Anthony Bourdain, who killed himself in a French hotel room earlier this month, had no narcotics or alcohol in his body when he died.
PARIS, June 22 (Reuters) – U. S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who killed himself in a French hotel room earlier this month, had no narcotics or alcohol in his body when he died, a local prosecutor said on Friday.
Bourdain, host of CNN’s food-and-travel-focused « Parts Unknown » television series, was 61. Brash and opinionated, he had spoken openly about his use of drugs and addiction to heroin earlier in his life.
« No trace of narcotics, no trace of any toxic products, no trace of medicines, no trace of alcohol, » prosecutor Christian de Rocquigny told Reuters.
Bourdain, whose career catapulted him from washing dishes at New York restaurants to dining in Vietnam with President Barack Obama, hanged himself in a hotel room near Strasbourg, France, where he had been working on an upcoming episode of his TV series, according to CNN.
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(Reporting by Patrick Genthon Writing by Ingrid Melander Editing by Mark Heinrich)
