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The celebrity chef argued with the Italian star in the days and hours before his death at age 61.

But Leerhsen told HuffPost on Wednesday that the chef “intensely disliked” Christopher and stopped talking to him two years before his death. You can also get support via text by visiting [suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat](https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat). Bourdain died at age 61 in a French hotel room in 2018 while on assignment for his [CNN](https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/cnn) culinary adventure show “Parts Unknown.” A day later, the two communicated again via text. You were reckless with my heart. “But you were careless. “I am not jealous that you have been with another man. “Others in and near the family have confirmed to me that my portrayal of the Bourdain family dynamic is accurate,” the author said. I hate being famous. I hate my job,” Bourdain texted to his estranged wife Ottavia Busia-Bourdain, who remained a friend. “I hate my fans, too. [published by The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/27/dining/anthony-bourdain-biography.html) on Tuesday from excerpts in “ [Down And Out In Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain](https://www.amazon.com/Down-Out-Paradise-Anthony-Bourdain/dp/1982140445)” by Charles Leerhsen, paint a grim portrait of the “Kitchen Confidential” author’s final days.

Read an exclusive excerpt from the unauthorized Anthony Bourdain biography 'Down and Out in Paradise' by Charles Leerhsen.

By experiencing what he had been, he may have seen more clearly what he'd turned into—a character out of a sordid, slightly deranged James Ellroy novel, a doomed and desperate lover who hired a private detective to soil an obscure kid actor for the sake of a woman who respected him less for each effort he made on her behalf. It was an especially horrible thing for Tony to learn about himself, that he had lost his integrity in pursuit of a woman who seemed to spend her life performing for the paparazzi and clowning on Instagram, but perhaps there was some consolation and peace in finally seeing things for what they were. After the next day's shoot, Tony turned down Ripert's suggestion of dinner and went out by himself. It was this world-class mess of what had once been a love affair that Tony was desperately trying to keep going when—with him just settling in to begin the Kaysersberg shoot with Eric Ripert—Argento showed up on the paparazzi websites cavorting in the streets of Rome (and in the lobby of the Hotel de Russie, where she and Tony had enjoyed romantic interludes) with a handsome young French journalist named Hugo Clément. Toward the end of the meal, Schillinger, a handsome blond Frenchman of fifty-five, proposed that he, Tony, Ripert, and the crew make a beer run to Freiburg, Germany, thirty miles to the southeast, for a nightcap—and off they all went like a bunch of spring breakers. One possible reason for his elevated mood was that he'd had a good time the night before when, with the cameras rolling, he and Ripert had visited a two Michelin star restaurant called JY's in the nearby town of Colmar. The proprietor and chef, Jean-Yves Schillinger, had met Tony fifteen years earlier when he'd had a place in New York City; and as Tony and Ripert experienced his high-toned take on Alsatian cooking, memories came rolling back on waves of crisp local whites. Parts Unknown was not regularly broadcast in Kaysersberg, which accounted for Tony's anonymity there, but it did air in Freiburg, and as soon as Tony entered the crowded beer garden he became Anthony Bourdain again, the recipient of allos, prosts, and hearty handshakes, all of which he returned with a wide smile. How Down and Out in Paradise stands apart from the handful of [other works](https://people.com/food/what-to-know-about-anthony-bourdains-a-i-voice-controversy-in-new-doc-roadrunner/) which set out to tell Bourdain's story, is with intimate details from his final days in France, taken largely from texts and emails on his phone and laptop. By Thursday he seemed to be better and kind of wanted everyone to back off." One of his main worries, though, was that he would someday come fourth or fifth, behind her man or men of the moment. [died by suicide](https://people.com/food/anthony-bourdain-death-no-evidence-foul-play-violence-report/) in June 2018 at age 61 while in Kaysersberg, France to film an episode of his series Parts Unknown with close friend and French chef, Eric Ripert.

After Anthony Bourdain's Final Texts To His Girlfriend Were Released, Many Are Speculating If Asia Argento Cheated On Him During Their Relationship And ...

"Anthony was 62, I was 42. "I was angry, yes, for abandoning me, my kids. I cannot think of Anthony as somebody who would make a radical gesture like this for something like that." We are grown-ups." As I promised. As I said. But we are not children. I am not spiteful. “But you were careless. “I am okay. I do not own you. [Bourdain's death by suicide ](https://www.yourtango.com/entertainment/what-really-killed-anthony-bourdain)in 2018, he and Argento had been together for two years, and as Leerhsen notes in the book, [according to The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/27/dining/anthony-bourdain-biography.html), the two often had fits of jealousy directed toward each other.

Asia Argento and Anthony Bourdain's relationship has made several headlines over the years. We take a look at the Italian actress' current boyfriend Michele ...

[ESPN.com](https://www.espn.com.uy/mma/peleador/bio/_/id/4848704/michele-martignoni) also reveals that the MMA star fights in the Flyweight category and is nicknamed Italian Thunder. Americans can now call or text 988 to reach out and speak to a counsellor. In the US, please visit Samaritans USA for more information. The actress also talked about how Anthony’s death affected her, “I was angry [at him], yes, for abandoning me, my kids,” the Italian actress, said. You can also email them at “Anthony was 62, I was 42. Nobody’s ever going to say, ‘Oh, but you promised we were going to go to the beach.’ No, you know, you get a gig, that’s it. I cannot think of Anthony as somebody who would make a radical gesture like this for something like that.” We are grown-ups.” The actress has shared We take a look at the Italian actress’ current boyfriend Michele Titi Martignoni ahead of the release of an unauthorized biography based on Anthony’s life. It is written by journalist Charles Leerhsen and is set to release on October 11, reports

Anthony Bourdain took his own life in 2018. Now, a new book is making shocking claims about his final hours.

“People say I murdered him. They say I killed him. As I promised. As I said. I am not spiteful. “I am okay.