Back in June comedian Marlon Wayans was kicked off his United Airlines flight after a dispute over his luggage [click here if you missed that].
Now Marlon claims he is being unfairly prosecuted over the incident...
Actor and comedian Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly prosecuted for disturbing the peace over a dispute with an airline employee who he alleges targeted him because of his race.
Attorneys for Wayans, who is Black, made the allegations in a court filing Thursday that asked for dismissal of the case stemming from a luggage dispute at Denver’s airport.
Wayans was cited for disturbing the peace, a municipal violation, in June, police said. According to the court filing, a United Airlines gate agent told him he could not get on a flight to Kansas City with three bags. The gate agent apparently tried to physically block Wayans from getting on the flight after he consolidated his luggage into two bags to conform with airline policy, the filing said. He boarded anyway and was later asked to get off the plane before it departed.
While Wayans worked to rearrange his luggage, the gate agent kept allowing white passengers with three bags to board the flight, according to the court filing, which included still photos of surveillance video of white passengers with yellow arrows pointing to each of their bags. About 140 people boarded the flight, it said, many with three bags and oversized bags which violated the airline’s policy.
Wayans’ lawyers say the gate agent racially discriminated against him and that Denver prosecutors, by continuing to pursue charges against him, are perpetuating that discrimination and denying his right to equal protection under the law.
“The City of Denver’s position is an affront to constitutional and social equity principles,” Wayans’ lawyers said.
13 comments:
Just comply with the airline. I know you’ve flown a lot so you know the rules. And quit expecting special treatment cause you’re famous
When being a celebrity and Black goes wrong
If the agent did in fact allow folks on the plane with 3 bags the judge will throw the d out. Next!
The agent clearly discriminated against him. I hope he gets this mess thrown out and he sues the airline.
12:47 and 1:15 must be blind as bats.
I thought you could only have 1 carry on, on a light plus your purse if you carry one.
12:47 & 1:25 are Karen’s. Wypipo day is coming.
Probably the first time he felt black in his life.
Hopefully things work in his favor he deserves respect like every other ticket holder
@ 12:47 PM
So, according to you, Iits not okay to expect special treatment because you're famous but it is okay to expect special treatment because you're white. Got it.
stfu for years he been begging for attention.
That looks like luggage my guy. Should have just checked it in
He's not a nice person and throws around his brother success as his own but that was a long time ago. He needs to be humble
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