In an interview with The Guardian, actor Rami Malek revealed that he was arrested in Los Angeles after being a victim of racial discrimination during a police stop.
Oscar winner Rami Malek told The Guardian that he was arrested by the Los Angeles police in an incident involving racial discrimination. The officers believed he had robbed a liquor store.
“They said the thief was of Latin descent and, ‘You fit the description,’” Malek recounted. He explained that he was thrown onto the hot hood of the police car and burned his hands when he touched the vehicle.
Malek was accompanied by a white friend who told the officers that the actor was of Egyptian descent, not Latin.
“I remember laughing in the police car, thinking, ‘OK, this is a very precarious situation. There’s a good chance I’m going to jail for something I didn’t do,’” he recalled.
Rami Malek, known for the series “Mr. Robot” and the movie “Bohemian Rhapsody,” is the son of Egyptian immigrants and grew up in Los Angeles.
“I’m what they call ‘white passing’ (a light-skinned person who can be perceived as white), but I have very distinct features, and we definitely didn’t fit in,” he explained about his family and appearance.
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