French Laundry celebrity chef Thomas Keller exits Twitter after year of growing backlash
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Thomas Keller stands in front of the original exterior wall of the French Laundry in Yountville. The chef has recently come under fire for praising a major Donald Trump donor.Russell Yip / The Chronicle 2014
Taking his most drastic step yet in response to public criticism, celebrity chef Thomas Keller took down his Twitter account on Tuesday after almost a year of blowback. The departure from the social media platform comes after many critiqued him for Tweeting praise of a right wing billionaire.
On Tuesday afternoon, the famed owner of Yountville’s the French Laundry posted thanking Sheldon G. Adelson, who had recently died, for his support of Keller’s restaurant in Las Vegas. “You will be missed,” Keller wrote.
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