I hate my job," Anthony wrote to Ottavia in excerpts of the book reviewed by The New York Times.
The final days of Anthony Bourdain, pictured in 2017, were revealed to be somber in text exchanges released as part of new, unauthorized biography.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN'S GIRLFRIEND ASIA ARGENTO SHARES BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE FOR THE LATE CHEF: ‘MISSING YOU’.In Leerhsen's book, he described Argento as being "controlling" and "blowing up" whenever she saw Bourdain or his wife posting pictures with family on social media."You didn’t want me to put a pic that had you in it because Asia would freak out and I have the feeling that will not change anytime soon," Ottavia wrote in one text exchange ahead of a Father's Day weekend.Anthony Bourdain argued with Asia Argento in text messages sent before his death in 2018.
Asia Argento and Anthony Bourdain, pictured in 2017, dated for nearly two years before he died in 2018.
Meanwhile, Argento told The Times that she had not read the book, and said: "I wrote clearly to [Leerhsen] that he could not publish anything I said to him."Two days before he died, Bourdain ate with his close friend and chef, Eric Ripert, with whom he was filming his showAnthony Bourdain and chef Eric Ripert, seen in 2017, worked together on "Parts Unknown" and were best friends for years
Per publisher Simon & Schuster, "'Down and Out in Paradise' is the first book to tell the true and full Bourdain story, relating the highs and lows of an extraordinary lifeLeerhsen said Ottavia controls his estate, which includes the material from "files and messages pulled from MrHe didn't confirm if Ottavia was interviewed for the book, but she is quoted, and added, "the estate has not objected, and I don’t anticipate any objections."