Quick and Livid franchise star Tyrese Gibson is suing Residence Depot after he and two associates have been allegedly racially profiled at a retailer earlier this yr.
Gibson shares a short video of the incident
The lawsuit (through Individuals) stems from an incident that passed off on February 11, 2023, at a Residence Depot retailer close to Los Angeles. In accordance with Gibson, he — together with associates Eric Mora and Handbook Hernandez — have been racially profiled whereas trying to take a look at.
The lawsuit alleges {that a} cashier on the Residence Depot purposely interfered with and refused to course of the transaction based mostly on groundless suspicion of Gibson, Mora, and Hernandez. Gibson alleges this discrimination was rooted in racial discrimination and — within the case of Mora and Hernandez — xenophobia.
Taking to social media, Gibson additionally shared a video of the incident on his Instagram, showcasing himself speaking to a handful of Residence Depot staff in regards to the alleged incident. Within the clip, Gibson explains that he and his associates — who he calls “craftsmen” within the video’s caption — have been buying at Residence Depot for years. He additionally asks why the coverage was randomly enforced on him after he had been visiting the shop for greater than 10 years.
In accordance with the swimsuit, Mora and Hernandez entered to buy one thing with Gibson’s bank card. Gibson waited within the automotive after noticing followers had noticed him. Gibson claims that he advised the cashier he was permitting the 2 males to make use of his card. Nonetheless, the cashier nonetheless turned the boys down — even after Gibson made his means again inside the shop.
“The cashier gave no cheap clarification aside from repeating ‘retailer coverage’ and demanded to see a type of identification,” the lawsuit reads. “The supervisor refused to talk with Gibson in individual. It was solely after important heated dialogue with the cashier that Gibson was lastly in a position to full the transaction.”
