Man vs. Social Media: Travel Channel's Adam Richman in TV Personality Purgatory

Adam Richman launched his TV career by eating a huge portion of corned beef. Now to save his TV career, he’s going to have to eat a huge pile of crow.

Richman has emerged as the latest celebrity to land his career in jeopardy thanks to some miserable judgment on social media. He posted a picture of himself on Instagram, bragging about his recent weight loss and including the hashtag #thinspiration. Some commenters criticized Richman for using the term, suggesting that it’s popular in the “pro-anorexia” community and used to encourage unhealthy behavior. Richman responded profanely in a series of outbursts, and recommended that one of his critics commit suicide.