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.
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 that violated the airline's policy.
"The City of Denver's position is an affront to constitutional and social equity principles," Wayans' lawyers said. In a statement issued by United in June to questions about what happened to Wayans, the airline said an unnamed customer "pushed past" an employee at the jet bridge and attempted to board the plane.
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Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly prosecuted after being by racially targeted by gate agentActor and comedian Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly being prosecuted for disturbing the peace over a dispute with an airline employee he claims targeted him because of his race. Wayans’ attorneys made the allegations in a court filing on Thursday asking for the case stemming from a luggage dispute at Denver’s airport to be dismissed.
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Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly prosecuted after being by racially targeted by gate agentActor and comedian Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly being prosecuted for disturbing the peace over a dispute with an airline employee he claims targeted him because of his race.
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Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly prosecuted after being by racially targeted by gate agentActor and comedian Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly being prosecuted for disturbing the peace over a dispute with an airline employee he claims targeted him because of his race.
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Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly prosecuted after being by racially targeted by gate agentActor and comedian Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly being prosecuted for disturbing the peace over a dispute with an airline employee he claims targeted him because of his race.
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Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly prosecuted after being by racially targeted by gate agentActor 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.
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Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly prosecuted after being by racially targeted by gate agentActor and comedian Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly being prosecuted for disturbing the peace over a dispute with an airline employee he claims targeted him because of his race.
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