Joe Rogan Haunted By Anthony Bourdain Death—'I Could Have Stopped Him'
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Joe Rogan felt there was something he could have done had he been with Anthony Bourdain on the day he died.
Newsweek reached out to Rogan's representative via email for comment.
The Context
Bourdain was a chef, author and television personality known for his popular culinary travel shows including Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. He had several New York Times best-selling books including Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly and Medium Raw.
The New York native died on June 8, 2018 at the age of 61 after taking his own life. At the time, Bourdain was filming a new episode of Parts Unknown, according to CNN. His friend, Eric Ripert, found Bourdain unresponsive in his hotel room.
"Anthony was my best friend. An exceptional human being, so inspiring & generous," Ripert said at the time on X, formerly Twitter. "One of the great storytellers who connected w so many. I pray he is at peace from the bottom of my heart. My love & prayers are also w his family, friends and loved ones."
Joe Rogan (L) during the UFC 247 ceremonial weigh-in at the Toyota Center on February 7, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Anthony Bourdain (R) of the Travel Channel's "No Reservations" at the Zoom on January 22,...
Joe Rogan (L) during the UFC 247 ceremonial weigh-in at the Toyota Center on February 7, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Anthony Bourdain (R) of the Travel Channel's "No Reservations" at the Zoom on January 22, 2006 in Park City, Utah. More; Jason Squires/WireImage
What To Know
On Friday's episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan spoke out about his late friend Bourdain while chatting with chef José Andrés.
"There's moments when people take their own life where the worst feeling is, 'I feel like if I was there, I could have stopped him from doing that,'" Rogan said.
"You know, the feeling like he just was alone, and sometimes you just need to know that you're not alone and you're gonna be OK," the 57-year-old continued. "Like whatever you think is gonna be the worse thing that's happening here, it's not. You're loved. You're loved, you're an amazing person. There's so much more to see. You don't want to leave these people behind, you don't want to hurt them. You don't want to hurt these people in your life, you don't want to hurt your family, you don't want to hurt your daughter, you don't want to hurt your wife. Don't do it. I know it feels impossible, but it's because you're alone."
The UFC commentator added: "Maybe I wouldn't have been able to do anything. Maybe I'm wrong. But there's that haunting feeling that I could've talked to him and go, 'Man.' That feeling f***ing sucks. That feeling of if I was there with him, I think we could've had some laughs, we could've joked around about some stuff, and we would've been OK."
In response, Andrés said: "I know you think that's something I didn't close yet. Obviously I'm not going to talk on behalf of Eric [Ripert], but Eric was so strong, and Eric obviously was shooting with him in France when that happened."
"I understand that feeling because I'm still going through it," he said, agreeing with Rogan's take on the matter. "It's OK to feel responsible because that means you care for those people. But the message here is that we all need to be checking always on each other. That's what friends are for."
What People Are Saying
Rogan and Bourdain had bonded over their love of UFC and jiu-jitsu, and Bourdain appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience in 2011. Despite the episode airing nearly 14 years ago, there are new comments on the podcast on Spotify.
Steve Messina wrote on the streaming platform one week ago: "One of THE Greatest Artists of the past 50 Years... and so humble he didn't consider himself one."
Tuomas Rimpinen said two months ago: "Rip Anthony, one of the realest celebrities."
Rico B Larso added in a note six months ago: "Joe really admired this man. If you ever want sobbing just get Joe talking about anthony."
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text "988" to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org
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