Anthony Bourdain Is Super Pissed at Travel Channel Over Cadillac Footage

Implied endorsement riles up chef

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He was leaving anyway. But Anthony Bourdain's eight years with the Travel Channel are ending on a sour note after the celebrity chef noticed, while watching the final episodes of No Reservations, that some shots had been re-edited to give the impression that he was endorsing Cadillac. In a lengthy blog post titled "Fighting Mad," Bourdain says his contract with the network stipulated that he wouldn't be forced into product promotion—a decision he reached after some fans trashed him for product placement of a credit card on the show.

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