Gay meteorologist, allegedly fired for using adult webcam site, pleads for his job back
Former Spectrum News meteorologist Erick Adame said that while he experienced a lapse in judgment, he would not apologize for being sex-positive and openly gay.
A gay meteorologist in New York City who alleges he was fired after someone sent nude webcam photos of him to his employer and to his mother is pleading for his job back and accusing the sender of revenge porn.
Erick Adame, an Emmy-nominated meteorologist who has worked at Spectrum News NY1 since 2007, admitted Monday on Instagram that he had secretly appeared and performed on an adult video website for other men while he was employed at the TV station. He said the actions were “100% consensual” on the part of everyone involved, apart from the incident in which someone took screenshots of him without his knowledge. He said he wasn’t paid for his appearances, and he apologized for taking part.
But after his bosses received the screenshots, Adame was suspended and then fired last week, according to a petition for a subpoena of the webcam company his lawyer filed Monday in New York County Supreme Court.
In his first interview since he left Spectrum News, Adame told MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle on Tuesday night that although some people might have felt offended when they learned about his involvement with the adult webcam site, he didn’t think what he had done was wrong.
“I unequivocally do not apologize for being sex-positive and for being myself — for being an openly gay man,” he said.
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