*Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard said he was racially profiled and kicked out of a South Carolina Chipotle.
Now the manager of that branch has been suspended and the company has since launched an investigation into the incident, per Complex.
In a video he shared on Instagram, Leonard said the drama began when a white customer overheard his conversion regarding Black Lives Matter with his companions.
The customer complained to the manager that Leonard had been “talking trash to him.”
The NFL star denies targeting the customer with his BLM rhetoric and added that the manager came to his table with a “terrible attitude” and kicked them out after threatening to call the police.
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“That’s what being Black in America is right now,” Leonard said in the clip. “Us not even doing anything wrong, going out to eat with your family, just trying to spend a little bit of quality time. Can’t even enjoying eating anymore. … We’re talking about Black Lives Matter, for a guy to look at us and lie and laugh in our faces as we walk out, and the manager… Basically kicked us out of Chipotle.””
The added, “We are tired of this,” he said of the racism Black folks experience in America “Y’all see the police killing us. Ya’ll seeing all the injustices that we go through. I live it. Day in and day out, and I’m fucking tired of it. Yes, I’m upset. I’m tired of it.”
In a statement, CEO and Chairman of Chipotle Brian Niccol said the company has a “zero tolerance policy for discrimination of any kind.” Niccol added, “We have suspended our manager while we conduct a thorough investigation. I’ve personally reached out to Darius and I’m committed to ensuring the appropriate action is taken once the investigation concludes.”
Watch what Leonard had to about the incident via the Instagram video above.
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