(Daily Caller) Two-time Emmy nominee Erick Adame took to Instagram to notify fans that he was fired after his employer discovered he appeared on an adult webcam site and took part in openly gay content.
“I have recently been terminated from my job as the meteorologist at Spectrum News NYI1 in NYC. I am taking this opportunity to share my truth rather than let others control the narrative of my life,” Adame wrote on his Instagram page Monday. “Despite being a public figure and being on television in the biggest market in the country in front of millions of people five days a week for more than a decade and a half, I secretly appeared on an adult webcam website,” he continued in the statement.
View this post on Instagram
Adame wrote about the kind of content he was facing consequences for. “On this site, I acted out my compulsive behaviors, while at home, by performing on camera for other men,” he wrote to his Instagram page.
He went on to discuss the heightened level of responsibility he felt, given the fact that he was a public figure and people likely expected a greater level of awareness from him.
“As a public figure I recognize that I have certain responsibilities that come along with the privileges I enjoyed,” Adame said.
He apologized for his actions, and wrote about how humbling this lesson has been for him. However, he made it clear he wasn’t ashamed of being true to himself.
“But, let me be clear about something: I don’t apologize for being openly gay or for being sex-positive – those are gifts and I have no shame about them,” Adame said.
NY1 Meteorologist Erick Adame Apologizes After He’s Fired for Appearing on Adult Cam Site https://t.co/BuEOGwBf3l
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) September 20, 2022
