THIS CNN MAN JUST COMMITTED SUICIDE TODAY.........."We'll miss him" Barack Obama mourns CNN host Anthony Bourdain who committed suicide today

Former US President Barack Obama has taken to Twitter to mourn CNN host Anthony Bourdain who committed suicide today at 61.

Bourdain was in France working on an upcoming episode of his award-winning CNN series "Parts Unknown" when his close friend Eric Ripert, the French chef, found Bourdain unresponsive in his hotel room on Friday morning.
Obama, who has met and dined, with the CNN host shared a photo of them together and wrote:

“Low plastic stool, cheap but delicious noodles, cold Hanoi beer.” This is how I’ll remember Tony. He taught us about food — but more importantly, about its ability to bring us together. To make us a little less afraid of the unknown. We’ll miss him.

Anthony Bourdain, a gifted storyteller and popular writer who took CNN viewers around the world, has died at the age of 61.

CNN confirmed Bourdain's death today and said the cause of death was suicide.

"It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain. His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter and family at this incredibly difficult time."

Bourdain was in France working on an upcoming episode of his award-winning CNN series "Parts Unknown" when his close friend Eric Ripert, the French chef, found Bourdain unresponsive in his hotel room on Friday morning.

Bourdain's death happened after fashion designer Kate Spade hanged herself in an apparent suicide at her Manhattan apartment on Tuesday. Spade was found hanged by a scarf she allegedly tied to a doorknob, an NYPD source said.

Suicide is a growing problem in the United States. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a survey Thursday showing suicide rates increased by 25% across the United States over nearly two decades ending in 2016. Twenty-five states experienced a rise in suicides by more than 30%, the government report finds.