Morgan Spurlock’s ex-wife pays tribute to ‘Super Size Me’ star: “I will miss him forever”
The late Morgan Spurlock‘s ex-wife has paid tribute to him, saying that she “will miss him forever”.
Spurlock was best known for directing and starring in the 2004 McDonald’s documentary Super Size Me. His family confirmed on Thursday (May 23) that he had died “peacefully” while “surrounded by family and friends in New York from complications of cancer”.
Now, Spurlock’s third wife Sara Bernstein has paid tribute to Spurlock, who he had been married to since 2016 and had divorced earlier this year. The couple had an eight-year-old son, Kallen, and it had been revealed that they had “amicably settled” their affairs in the months leading up to his death.
In a post on Instagram, Sara wrote: “Thank you for all the love and support the past few days. We so appreciate it.
“As Kallen said to me ‘Morgan was the best daddy ever and we will love and miss him forever and ever’. Lots of love to you all.”
Spurlock received an Oscar nomination for Super Size Me, which explored the spread of obesity in America and the effects of fast food on society.
For the documentary, Spurlock claimed to eat McDonald’s three times a day for a month, examining the drastic physical and psychological effects this had on his health. Over the course of the 30-day period, the filmmaker ate 90 meals at the fast food chain, which he said amounted to what an average person might eat in eight years.
Following the film’s release, Super Size Me prompted worldwide debate, with many questioning the truthfulness of Spurlock’s claims.
In 2017, Spurlock released a sequel to his hit documentary, titled Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!, which examined the ways the fast food industry has rebranded itself as healthier since the first film.
In addition to Super Size Me 1 and 2, Spurlock directed Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden? (2008) and the One Direction documentary This Is Us (2013).
The documentarian had one son with his third wife Sara Bernstein, whom he married in 2016, and another son from a previous marriage.
In 2017, the filmmaker admitted to a history of sexual misconduct and subsequently stepped down from his production company Warrior Poets.
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Emma Wilkes
NME
