Val Kilmer slammed for calling suicide selfish

Actor Val Kilmer has faced backlash after calling celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s suicide selfish.

“How many moments away were you from feeling the love that was universal,” Kilmer began the lengthy post on Facebook.

“From every corner of the world you were loved. So selfish. You’ve given us cause to be so angry. A spiritual guide once told me suicide is the most selfish act a human can execute,” he wrote.

Kilmer, referencing his two-year battle with throat cancer, added: “Would you have taken your life two years ago when like me you were unable to take in food and move it with your tongue over your taste buds because your tongue was too swollen? Is too swollen?”

“You left too soon. And I’m going to prove it,” Kilmer concluded.

The post received mixed responses, with one blasting the actor saying: “To imply your illness is worse is clueless and insensitive ... people are continuing to die from mental health-related issues yet you, like many, think or imply we need to just think happy thoughts.” —