Erick Adame

2022 - 9 - 20

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A TV Weather Presenter Was Fired After Someone Sent His ... (BuzzFeed News)

Former Spectrum News NY1 meteorologist Erick Adame is now asking a court to force a website to reveal information on the anonymous user who screenshotted ...

Along with other forum sites, LPSG has a notoriously toxic reputation among some sections of the gay community as being a place where men will seek out and trade nude images of others. In order for Adame to sue that person, he needs to work out who it is. "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." [search of the Spectrum News website](https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/search#) revealed at least 14 stories about the nonconsensual sharing of sexual images in New York, including one that [covered the passage of the very law](https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2019/07/23/revenge-porn-is-now-illegal-in-new-york-state) Adame highlighted in his lawsuit. A Spectrum News spokesperson declined to comment for this story, but two sources at the company, who asked asked to remain anonymous in order to discuss the matter, said Adame was let go after months of discussions during which time he had remained on the air until the end of August. [court filing](https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22447654-erick-adame-filing) first reported by [the Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/spectrum-ny1-weatherman-erick-adame-fired-after-webcam-nudes-leak), Erick Adame said he was terminated from his job of four years as a morning meteorologist at the Spectrum News NY1 cable channel as a result of " [revenge porn](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sarahschweppecopy/quibbles-bits-newsletter-buzzfeed-copydesk-revenge-porn)," a term used to describe the nonconsensual sharing of sexual images.

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NY1 weatherman Erick Adame wants job back as fans support him ... (New York Post)

Fired NY1 meteorologist Erick Adame wants his job back amid the overwhelming support he received after going public about a webcam video scandal.

“It had nothing to do with his sexual orientation,” the source said. “Please reinstate Erick Adame now.” “His real dream would be to come back to the job he has always loved for the last decade-and-a-half,” Bragman said.

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Meteorologist Erick Adame Pens Apology After He's Fired for ... (PEOPLE.com)

"But let me be clear," Erick Adame wrote, "I don't apologize for being openly gay or for being sex-positive — those are gifts and I have no shame about them ...

He has said he intends to sue the use for taking and distributing the images without his consent. On this site, I acted out my compulsive behaviors, while at home, by performing on camera for other men. "I have recently been terminated from my job as the meteorologist at Spectrum News NY1 in NYC.

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Gay meteorologist Erick Adame fired from NY1 over leaked photos ... (Gay City News)

Adame published a lengthy and remorseful Instagram post on September 19 explaining that he “secretly appeared on an adult webcam site” and performed on ...

he had nothing to apologize for), but @CNN lets @JeffreyToobin — a white straight man — keep his job after exposing himself to his colleagues against their will, wonder what’s different?” He loved them as a workplace and an employer, and he would love to be back.” “How is this not discrimination? “How is this a fireable offense?” she asked on Twitter. “I wasn’t paid for this, and it was absurd of me to think I could keep this private,” Adame wrote on Instagram. “He would like nothing more than to have his job back,” Bragman said.

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NY1 Weather Forecaster Erick Adame Says He Was Fired For ... (HuffPost)

"I acted out my compulsive behaviors, while at home, by performing on camera," wrote Adame, an Emmy-nominated meteorologist.

“It was absurd of me to think I could keep this private,” he wrote. “I am getting the professional help I need so I can make appropriate decisions that don’t affect those I deeply care about, as well as my career, as I move forward in my life,” he wrote. Adame, in a lengthy post on Instagram (read it below), said he acted out “compulsive behaviors,” even though he worked on TV in New York City, the country’s biggest media market.

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Fired Meteorologist Erick Adame Apologizes for Appearing on Adult ... (Newsweek)

Former Spectrum News NY1 meteorologist Erick Adame has issued a lengthy apology on social media after he was fired over his appearance on an adult webcam ...

One thing I can promise is that I have learned a lesson and I will be an exemplary employee and the most informed and enthusiastic meteorologist you have ever seen." In the end, all talent is fallible, full of human foibles, and your job is not made easier by our antics. But, let me be clear about something: I don't apologize for being You expected and deserved better from me." "I'm not in a position to argue with any of these descriptions. It was 100 percent consensual on both of our parts.

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'He's Exhilarated by the Overwhelming Support': NY1 Meteorologist ... (Rolling Stone)

A representative for Erick Adame says that his fans aren't scandalized by the weatherman's behavior: “It's kind of a yawn and an eye roll for younger people ...

Adame added Monday that he spoke “his truth” in an effort to stop others from controlling the narrative of his life. “Our client’s policy is to comply with lawfully issued subpoenas and to provide relevant user data when legally required,” a lawyer for Unit 4 Media tells Rolling Stone. It’s kind of a yawn and an eye roll for younger people.” Howard Bragman, Adame’s publicist, did not comment on what clause violation Adame’s employers cited as cause for his termination but mentioned a general “embarrassment” clause common in front-facing media positions. Erick Adame, a Spectrum News NY1 meteorologist, said the photos were taken from consensual encounters but apologized nonetheless for any “embarrassment or humiliation” caused to his former employers, co-workers, friends, and family. [revealed](https://www.instagram.com/p/CisvOvMO_ME/) Monday that he appeared on an adult webcam site and acted out what he called “compulsive behaviors” for other men.

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Leaked nudes lead to Emmy-nominated meteorologist being fired ... (Daily Hive)

Leaked nudes have caused accomplished meteorologist Erick Adame to be dismissed from a job he had held for years.

His position at Spectrum News NY1 was his dream job and he hopes to be back on TV someday. The identity of the individual who took screenshots and recordings while Adame was on the adult cam website is unknown. Adame is the son of two working-class parents who immigrated from Mexico. Now he’s getting professional help to make “appropriate decisions” to deal with what’s going on and figure out the next steps in his career. “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.” It was consensual and Adame was not solicited for cash.

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