NY1 weatherman Erick Adame speaks out after being fired for adult webcam videos: ‘You expected and deserved better of me’-Rishma Dosani-Entertainment – Metro

Erick Adame has spoken out over his exit from NY1 (Picture: Instagram)

Erick Adame has spoken out after being fired from Spectrum News NY1, over a series of leaked videos.

The weatherman has said that he was let go from the corporation after he secretly appeared on an adult webcam website.

According to reports, the 38-year-old has since launched a lawsuit to find out how the footage was leaked.

Taking to Instagram, the passionate meteorologist shared a lengthy statement over the situation, in a bid to ‘share his truth’ instead of letting himself be ‘controlled by a narrative’.

‘I have recently been terminated from my job as the meteorologist at Spectrum News NY1 in NYC,’ he began. ‘I am taking this opportunity to share my truth rather than let others control the narrative of my life.

‘My psychiatrist calls me actions, “compulsive behavior,” others would call them reckless, stupid or brazen. I’m not in a position to argue with any of these descriptions.

‘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. On this site, I acted out my compulsive behaviors, while at home, by performing on camera for other men.

‘It was 100% consensual on both of our parts. I wasn’t paid for this, and it was absurd of me to think I could keep this private. Nonetheless, my employer found out and I was suspended and then terminated.’

‘First and foremost, I unequivocally apologize to my employers at Spectrum, my co-workers, my audience, my family and my friends for any embarrassment or humiliation I have caused you. You expected and deserved better of me,’ Erick continued.

Erick joined NY1 in 2017 and has presented the weather segment ever since (Picture: YouTube)

‘I can’t take it back, and I can’t change what I did, but I am getting the professional help I need so I can make appropriate decisions that don’t affect those I care deeply about, as well as my career, as I move forward in my life.

‘As a public figure I recognize that I have certain responsibilities that come along with the privileges I enjoyed. 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.

‘Right now I’m adrift in my life for the first time in many years. I had the job of my dreams and I lost it due to my own lapse in judgement. But, I’m optimistic, and perhaps naïve enough to think that I can be back on television and do this again someday.

‘After all, the odds were against me almost two decades ago as the son of working-class Mexican immigrants who was the first in the family to go to college, the first to be on television, the first to “make something of himself”.’

Erick then urged his potential future bosses to judge him on the hours of TV that he has been a part of, and that he proud of, rather than a ‘couple of minutes of salacious video footage’.

He vowed that he had ‘learned a lesson’ from the incident, but also implored others to look upon their own management in various newsrooms.

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‘However you feel about me as a colleague, viewer or friend, I appreciate you taking the time to listen to what I have to say,’ he concluded the statement. ‘It means a great deal for you to hear this from me, in my own words.

‘And again, even at this horrible, humbling moment, I have nothing but love and gratitude for all of you and the world. I absolutely loved my job and being a part of your day for years was an absolute honor. I have been blessed and know it and will act accordingly moving forward.’

Erick joined NY1 as a meteorologist in 2017 and has been a huge part of the team ever since. Prior to this, he worked at Spectrum News 1 in Syracuse.

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