Morgan Spurlock death updates — Super Size Me director dies at 53 as film fans praise McDonald’s documentary
DOCUMENTARY director Morgan Spurlock has died at the age of 53.
Spurlock was best known for directing the McDonald's documentary, Super Size Me, which explored his journey exclusively eating the fast food chain for a month.
The film was nominated for an Oscar in 2004.
Spurlock's family announced his death in a statement. He died in upstate New York after battling cancer.
Film fans are paying tribute to the director with one on X, formerly Twitter, "RIP Morgan Spurlock I absolutely loved that documentary."
";RIP Morgan Spurlock. A very fine filmmaker." another .
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More on Morgan Spurlock's work
Morgan Spurlock's 2017 documentary, Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! was intended to analyze marketing tactics of fast food companies through his own restaurant.
He also released a documentary in 2011 titled, POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, paid entirely by sponsors.
The two projects failed to achieve the mainstream success of his first documentary, Super Size Me.
Morgan Spurlock's stint with CNN
Following the commercial success of Morgan Spurlock's 2004 documentary, he went on to host a CNN show.
The series was titled, Morgan Spurlock Inside Man in 2013.
Spurlock also worked on a sequel to Super Size Me, but both failed to reach an audience.
Morgan Spurlock was married
Morgan Spurlock was married to Sara Bernstein. They tied the knot in 2016.
Sara was Spurlock's second marriage. He was married to Alex Jamieson from 2006 to 2011.
Alex was a vegan chef and was featured in his 2004 film, Super Size Me.
Spurlock also was a father to two children.
Morgan Spurlock pictured
Morgan Spurlock was best known for his documentary, Super Size MeCredit: Getty More on Morgan Spurlock's sexual harassment admissions
Morgan Spurlock detailed sexual harassment in his workplace writing, "Something I thought was funny at the time, but then realized I had completely demeaned and belittled her to a place of non-existence."
He then admitted to paying her off after she quit so that she wouldn't go public about his behavior.
"I paid for peace of mind. I paid for her silence and cooperation. Most of all, I paid so I could remain who I was," the post read.
Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! dropped
Morgan Spurlock planned on releasing a follow-up to Super Size Me, titled, Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! on YouTube Red.
After his 2017 blog post admitting to sexual harassment with his office assistant, the film was dropped.
Spurlock admitted in the post that he referred to her as "hot pants" and "sex pants."
Spurlock’s history with sexual misconduct, continued
After Morgan Spurlock wrote a blog post detailing his past sexual misconduct, numerous companies decided to sever ties with the filmmaker.
Pretty Matches and Refinery29 decided to suspend production on his film, per .
TNT then added that production of his show, Who Runs the World?, would be suspended.
Google also decided to cut ties with Spurlock, announcing at the time that Super Size Me 2 would not be available to stream on YouTube Red.
Spurlock's history with sexual misconduct
Morgan Spurlock's filmmaking career was tainted with a sexual misconduct admission.
He wrote in a in 2017 that he was "part of the problem."
"As I sit around watching hero after hero, man after man, fall at the realization of their past indiscretions, I don’t sit by and wonder ‘Who will be next?’” Spurlock wrote.
“I wonder, ‘When will they come for me?’”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673.
More on Super Size Me, continued
In addition to only eating McDonald's, Spurlock exercised less than he typically did to match the average American's physical activity.
After 30 days, he had gained 25 pounds and detailed how the food impacted his liver and mental health.
The documentary film grossed $22 million at the global box office after it's release.
More on Super Size Me
Super Size Me was a documentary film released in 2004, which detailed the impact McDonald's can have on one's health.
Morgan Spurlock ate exclusively from the fast food chain for a whole month.
Spurlock ate only McDonlad's and was also obligated to agree to "super size" if given the option.
Morgan Spurlock's rise to fame
Morgan Spurlock found mainstream success after his documentary Super Size Me was released.
The film followed Morgan for over 30 days in which he only ate McDonald's food.
Family releases statement
Craig Spurlock, Morgan's brother, announced his death via a statement.
";It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan."
"Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas and generosity. Today the world has lost a true creative genius and a special man. I am so proud to have worked together with him.”
Morgan Spurlock dead
Morgan Spurlock has died at the age of 53.
His family announced in a statement that he died after complications with cancer.
