No Racism: Hotel Fires Staff for Evicting Black Guest

Hotel Fires Staff for Evicting Black Guest

The DoubleTree Portland hotel has fired two staff members, after they were filmed evicting an African-American guest who was using his phone in the lobby.

Jermaine Massey, 34, was accused of “loitering” by a security guard, who told him police had been called to “escort him off the property”.

Mr Massey, who was returning a call from his mother, explained that he was a guest at the Oregon hotel.

“Not any more,” the guard replied.

The security guard, named in US media as Earl Meyers, told Mr Massey that he was a threat to security and would be asked to leave if he could not provide a room number.

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