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SHOCKING NEWS OUT OF
FRANCE... CELEBRITY CHEF
"ANTHONY BOURDAIN" WAS FOUND
DEAD IN HIS HOTEL ROOM...
C-N-N SAYS "BOURDAIN" WAS
WORKING ON HIS SERIES "PARTS
UNKNOWN".. WHICH AIRS ON THE
NETWORK... THEY ARE
CALLING IT A SUICIDE...
"NIKKI BATTISTE" HAS THE
STORY...
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CELEBRITY CHEF ANTHONY
BOURDAIN WAS FOUND DEAD IN A
FRENCH HOTEL ROOM THIS MORNING
AFTER TAKING HIS OWN LIFE.
Nat/sot 'the history of the
world, as one chef told me, is
in this plate' A LONG-TIME
HOST OF"PARTS UNKNOWN" ON CNN,
THE NETWORK SAYS A FRIEND
FOUND THE 61 YEAR OLD FATHER
UNREPONSIVE -AND CONFIRMED
HIS DEATH WAS A SUICIDE. IN A
STATEMENT, CNN SAID, "HIS
TALENTS NEVER CEASED TO AMAZE
US AND WE WILL MISS HIM VERY
MUCH." BOURDAIN'S SUICIDE
COMES ON THE HEELS OF KATE'S
SPADE'S - AND ONE DAY AFTER
NEW RESEARCH BY THE CENTERS
FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION SHOWS A SPIKE IN
SUICIDES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
SINCE 1999.THE BIGGEST
INCREASE HAS
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BEEN AMONG PEOPLE IN THE SAME
AGE RANGE AS BOTH BOURDAIN AND
55 YEAR OLD SPADE.
14:49:38;08 SOT Sure, so
middle aged Americans and
particularly White men and
women, their rate has risen
the most um between 50 and 65
percent which is a tremendous
increase //" DR. CHRISTINE
MOUTIER IS CHIEF MEDICAL
OFFICER FOR THE MERICAN
FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE
PREVENTION. SHE SAYS A
PERSON'S SUCCESS OR A
CELEBRITY LIFE DOES NOT MAKE
THEM IMMUNE TO DESPAIR AND
DEPRESSION.
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002457 CM: // suicide
actually does not discriminate.
//The truth is every person -
no matter what the status in
their life - is human at the
core of it and will face these
kinds of struggles and
sometimes, ironically, it's
own identity and self-
perception that might keep us
from
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seeking help. BOURDAIN WAS
TWICE DIVORCED AND LEAVES
BEHIND AN 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.
NIKKI BATTISTE, CBS NEWS,
NEW YORK.
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IF YOU NEED HELP ... OR
KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES...
THERE IS A NUMBER TO CALL...
THE "NATIONAL SUICIDE
PREVENTION LIFELINE"... OFFERS
FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL
SUPPORT... AND CRISIS
RESOURCES 24 HOURS A DAY...
THE NUMBER IS 1-800-273-
