People Magazine drew widespread online criticism Tuesday for its critical obituary of "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams.

Adams died Tuesday after a long battle with prostate cancer. The magazine published an article entitled "Scott Adams, disgraced Dilbert creator, dies at 68." As of press time, the magazine appeared to have deleted the social media post, though the article remained live on People's website. 

The article highlighted Adams's later-life shift to right-wing political views and highlighted a 2023 monologue for which he received considerable backlash. That incident saw Adams react to a poll that appeared to show a majority of black Americans expressing anti-white racial animus.

The magazine and article author Victoria Edel drew considerable flak for the critical obituary, with conservative commentators defending Adams.

"This is the monstrosity who wrote this vile article. Scott Adams was a great man loved and mourned by millions. This person is a nobody, loved by no one. The world won’t even notice when she dies," wrote the Daily Wire's Matt Walsh, who posted a photo of Edel.

"Let's call it what it is, because it's part of an epidemic.

It's always an inside and out vile, overeducated white woman whose life is missing all the meaningful things the subject's life possessed," wrote pollster Richard Baris.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.