Rami Malek revealed that he was once racially profiled by the Los Angeles Police Department.
“I got thrown on the bonnet of an LAPD cop car because someone had robbed a liquor store and stolen a woman’s bag,” the Oscar winner, 43, recalled in a new interview with The Guardian.
“They said the [thief] was of Latin descent and, ‘You fit the description,’” said Malek. “I remember how hot that engine was, they must have been racing over there and it was almost burning my hands.”
He continued, “My friend, who was Caucasian, was clever enough to go, ‘Actually, sir, he’s Egyptian. Not Latin.’ I remember laughing on the cop car, thinking, ‘OK, this is a very precarious situation. I may well be going to jail for something I’ve not done.’”
Malek did not clarify when the incident took place.
The “Bohemian Rhapsody” star is the son of Egyptian immigrants. He grew up outside of LA.
In the interview, Malek explained that while his…
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