Tyrese Gibson filed a lawsuit this week accusing Home Depot of racial discrimination. He wants $1 million — about the amount he said he's spent at the chain.
“Fast & Furious” star Tyrese Gibson is taking Home Depot to court, accusing the home improvement chain of discrimination and racial profiling.
Though the 10th film delivers the usual ‘Fast & Furious’ chases and crashes that fans want, series stalwarts such as Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges and Sung Kang are left to drift. After Gibson left, the cashier “refused to complete the transaction” with Mora and Hernandez, despite Gibson again authorizing the transaction via FaceTime video calls, the document says. Gibson returned to the store and completed the transaction “only after heated discussion with the cashier,” the lawsuit says. The actor also asked to speak with the store’s manager, who allegedly “refused to speak with Gibson in person.
“This is a clear and deplorable instance of discriminatory mistreatment and consumer racial profiling,” the lawsuit says. “The treatment of Gibson, Mora and Hernandez by The Home Depot was humiliating and demeaning.”Gibson’s lawsuit alleges Home Depot violated the Unruh Civil Rights Act, under which “all persons within the jurisdiction of this state ...
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