BREAKING: CNN’s Anthony Bourdain Dead At 61

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 “Parts Unknown.” His close friend Eric Ripert, the French chef, found Bourdain unresponsive in his hotel room Friday morning.

“Tony was an exceptional talent,” CNN President Jeff Zucker said in an email to employees. “Tony will be greatly missed not only for his work but also for the passion with which he did it.”

Bourdain’s death marks the second celebrity suicide this week.

Fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead on Tuesday from an apparent suicide.

The National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-TALK (8255). The National Text Line is 741-741. You can also call the local crisis line through the Butler County Center for Community Resources at 1-800-292-3866. All lines are open 24/7.

Tara Hamilton works at Butler County Human Services and is a member of the Butler County Suicide Coalition. She said when such a ‘visual suicide’ happens, it does somewhat help others to feel like they’re not alone.

“There are lots of folks who do feel like they are alone and seeing someone who seems to have everything going their way, or at least that’s the perception, to discover that they have also struggled…it reminds folks that it really can affect anyone,” she said.

Last September, the Butler County Suicide Coalition set out 23 empty pairs of shoes in Diamond Park to remember the 23 Butler County lives lost to suicide in the past year.

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