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Fast And Furious star Tyrese Gibson is suing US hardware store The Home Depot for over $1m (£790,000) after allegedly being racially profiled.The actor, who has appeared in seven of the blockbuster movies, claimed that he and two associates were subjected to “outrageous discriminatory mistreatment” during an incident in February.A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles earlier this week detailed the incident that allegedly occurred in The Home Depot store in West Hills, Los Angeles County.According to Variety, the alleged incident involved Gibson and Eric Mora and Manuel Hernandez being held up due to a “purported glitch in the system.”The trio’s complaint claims that it prevented them from checking out for around 20 minutes before a crowd started to form around the checkout.A post shared by TYRESE (@tyrese)Gibson is said to have decided to leave the store and wait in his car while Mora and Hernandez waited to complete the transaction.The suit alleges that once Gibson made the cashier aware of his plan, and permitted his associates to use his credit card, the Home Depot employee “acknowledged Gibson and said he understood”.But the cashier allegedly continued to deny the transaction, even after Gibson tried sharing his consent over FaceTime and later in person.The complaint allegedly stated: “The cashier gave no reasonable explanation other than repeating ‘store policy’ and demanded to see a form of identification. The manager refused to speak with Gibson in person.
It was only after significant heated discussion with the cashier that Gibson was finally able to complete the transaction.”It continued: “The actions of the cashier and manager were discriminatory based on race and origin. There is no other plausible explanation for the
.Glen Powell teamed up with his “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Devotion” co-stars on Wednesday as they hit the picket lines outside Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California in support of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.
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Tyrese Gibson is suing Home Depot after he says he was racially profiled in one of their stores.According to the lawsuit, obtained by the over the weekend, the star alleges he and craftsmen Eric Mora and Manuel Hernandez «experienced outrageous discriminatory mistreatment and consumer racial profiling first-hand» at a Home Depot store in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. The lawsuit dates back to a February 11 incident, in which Gibson claims that Home Depot clerks allegedly «purposely interfered with and refused to process» a transaction by Gibson, Mora and Hernandez based on «their skin color» and the craftsmen's «national origin.» Gibson is black, while both Mora and Hernandez are of Mexican descent.According to the docs, the trio were buying items for a home improvement project when they ran into an issue during the checkout process.
Tyrese Gibson has filed a lawsuit against Home Depot.
Tyrese Gibson is taking Home Depot to court.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Tyrese Gibson and his associates, Eric Mora and Manuel Hernandez, are suing The Home Depot for $1 million over what they claim was a racial profiling incident that took place at a Los Angeles-area store. The alleged incident took place on the evening of Feb. 11, 2023.
Tyrese Gibson wants justice after an unfortunate trip to the Home Depot.
Actor Tyrese Gibson, 44, is reportedly suing the Home Depot for more than $1 million due to an alleged “racial profiling” incident that he claims took place in their West Hills, California store, a new lawsuit filed on Wednesday says.According to reports from both People and Fox News 11, the “Fast and Furious” star alleged that he and two men who “regularly provide construction services to Gibson” had “experienced outrageous discriminatory mistreatment and consumer racial profiling” while they were at the home improvement store on February 11.Gibson and the other two plaintiffs, Eric Mora and Manuel Hernandez, are seeking $1 million in damages — which the actor says is equivalent to the amount of money he’s spent at the store over the years — as well as punitive damages. It also alleges negligent hiring, supervision and retention at the company.
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