As tributes pour in for best-selling author and chef Anthony Bourdain, who committed suicide, one online writer has become the scourge of the internet for his dancing on the grave of the beloved foodie.

David Leavitt bills himself as a freelance writer with a byline published by CBS, AXS, Yahoo and the Examiner.

On Friday morning, not long after the news was announced, Leavitt began lashing out at Bourdain on Twitter.

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“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,” he tweeted.

In his next tweet, he revealed there was some score settling behind his posthumous attack on the food and travel writer with a tweet that included an image of a Bourdain tweet about Leavitt.

Selfishly taking your own life and hurting your friends and family makes you the steaming, gaping asshole Anthony Bourdain. pic.twitter.com/hBOxQ1W32e — David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) June 8, 2018

It is true that in May of 2017, Bourdain publicly called Leavitt a “steaming, gaping *sshole.” Over 400 accounts retweeted Bourdain’s conclusion.

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Leavitt then continued to criticize Bourdain and other people who have committed suicide.

Suicide shouldn’t be an option — David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) June 8, 2018

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You don’t go to heaven when you kill yourself. It’s incredibly selfish. Don’t do it. pic.twitter.com/DHAFfSLa4y — David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) June 8, 2018

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Leavitt was roundly condemned for his conduct, here are some of the top responses:

Some days, it’s hard to figure out who the biggest a**hole with a blue checkmark is. Today, not so much. Congrats, dude. You’re unequivocally awful. — The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) June 8, 2018

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Hahaha, what a ridiculous coward. Bourdain roasts you and you wait UNTIL HE"S DEAD to talk shit? You are all AB said and worse. Think your parents are somewhere thinking " So proud of what a douche-bag David has become, Yes! He mocked a dead man, we raised him to be weak AF" https://t.co/gVFza11THY — Christopher Titus (@TitusNation) June 8, 2018

https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1005142171626770432

that David Leavitt guy intentionally tweets the cruelest possible take on events and it’s hard to imagine a more tedious way to live — Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) June 8, 2018

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It takes a lot of courage to try to generate attention for yourself by tough talking/brow beating a dead guy who can't answer back. https://t.co/ytf4jW4Tpe — Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) June 8, 2018

Sometimes you will hear this person mentioned as a toxic, indecent, out of touch, pumpkin sucker. This would be why. Pro tip for being a decent human being: don’t do this. https://t.co/QjTJRs0qpc — Steven Spohn (@stevenspohn) June 8, 2018

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Whoever raised this person needs to be ashamed. @David_Leavitt is a disgusting scum. Also 5,100 replies to only 71 retweets ratio is all you need to know about how bad this tweet is. Everyone should unfollow him. https://t.co/NokNRIwW3C — Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) June 8, 2018

https://twitter.com/jonathanvswan/status/1005150062316539904

Imagine being such a coward you wait until the day someone dies to respond to their (very accurate) dis https://t.co/7TsdDemvDR — eric koeppel (@kepilepsy) June 8, 2018

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There's a special place in hell for anyone taking a victory lap hours after a suicide https://t.co/rc0RBW4rrQ — Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) June 8, 2018

This piece of dogshit who plagiarized my tweet about getting help the other day has tweeted this. I hope you find true suffering someday… Besides having to be who you are. I say this with every fiber of my being: fuck you https://t.co/ykaZ9ai3XU — John Karalis 🇬🇷 (@RedsArmy_John) June 8, 2018

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