Andy Spade says wife Kate Spade was battling 'personal demons'

Andy Spade and Kate Spade.
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In his first comments since the death of his wife, designer Kate Spade, on Tuesday, Andy Spade is setting the record straight on their marriage and her struggles with depression and anxiety.

Kate Spade was found dead in her New York City home of an apparent suicide. In a statement to E! News, Andy Spade said she was "the kindest person I've ever known and my best friend for 35 years." He feels "devastated," and revealed that Kate Spade "suffered from depression and anxiety for many years. She was actively seeking help and working closely with her doctors to treat her disease, one that takes far too many lives." Her death was a "complete shock. And it clearly wasn't her. There were personal demons she was battling."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.