Comedian Mark Curry and his attorney are demanding that a zero-tolerance policy against racial profiling be instituted at a Colorodo hotel where the TV star stayed briefly last week.
The “Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper” star detailed his tense Dec. 9 encounter with several hotel employees, which he streamed on Instagram Live, in a statement provided to the Los Angeles Times by his attorney. Curry said he has not yet received a formal apology from the Mining Exchange Hotel in downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, despite a public statement issued by the Wyndham Grand Hotel property on Tuesday.
“I was excited about being in Colorado and had planned to purchase a University of Colorado Sweatshirt in support of [Pro Football Hall of Famer] Deion Sanders’ recent hiring,” Curry said. “All of that ended when I became a victim of racial profiling and discrimination. I have heard about similar incidents but to experience racial profiling firsthand is a true revelation.”
