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For those who haven't read it yet, the book "In the Weeds" does a pretty good job of showing the hidden side of Bourdain (if there was such a thing). He was as
by bink 10mo ago
For those who haven't read it yet, the book "In the Weeds" does a pretty good job of showing the hidden side of Bourdain (if there was such a thing). He was as imperfect as you might imagine. I personally enjoyed learning how cruel he could be as I always had a tremendous amount of respect for him and it made him more human to me.
They even cover an incident where the crew played a practical joke on him with a clown (his fear is mentioned in a li.st).
- randycupertino 10mo agoDown and Out in Paradise by Charles Leersen about Bourdain was also very interesting, highlighted how predatory his ex Asia Argento was with him (financial abuse- he constantly wired her money and paid her 400k sexual assault settlement for her statutory raping a 17-year old, cheating on him with multiple people including Hugo Clement, constant drama, supplying him with drugs, emotional neglect when he was struggling with depression). https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59366129-down-and-out-in-paradise https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59366129-down-and-out-in... His final text to her was "you were reckless with my heart." https://people.com/food/anthony-bourdain-asia-argento-last-texts-down-and-out-in-paradise-excerpt/ https://people.com/food/anthony-bourdain-asia-argento-last-t...
- jonah 10mo agoSo very very sad. Take care of your loved ones (but also take care of yourself)!
- EnPissant 10mo agoHe dumped his wife and abandoned his child to be with this woman 18 years younger than him, and he used drugs his entire adult life, long before he met her. No, I would not describe her as a predator.
- bink 10mo agoWhat's the source on the claim that he used drugs his entire adult life? I thought he had been sober from heroin for decades and only drank alcohol. Additionally, I'm not sure doing drugs alone qualifies one as a bad person.
- randycupertino 10mo agoIn the book I read about it, people interviewed claimed she would use in front of him and supply him, intentionally sabotaging his sobriety because it kept him more easily manipulated.
- EnPissant 10mo agoOh, he chose to dump his wife and get into a relationship with a drug addict?
- cromka 10mo agoDo you know for sure he knew she was a drug addict?
- EnPissant 10mo agoThe parent comment described her as a drug addict?
- coldtea 10mo agoAs per the comment about the book above, "she would use in front of him". In any case, using drugs is something people do. Whether famous or not. Famous people, in fast paced professions, dealing with fame, use them 10x more. People also cheat or end relationships and go with another person, often younger. Not even in small numbers, even above 50% of marriages end like that. Passion fades, another person might reignite the joy of love. It is what is is. Nothing especially bad as far as things people do is concerned, except if one thinks like some kind of prude.
- Findecanor 10mo ago
- dyauspitr 10mo agoMost marriages in the US end in divorce, it’s basically par for the course.