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Asia Argento: Bourdain ‘Was My Love, My Rock, My Protector’

SPEAKING OUT

“I am beyond devastated,” the actress wrote on Twitter.

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Asia Argento, Anthony Bourdain’s partner, has spoken out about the chef and TV personality’s death. “Anthony gave all of himself in everything that he did. His brilliant, fearless spirit touched and inspired so many, and his generosity knew no bounds,” the actress wrote in a tweet Friday afternoon. “He was my love, my rock, my protector. I am beyond devastated. My thoughts are with his family. I would ask that you respect their privacy and mine.” The CNN star died by suicide, according to an announcement made by the network Friday morning.