A member of the media condemned CNN’s Anthony Bourdain for committing suicide on Friday, saying that there was a special place in hell for him while calling him obscenities.
David Leavitt — who describes himself as a freelance writer with bylines at CBS, AXS, Yahoo, and Examiner — began his attack by writing: “If you’re religious, then you believe there’s a special place in hell or purgatory for people like Anthony Bourdain who take their own lives.”
Leavitt continued by calling Bourdain obscenities and claiming that if a person commits suicide that they aren’t allowed into Heaven:
Thousands of people reacted strongly to Leavitt’s remarks, expressing shock and disgust over the insensitive timing and nature of the attacks: