The badass of all badasses, everybody's favorite chef/journalist, one of the coolest guys on the planet, the guy whose life we thought we envied, Anthony Bourdain -- host of his own show Parts Unknown on CNN -- was found dead of apparent suicide by hanging this morning in Strasbourg, France. His best friend and fellow chef Eric Ripert found his body.

The news network released this statement:
    "It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain,” the network said in a statement on Friday, June 8. “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 show. His fans and colleagues have reacted on social media with shock and sadness ...






Bourdain had been dating Italian actress/director Asia Argento, who directed a recent episode of Parts Unknown in China. Bourdain was a huge supporter of his girlfriend after she was one of the first to come forward with accusations against Harvey Weinstein and was one of the biggest #MeToo advocates. The actress had recently been photographed with French reporter Hugo Clement in Rome, a few weeks after they were together in Cannes. However, Argento was with Bourdain in Florence just a week previous. Still, the photos of Argento and Clement are clearly romantic -- they're hugging and holding hands, strolling the streets of the Italian capital. Could that have pushed Tony over the edge?