McDonald's is responding after a viral social media video taken in Lexington shows an employee demanding a woman to leave the restaurant.

The video, which has approximately 1 million views, shows the employee at the 2483 Nicholasville Road location asking the customer to leave and later asking her if she wants him to call the police to escort her out. The woman argued with the employee and stated her intent to not leave while at a table.

The person who captured the viral video, Josh Nunez, said in the Facebook post the woman was minding her business and was told she only had 30 minutes to eat.

"When this was all going down there was a total of maybe eight customers including me and her, so it wasn't like it was a big rush, we need that table, you need to leave," Nunez told WKYT. "On top of that, she was also drinking a cup of coffee from them which means if they weren't trying to serve her for some odd reason, then that should have been from the beginning."

The franchise owner and operator released a statement Thursday morning defending the employee's actions, saying there is more to the story than the social media video which caused intense outrage.

“All customers are welcome in our restaurants, and our organization is committed to the well-being and fair treatment of all people. In this instance, the guest had been inciting customer complaints for multiple hours; therefore, the customer was asked to leave. We have reviewed the situation, and have concluded our employees made the appropriate decision. Our organization prioritizes the safety of all our customers and we are committed to the community we serve.”

The video has been shared more than 25,000 times on Facebook.