Black Grey's Anatomy worker has accused Los Angeles police officers of racial profiling and is suing the force for at least $20m (£15.2m)
Ernest Simon Jr was held"at gunpoint for over twenty minutes while he laid face down and spread-eagle on the hot asphalt" after being stopped by police in Los Angeles in March 2021, according to court documents.A black Disney production employee has accused Los Angeles police officers of racial profiling and is suing the force for at least $20m .
Lawyers for Ernest Simon Jr, who was working on the production of hit US medical drama Grey's Anatomy, said Los Angeles Police Department officers undertook an"unwarranted, unjustified, and unlawful" traffic stop in March 2021. The 31-year-old was held"at gunpoint for over twenty minutes while he laid face down and spread-eagle on the hot asphalt", according to court documents.
The court documents say:"March 18 2021 began as a typical work day for Mr Simon, who was working as a driver for the production of the popular television show Grey's Anatomy as an employee of The Walt Disney Company's General Entertainment Division .
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