‘Super Size Me’ director Morgan Spurlock dead at 53 after cancer battle

Famed filmmaker Morgan Spurlock died Thursday evening from cancer-related complications, his family announced. He was 53.

“It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,” said Craig Spurlock, who worked with his brother on several projects, in a statement to Variety.

“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.”

Famed filmmaker Morgan Spurlock has died. Getty Images for DIFF The “Super Size Me” director and star passed away from cancer complications. He was 53. ©Samuel Goldwyn Films/Courtesy Everett Collection

Spurlock’s fame exploded in 2004 when he directed and starred in the hit documentary, “Super Size Me,” which followed him for 30 days as he claimed to consume a diet consisting only of McDonald’s food. Over the course of the month, Spurlock’s physical and mental health deteriorated

The film, which received an Oscar nomination, spurred widespread debate about eating habits; however, the accuracy of Spurlock’s project has been questioned in years since, as he later admitted to drinking heavily throughout filming.

The validity of the Oscar nominee’s documentary, which detailed his health journey as he consumed McDonald’s for 30 days straight, was scrutinized after he admitted to drinking heavily during filming. REUTERS

The award winner’s reputation fell apart in December 2017 when he confessed on X (formerly Twitter) to sexually harassing women and being unfaithful to “every wife and girlfriend I have ever had.”

Spurlock admitted to paying a settlement to a female assistant whom he’d regularly refer to as “hot pants” or “sex pants,” a situation he described as “funny at the time, but then realized I had completely demeaned and belittled her to a place of non-existence.”

Spurlock first described a situation in college when a “one night stand” ended with the girl he was with in tears while the two were having sex.

He also confessed to sexually harassing women and cheating on his wives. Instagram/@morganspurlocknyc He is survived by his two sons and third wife, Sara Bernstein. Instagram/@morganspurlocknyc

The day after his confessional, the storyteller stepped down from his production company.

The “One Direction: This Is Us” director was first married to Priscilla Sommer from 1996 to 2003. He then married Alex Jamieson in 2006, but they divorced in 2011. He was married to his third wife, Sara Bernstein, from 2016 until his untimely death.

He is survived by Bernstein and his two sons: Laken, 17, and Kallen, 8. Spurlock shared Laken with Jamieson and welcomed Kallen with Bernstein.