HIS SUDDEN DEATH.
KATE SNOW IS HERE WITH THE KATE SNOW IS HERE WITH THE
LATEST. LATEST.
HEY, KATE. HEY, KATE.
>> GOOD MORNING, GUYS. >> GOOD MORNING, GUYS. THE CELEBRITY CHEF, AUTHOR, THE CELEBRITY CHEF, AUTHOR, WORLD TRAVELER, INSPIRED WORLD TRAVELER, INSPIRED MILLIONS WITH HIS LOVE OF FOOD MILLIONS WITH HIS LOVE OF FOOD AND CULTURE. AND CULTURE. NOW, HIS MOTHER IS SPEAKING OUT, NOW, HIS MOTHER IS SPEAKING OUT, TELLING NBC NEWS THAT HER TELLING NBC NEWS THAT HER YOUNGER SON, CHRISTOPHER, BROKE YOUNGER SON, CHRISTOPHER, BROKE THE TRAGIC NEWS TO HER. THE TRAGIC NEWS TO HER. AND LIKE MILLIONS OF FANS ALL AND LIKE MILLIONS OF FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD, HIS MOTHER IS OVER THE WORLD, HIS MOTHER IS DEVASTATED. DEVASTATED. AND WERE LEARNING MORE ABOUT AND WERE LEARNING MORE ABOUT BOURDAINS FINAL MOMENTS. BOURDAINS FINAL MOMENTS. >> WHATS UP, ANTHONY?
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING, >> Reporter: THIS MORNING,
ANTHONY BOURDAINS MOTHER IS ANTHONY BOURDAINS MOTHER IS
OPENING UP. OPENING UP. >> THIS WAS THE GREATEST SHOW.
>> Reporter: JUST DAYS AFTER HER >> Reporter: JUST DAYS AFTER HER
SONS TRAGIC DEATH. SONS TRAGIC DEATH.
IN A PHONE INTERVIEW WITH IN A PHONE INTERVIEW WITH "TODAY," GLADYS BOURDAIN SAID
SHE HEARD FROM HER SON ONSAID SHE HEARD FROM HER SON ON
MOTHERS DAY, TELLING US, THERE MOTHERS DAY, TELLING US, THERE
WAS NEVER ANY SIGN THAT WAS NEVER ANY SIGN THAT
SOMETHING WAS WRONG. SOMETHING WAS WRONG. HEARTBROKEN BY HIS DEATH BY HEARTBROKEN BY HIS DEATH BY SUICIDE, SHE DESCRIBED HIM AS
FEISTY AND TALENTED.ED HIM AS FEISTY AND TALENTED.
ADDING, HE SHOULD BE REMEMBERED ADDING, HE SHOULD BE REMEMBERED
AS A LOVER OF PEOPLE OF ALL AS A LOVER OF PEOPLE OF ALL
KINDS. KINDS. FRENCH POLICE TELL NBC NEWS,
BOURDAIN WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE BOURDAIN WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE
AT HIS ROOM AT THE CHAMBARD AT HIS ROOM AT THE CHAMBARD
HOTEL. HOTEL. THE STAR WAS IN FRANCE SHOOTING
AN EPISODE OF HIS SERIES, "PARTS AN EPISODE OF HIS SERIES, "PARTS
UNKNOWN." UNKNOWN." JUST DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH,
BOURDAIN WAS ACTIVE ON SOCIAL BOURDAIN WAS ACTIVE ON SOCIAL
MEDIA. MEDIA.
POSTING VIDEOS AND INSTAGRAMING POSTING VIDEOS AND INSTAGRAMING
HIS MEALS IN THE FRENCH HIS MEALS IN THE FRENCH COUNTRYSIDE.
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTS "THE NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTS
BOURDAIN SKIPPED DINNER THURSDAY BOURDAIN SKIPPED DINNER THURSDAY NIGHT AND DIDNT SHOW UP FOR
BREAKFAST THE NEXT MORNING. BREAKFAST THE NEXT MORNING.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE. WE THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE.
HIS FRIEND WAS WAITING AT HIS FRIEND WAS WAITING AT
BREAKFAST AND WAITING AND BREAKFAST AND WAITING AND
WAITING. WAITING. HIS CLOSE FRIEND, ERIC REPIRE HIS CLOSE FRIEND, ERIC REPIRE FOUND HIM IN HIS HOTEL ROOM.
HE CALLED HIM INSPIRING AND. HE CALLED HIM INSPIRING AND
GENEROUS, ONE OF THE GREAT GENEROUS, ONE OF THE GREAT
STORYTELLERS OF OUR TIME, WHO STORYTELLERS OF OUR TIME, WHO
CONNECTED SO MANY. CONNECTED SO MANY.
ANOTHER CLOSE FRIEND, JACQUES ANOTHER CLOSE FRIEND, JACQUES
PAPIN, SAID BOURDAINS INFLUENCE PAPIN, SAID BOURDAINS INFLUENCE
WAS ENORMOUS. WAS ENORMOUS.
>> TONY, TO YOU, I WILL NEVER >> TONY, TO YOU, I WILL NEVER
FORGET YOU. FORGET YOU. >> Reporter: FOR COLLEAGUES AT >> Reporter: FOR COLLEAGUES AT CNN, BALTIMOREOURDAINS DEATH IS
DEVASTATING.REOURDAINS DEATH IS DEVASTATING. >> I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS. >> I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS. I LOOKED AT HIM AS SOMEBODY WHO I LOOKED AT HIM AS SOMEBODY WHO GAVE ME HOPE FOR WHAT ONES LIFE
COULD BECOME.FOR WHAT ONES LIFE COULD BECOME. >> Reporter: BOURDAIN HAD TALKED
OPENLY ABOUT HIS STRUGGLES WITHD OPENLY ABOUT HIS STRUGGLES WITH
DRUGS AND DEPRESSION. DRUGS AND DEPRESSION.
>> THERE WAS SOME DARK GENIE >> THERE WAS SOME DARK GENIE
INSIDE ME THAT I HESITATE TO INSIDE ME THAT I HESITATE TO
CALL A DISEASE, THAT LED ME TO CALL A DISEASE, THAT LED ME TO
DOPE. DOPE. >> Reporter: HIS FORMER >> Reporter: HIS FORMER RESTAURANT IN NEW YORK IS NOW A
MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL, AS TRIBUTES MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL, AS TRIBUTES
POUR IN FOR THE SUPERSTAR CHEF, POUR IN FOR THE SUPERSTAR CHEF,
AND INTREPID TRAVELER WHO AND INTREPID TRAVELER WHO BROUGHT EXOTIC CULTURES AND HIS
PERSONALITY INTO OUR HOMES. HIS PERSONALITY INTO OUR HOMES.
HIS MOTHER SAID WHO HE WAS ON TV HIS MOTHER SAID WHO HE WAS ON TV
REFLECTED WHO HE WAS IN REAL REFLECTED WHO HE WAS IN REAL
LIFE. LIFE. HE DIDNT DISGUISE ANYTHING, HE HE DIDNT DISGUISE ANYTHING, HE WAS WHO HE WAS AND IT WAS OUT WAS WHO HE WAS AND IT WAS OUT THERE FOR EVERYONE TO SEE. THERE FOR EVERYONE TO SEE. >> I THINK SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE >> I THINK SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY THIS BECAUSE I BEEN TOUCHED BY THIS BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL FELT LIKE WE KNEW
HIM.K WE ALL FELT LIKE WE KNEW HIM. AND HE WAS OUR FRIEND.
AND PROBABLY A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AND PROBABLY A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
THINKING, GOSH, I SHOULD BE THINKING, GOSH, I SHOULD BE
LOOKING AROUND. LOOKING AROUND. ARE THERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE THERE OTHER PEOPLE STRUGGLING? STRUGGLING? PEOPLE THAT ARENT FAMOUS.
>> Reporter: EXACTLY.OUS. >> Reporter: EXACTLY.
THATS THE CONCERN FOR MENTAL THATS THE CONCERN FOR MENTAL
HEALTH SPECIALISTS RIGHT NOW. HEALTH SPECIALISTS RIGHT NOW.
WHEN THERES HIGH-PROFILE PEOPLE WHEN THERES HIGH-PROFILE PEOPLE
THAT TAKE THEIR LIVES, THERES THAT TAKE THEIR LIVES, THERES
SOMETIMES AN UPTICK IN THE SOMETIMES AN UPTICK IN THE
SUICIDE RATE. SUICIDE RATE.
IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW, IS IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW, IS
HAVING STRUGGLES, THERES A HAVING STRUGGLES, THERES A
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION
LIFELINE. LIFELINE.
ITS 1-800-273-TALK. ITS 1-800-273-TALK.
>> SUICIDE HAS TOUCHED SO MANY >> SUICIDE HAS TOUCHED SO MANY
DIFFERENT FAMILIES THAT YOUD DIFFERENT FAMILIES THAT YOUD
NEVER KNOW. NEVER KNOW. WE DIDNT KNOW UNTIL A COUPLE OF WE DIDNT KNOW UNTIL A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO, WHAT HAPPENED IN
YOUR FAMILY, TOO. HAPPENED IN YOUR FAMILY, TOO.
>> I LOST MY FATHER-IN-LAW TO >> I LOST MY FATHER-IN-LAW TO
SUICIDE. SUICIDE. ITS BEEN YEARS AND IT DOESNT
GO AWAY. YEARS AND IT DOESNT GO AWAY.
OFTEN PEOPLE MIGHT THINK THAT OFTEN PEOPLE MIGHT THINK THAT
ITS GOING TO BE LESS OF A ITS GOING TO BE LESS OF A
BURDEN ON THEIR FAMILY IF THEY BURDEN ON THEIR FAMILY IF THEY
GO AWAY. GO AWAY. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IS
SO NOT TRUE.ANT TO SAY THAT IS SO NOT TRUE.
WE MISS HIM EVERY DAY. WE MISS HIM EVERY DAY.
THERES A HOLE IN OUR HEARTS. THERES A HOLE IN OUR HEARTS.
YOU KNOW? YOU KNOW? JUST TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS.
TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS AND TELL TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS AND TELL
THEM YOU CARE ABOUT THEM.
