Holly Robinson Peete sends support to Mark Curry after hotel racial profiling incident - Entertainment Weekly News

Holly Robinson Peete sent enactment to her erstwhile sitcom costar Mark Curry aft helium experienced radical profiling astatine a edifice successful Colorado.

Peete, who starred other the histrion and comedian successful the '90s sitcom Hangin' With Mr. Cooper, called the incidental unacceptable and "so disrespectful" successful a Twitter thread connected Saturday. "There was nary crushed for Mark to beryllium singled retired but for the information that he's a Black man," Peete wrote. "I'm truthful atrocious this happened."

Curry documented his experiences astatine the Mining Exchange A Wyndham Grand Hotel & Spa, located successful Colorado Springs, connected Instagram Friday. The comedian, who was successful municipality for a drama tour, was drinking a cupful of java successful the lobby erstwhile a antheral helium identified arsenic the caput of information approached him and asked if helium was a edifice guest.

In the 26-minute video, the antheral refused to permission his station until helium could find that Curry was a guest. "If you're Black and you're successful Colorado Springs, you can't beryllium successful the lobby," Curry said. "Wow! This is crazy, isn't it?" Another worker lasting ticker accused Curry of utilizing the "race card" erstwhile helium questioned the surveillance.

Elsewhere successful the video, Curry documented the men pursuing him astir the hotel. Later, helium approached the beforehand table to pass a pistillate that helium would similar to interaction the constabulary since the antheral who identified arsenic information refused to amusement immoderate recognition and was pursuing him. "I would similar to telephone the constabulary connected this feline for pursuing me. I don't cognize who helium is," Curry told the pistillate portion streaming the incidental live. The pistillate astatine the table told Curry the antheral was 1 of their engineers and inquired if the comedian was a impermanent "for safety."

"A Black antheral can't spell obscurity successful America," Curry aboriginal said from his edifice room. The comedian said helium would beryllium leaving the edifice and incorporating his experiences into his adjacent set. "Black antheral and a edifice lobby it's intolerable that helium has a country here," helium captioned the video. "No, I person a suite! He walks up to maine with nary badge on. I don't cognize who this antheral is."

When reached for remark Sunday, a edifice typical said the Mining Exchange is "committed to providing a harmless and inclusive abstraction for each guests and employees." The connection continued, "We profoundly regret this incidental and person reached retired to Mr. Curry to connection not lone our sincere apologies but a afloat refund of his enactment and an invitation to return, astatine nary cost, anytime successful the future."

The edifice is besides "using this accidental to revisit grooming with our staff, helping to guarantee each interactions are reflective of our institution values," the connection said.

Reps for Curry didn't instantly respond to EW's petition for comment.

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