could later be used to draw attention to something often brushed under the rug it would at least be something.

[Sherman A1]

45. I wasn't brushing it off as a celebrity thing

and I hope that you did not read that in my text. Three high profile suicides this week just seemed a bit odd to me.

[Sherman A1]

42. Yes, I was noting the group in the news this week

Kate Spade, The Sister of the Dutch Royal and now this one. I appreciate that suicide stretches across all industries, economic groups and into every corner of our shared humanity, however this just seemed very weird that we would have 3 high profile individuals choose to exit this world all in the space of a few days.

[donkeypoofed]

55. Bad things come in 3's

Unfortunately that's very true.

[Sherman A1]

75. seems to be

or at least we note them as such.

[smirkymonkey]

63. Also Avicii.

Very young. It's so sad to see such a string of suicides in such a short period of time, especially from people who ostensibly contributed nothing but good in the world.

[aikoaiko]

4. So sad. This country needed him.

[mitch96]

82. "This country needed him."

So did his daughter... She will never have the joys of a long father/daughter relationship, just some memories. I hope she does not feel it's her fault. Us adults can kinda sorta deal with it.. Kids? I don't know
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[aikoaiko]

85. Oh wow. His daughter is 11. That is a rough age to lose a parent, particularly to suicide.

I was 14 when suicide hit my family hard. I didn't escape the emotional aftermath well.

Condolences to her and the rest of his family.

[FarPoint]

5. This is yet another...

Tragedy of Depression...

[LuckyCharms]

7. Terrible terrible news...

I loved that guy. RIP Mr. Bourdain.

[superpatriotman]

8. Very sad news

He was unique and a much-needed voice in his field.

[True Dough]

9. Didn't see that one coming

You just never know. He was a gifted storyteller and a talent in front of the camera.

[samplegirl]

10. Wow!

Felt so sad reading this waking. I had been following his shows.

[babylonsister]

12. I had been traveling vicariously with him.

He surely will be missed.

[smirkymonkey]

11. What a tragedy.

Why is it always the good people that leave this world too early.

[appalachiablue]

46. That's the truth, good ones taken out far too soon. Bourdain was unique,

so gifted and compassionate about diverse cultures. We needed him, esp. in the US media.

[Stinky The Clown]

14. Deaths are sad, tragic, awful, even overdue. But Bourdain's death is a true loss.

[workinclasszero]

15. Sad

RIP

[UTUSN]

16. An authentic human. Rip

[betsuni]

17. I'm crying.

But he must have had a reason. I love Anthony Bourdain.

[TexasBushwhacker]

30. His girlfriend, Asia Argento must have broken up.

She was recently photographed with another man.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5807979/Asia-Argento-embraces-Hugo-Clement-shared-attack-Harvey-Weinstein-Cannes.html

[appalachiablue]

48. The article opens with 'Asia "reunited" with Clement, the pair had been

at Cannes a few weeks earlier.' What and when isn't clear to me from this piece. Bourdain praised her recent Weinstein speech at Cannes, and Clement wrote about it. Asia & Anthony must have been working & living on different continents from this. So how and when was the breakup.. who knows.

[TexasBushwhacker]

51. Yes. She still lives in Italy with her children

He is on the road 250 days a year, which lead to the demise of his second marriage.

[IluvPitties]

18. I feel pain.

Anthony was a special human being who did everything he could to bring people together. A very special man died today.

[vercetti2021]

19. Jesus Christ

Why?! mental illness claims another person...RIP

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

26. Or just

relentless hopeless despair. Nobody knows what we really feel inside. So tragic. No hope unless youre a mult millionaire.

[vercetti2021]

27. As someone who suffers from severe depression

I know it's mental illness to feel like we do, we always feel the hopelessness and despair of feeling worthless. Wonder how long he lived with it you know?

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

32. I do not.

Gotta have faith and hope in ourselves in the final event. Having a leader who cares is so crucial in a free society. Id bet a tin of biscuits AB voted for the real president too. Keep your chin up V.

[vercetti2021]

61. I plan on sticking around

No worries lol I'm sticking it out to see Trump get defeated

[xmas74]

41. He'd been outspoken for many years

About his struggles with addiction.

[appalachiablue]

50. Some of that I remember.

[vercetti2021]

62. I didn't know he was addicted

What was his addiction?

[babylonsister]

74. Heroin earlier in his life.

He also liked his cocktails and weed.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

65. I saw that too.

Was it him who did an undercover drug story w Anderson Cooper or somebody? I saw something on tv a while ago at my aunts house.

[bdamomma]

20. oh my

he was my favourite, this is very sad news.

[xmas74]

21. As a former galley worker in my youth

And a huge Bourdain fan, this got to me. Unfortunately he's not the only chef I'm familiar with that has committed suicide by any means. Still-damn. He had no issues with discussing the toll drugs and alcohol have on the service industry, especially in food service. And he was very vocal about how the industry treats women, especially the sexualized treatment of women in professional kitchens.

We're missing a hell of an advocate and a man I admired. Now I need to step back a moment and take it all in.

[oberliner]

22. Stunned and shocked that this man killed himself

He seemed to be living his best life.

[nolabear]

23. I'm just heartbroken. I loved seeing the world through his eyes.

The world, and we, seem so fragile these days.

[malaise]

24. I'm in shock here

How sad

[applegrove]

28. Very very shocking and very, very sad. Vibes to his family, friends and

colleagues and fans..

[BeyondGeography]

29. Open-minded, adventurous, good-hearted, authentic

One could go on. What a loss.

[saidsimplesimon]

31. Very sad, as are all suicides

I often wondered how he managed to keep up with the alcohol consumption.

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[NightWatcher]

33. It's Dark in America and even some positive people are having trouble coping.

The Age of trump is tearing the country apart for Putin who wants to tear the world apart and many of us are feeling the darkness as well.

If you need help please seek it.

[bdamomma]

34. Good advice

it is very sad to get to that point where they just can't go on. Please reach out to a professional mental health worker, they are out there to help.

Very sad news.

[oberliner]

38. Doubtful that Trump had anything to do with this

[NightWatcher]

47. You doubt that trump's America is a darker place than Obama's America?

[former9thward]

84. No one committed suicide when Obama was president?

[Tipperary]

87. I despise the dotard, but we cannot blame him for individual suicides.

Suicide is complex; blaming it on the political world is disrespectful and simplistic. Suicide has touched my family. The president at the time had absolutely nothing to do with it. Smh.

[revmclaren]

36. Such a loss. Heart breaking.

[panader0]

37. Gut-wrenching sadness.

So sorry for this loss.

[Glimmer of Hope]

39. I loved this guy so much. Damn.

[ecstatic]

43. RIP. I hope the investigation is thorough.

The timing seems off to me. I can see accidental but not planned, considering he was in the middle of an overseas project, presumably with lots of employees.

[TexasBushwhacker]

59. Pictures of his girlfriend, Asia Argento, with another man

were just published Tuesday. That could have something to do with it.

[oberliner]

68. Where were those pictures published?

Do you have a link or a source?

[TexasBushwhacker]

77. Daily Mail UK

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5807979/Asia-Argento-embraces-Hugo-Clement-shared-attack-Harvey-Weinstein-Cannes.html

[oberliner]

79. Thanks

Perhaps there is some significance to that.

[Sneederbunk]

72. Hope this is not a David Carradine thing.

[Tipperary]

86. Classy.

[el_bryanto]

44. Very depressing - really enjoyed his programs over the years. nt

[MelissaB]

49. I'm gutted.

[Trek4Truth]

58. I have not been this upset since Stevie Ray Vaughn.

[marble falls]

64. Exactly. Old restaurant hand here, just reread the "read this before eating" article ...

in the New Yorker that started his writing career. Bourdain was as skilled as a writer as Stevie Ray was a musician.

[mitch96]

83. And George Harrison, Jim Croce

Stevie Ray was taken too soon... Along with George and Jim
BTW welcome to the zoo..
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[C_U_L8R]

52. RIP

[SunSeeker]

53. He was living my fantasy life.

Traveling to all corners of the world, eating exotic delicious food, talking with fascinating people. I would have pegged him as one of the happiest people on the planet.

You never know a person's inner demons.

[Bradshaw3]

56. He made his shows about people

Food was just his way of entering into the world of people, cultures, ethnicities and countries. He shined a light on our common humanity, from around the world. I was lying in bed this morning trying to get back to sleep when I started thinking about him and his show about Hong Kong I had taped and watched last night. He was such an inspiration for me in this dark world we currently live in. He made me feel good about people. I didn't know him (at least one poster on here does and had a thread about him a couple of weeks ago) but I feel like I've lost a friend.

[BigmanPigman]

57. Shit this SUCKS! I've been a fan since 2001.

He did have a darker side and displayed it often over the years. I'd like to see him buried at the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris surrounded by writers and other artists with The Ramones playing in the background. Here's to you Tony.

[geardaddy]

60. ...

[honest.abe]

66. OMG.. cant beleve it .

He seemed so together and happy on the shows.

A very smart and clever man. I will miss him. Very sad.

[greatauntoftriplets]

67. He would have been a wonderful traveling companion.

[LAS14]

69. We will sorely miss his generosity of spirit in this age of mean spiritedness. nt

[kysrsoze]

70. 😭 I am so bummed! R.I.P., Anthony.

[WillowTree]

71. More evidence that success, fame and wealth don't assure happiness. So very sad.

[In_The_Wind]

73. Rest in peace

[DonCoquixote]

76. DAMN

Here is a man who was not just another rich person, but someone who took aim at a lot of them, including and especially his arch nemesis, Bobby "I rip off Mexican cuisine and claim it is mine" Flay. He was a person who used his food knowledge to expose cultures in the way that frankly, Journalists FAILED to do. See his episodes in the middle east and tell me he did not show both honesty and respect. He was HONEST about himself; when he went to the Bronx, he ate with Desus Nice, who later became one of the best political Satire makers. Desus talked about "crackheads..", tony said "wee, I WAS one once, with humility, not reality show style penance.

Here was a man that lived his life honestly, with both bravado and humility, who was not afraid to call out evil, such as when he was one of the first to call out Mario Batali.

I do not know what evil finally caught up with him. Maybe it was drugs, or maybe he was depressed at seeing this world go to hell. Let me say this, if any of us feel this depressed, the wrest of the world NEEDS us. We do not want to kill ourselves and let the Trumps and the Clergy laughs at us, and use our deaths to prove they "won." Tony could have done a lot more good, because he was exactly what the modern "Journalist" fails to be, someone who listens as well as talks, and then communicates in a way that people can understand.

I do not think his friend Anthony Zimmer is reading this. For all of Zimmer's cute factor, he walked the same road as Tony. Mr. Zimmer, if you ever get in this mode, remember those of us that are crying for your friend, and who knew that he, and YOU, still have a lot to do.

Mario Batali, if you are readign this depressed because those mean ol wimmin won't leave you alone, take a look at what your firend did,and realize that you could have, and should do better.

Bobby Flay, sorry, I won't weep for you when your souls sinks into that big ol pot of autherntico Mexciano chili. Even the iron Chefs won;t be able to make a meal out of you.

and to various of the more venomous (aka not all of) vegans, you use this to score points, and many of us will eat a steak to spite you.

I would say rets in peace tony, but right now you are traveling, probably to that great French restaurant over in the Fofth layer of Heaven.

Bon Appetit, me amis!

[LenaBaby61]

78. Wow, truly terrible ...

May he RIP .....

I know that he wasn't a religious person at all, and that he was no fan of organized religion, but I'd like to think that his soul is FINALLY at peace ......

SOMEWHERE.



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[shanti]

81. RIP, Tony