Famous American chef Anthony Bourdain died at the age of 61 on Friday morning, allegedly committed suicide.
Anthony Bourdain is a writer, chef, and presenter of 'Part Unknown' which aired on CNN America. CNN on (08/06) confirmed Bourdain's death on Friday and said the cause of his death was suicide.
"With tremendous sadness, we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague Anthony Bourdain," CNN said in a statement Friday morning.
"His passion for adventure, new friends, delicious food and drinks and wonderful stories in the world makes him a unique storyteller His unending talent fascinates us and we miss him very much. and the bereaved family. "
When he died, Bourdain reportedly was in France to work on the upcoming episode of the CNN series "Parts Unknown". His close friend Eric Ripert, a French chef found Bourdain unconscious in his hotel room on Friday morning.
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Bourdain's death was the second suicide this week of a high-profile American figure. Designer Kate Spade, who built a fashion empire on her signature handbags, was found dead in her New York apartment of suicide on Tuesday.
His profile began to soar in 1999, when the New Yorker magazine published his article "Don't Eat Before Reading This," which he developed into the 2000 book, "Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.
He went on to host television shows, first on the Food Network and the Travel Channel, before joining CNN in 2013.
Bourdain had been dating Italian actor Asia Argento, who was one of many women to make allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
Of Argento’s recent speech at Cannes film festival, about her allegations that Weinstein raped her, Bourdain said: “It was an incredibly powerful moment, I thought. I am honoured to know someone who has the strength and fearlessness to do something like that.”
Weinstein denies all charges against him.
Bourdain's celebrity was such that when Barack Obama went to Hanoi, Vietnam in May 2016, he met him at a casual restaurant for a $6 meal of noodles and grilled pork.
Donald Trump told reporters as he left the White House that Bourdain's death was "very shocking."
"I enjoyed his show, he was quite a character," the president said.
Suicide rates rose in nearly every US state from 1999 to 2016, according to figures released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.
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