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- [Speaker] A new unauthorized
biography of Anthony Bourdain

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has come under fire
from friends and family

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of the late chef, author,
and travel documentarian.

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The book is titled Down
and Out in Paradise,

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The Life of Anthony Bourdain.

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It features text messages

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from the days leading up to
Bourdains suicide in 2018.

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This includes his final
exchanges with Asia Argento,

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with whom he was in a romantic
relationship at the time.

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The book also has texts from Bourdain

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to his wife of 11 years,
Ottavia Busia-Bourdain.

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The Bourdains separated in 2016.

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In a recent interview,

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Bourdain's brother, Christopher Bourdain,

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criticized the book and its
author Charles Leerhsen,

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saying, "Every single thing
he writes about relationships

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and interactions within our
family as kids and as adults

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he fabricated or got totally wrong."

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Christopher Bourdain
reportedly sent two emails

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to the books publisher,
Simon and Schuster,

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calling the book hurtful
and defamatory fiction

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and demanding that it not be released

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until its errors were corrected.

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His demands fell on deaf ears however,

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and Simon and Schuster
still plan on publishing

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the unauthorized biography.

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If you or someone you know

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is struggling with suicidal thoughts,

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the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

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is available 24 hours a day

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through texting or calling 998.

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