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October 31, 2013

"Treme" Actor Sues over Racial Profiling at Macy's 
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Actor Rob Brown, who stars in the HBO series "Treme," has filed a
lawsuit against Macy's and the New York City Police Department, saying
he was racially profiled while shopping in New York. Brown, who is also
known for his role in the film "Finding Forrester," told the New York
Daily News he was "paraded" through Macy's in handcuffs and detained for
an hour as police accused him of using a fake card to buy a watch for
his mother.

 

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