The hotel employees accused by Comedian Mark Curry of racial profiling have been suspended pending further investigation, according to a hotel spokesperson.
have been suspended pending further investigation, a hotel spokesperson said Tuesday.
In an incident that took place on Friday, Curry, who starred in ABC’s “Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper” from 1992 to 1997, said he was drinking coffee in the hotel's lobby when an employee asked him if he was a guest. He also informed him the lobby was private, the comedian said, according to the video shared with his 223,000 Instagram followers.“If you’re Black and you’re in Colorado Springs, you can’t be in the lobby,” he said.
“Do you have a room number of any sort? Can I have a last name? They just want to know if you’re a guest. That’s all,” the receptionist said.
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