This is heartbreaking. Kate Spade’s suicide note has been released, and it was addressed to her 13-year-old daughter with an eery message.
Kate Spade, who passed away earlier today at the age of 55 by an apparent suicide, left a note for her daughter, Bea, 13. “Bea – I have always loved you. This is not your fault. Ask Daddy!” the note said, according TMZ. It’s not clear whether she meant for her only daughter to ask father, Andy Spade, if he did something that drove her to suicide or if he could explain why his wife took her own life. News broke this afternoon that Kate Spade was found dead in her Park Avenue apartment by the maid. The gruesome details revealed that she was found cold to the touch, tied with red scarf to a closet door knob in her bedroom. The housekeeper rushed downstairs to the superintendent who cut Kate down and started to perform CPR. However, it was too late.
HollywoodLife.com learned exclusively that friends of the late designer are in complete shock . “This is completely unexpected,” a source revealed. “She was not a depressed person. This is so absolutely shocking. We had no idea she was feeling this way.” Kate’s husband and business partner Andy was on the scene, while their daughter was in school when news broke. After Kate sold her company kate spade new york to Neiman Marcus in 2006, she took 10 years off from the industry to raise her daughter, who was born in February 2005. In 2016, she and her partners launched Frances Valentine, another accessories brand. Their most recent collection was called “Where Is Kate Spade?” to celebrate the two year anniversary of the brand.
After creating Frances Valentine, Kate raved to The Cut about her relationship with her daughter and balancing her business. “It’s a thing that Andy and I decided to do when she was little,” the designer said. “When she got older and she had all these activities, it became a little more difficult, but I still made it a point to have our dining-room table set, just so she knows that there’s structure. We want to sit together as a family and talk about our days.”
We have reached out to the NYPD to confirm the contents of the suicide note. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
