N.O.R.E. Details 'Racist' Encounter With 'Karen' At Miami Restaurant
N.O.R.E. is speaking out after what he described as a racist and potentially life-threatening encounter at a restaurant in Miami.
On Wednesday (May 7), N.O.R.E. took to social media to recount the troubling experience, alleging that a white female restaurant worker at Houston's, an upscale eatery in North Miami Beach, unfairly targeted him and his party—going so far as to call the police over a bottle of wine.
'I didn't believe the Karen thing actually exists,' the rapper-turned-podcaster said in a video uploaded to his account. 'Until I was given 'The Karen treatment.''
According to the 47-year-old artist, he and his guests were calm, polite, and showed no signs of aggression during their meal. Despite this, the female staff member allegedly contacted the authorities without just cause.
'She came up to us, and we were quiet, we were cool, we were calm,' he explained. 'And she called the police on us.'
The incident deeply disturbed N.O.R.E., who believes the woman's actions could have resulted in a far more tragic outcome. In the caption accompanying the video, he expressed his frustration and fear.
'This Woman tried to get me Killed for ordering an extra bottle of wine. Whenever a white woman calls the police on a black man their intentions is to get a black man killed.!!!!!!!!!!
'Me I was cool calm and collective when the police arrived. The police officer himself admitted he was never called over ordering an extra bottle of wine, but I'm cool I paid my check and left.'
N.O.R.E. didn't stop there. After digging further into the woman's history, he claims to have found multiple complaints about her behavior toward other minority patrons.
'After doing my investigation I noticed a lot of people are complaining about her! She's not just racist to black people she's racist to Latino's Russians Jews anybody who is not pure bred white. Here are some of the reviews about her. As I walked out she turned away 3 black men as I was leaving. Let's BoyCott!!!!!!!!! Shame on You!!!!!!!!'
This unsettling episode adds to a growing list of racial discrimination claims made by Black entertainers in eateries and other establishments. Earlier in 2024, Atlanta rapper T.I. publicly condemned The Revelry in Austin after being denied entry, attributing the treatment to racial profiling.
See N.O.R.E.'s Instagram post below.
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