E-40 Says ‘Racial Bias’ Led to His Ejection From Warriors-Kings Game
Bay Area hip-hop legend and longtime Golden State Warriors fan E-40 has released a statement following his ejection from the team’s game against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.
Footage of the incident has circulated social media, and sees E-40 getting escorted out of the arena while appearing to argue with a white woman in the stands.
“On Saturday night, I was subjected to disrespectful heckling over the course of the Warriors-Kings game in Sacramento,” E-40 said in a statement. “During the fourth quarter, I finally turned around and addressed one heckler in an assertive but polite manner. Yet, shortly thereafter, Kings’ security approached me, assumed that I instigated the encounter and proceeded to kick me out of the arena.”
He continued, “Unfortunately, it was yet another reminder that — despite my success and accolades as a musician and entrepreneur — racial bias remains prevalent. Security saw a disagreement between a Black man and a white woman and immediately assumed that I was at fault.”
Read E-40’s full statement below.
This story is being updated.
Bay Area hip-hop legend and longtime Golden State Warriors fan E-40 has released a statement following his ejection from the team’s game against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.
Footage of the incident has circulated social media, and sees E-40 getting escorted out of the arena while appearing to argue with a white woman in the stands.
“On Saturday night, I was subjected to disrespectful heckling over the course of the Warriors-Kings game in Sacramento,” E-40 said in a statement. “During the fourth quarter, I finally turned around and addressed one heckler in an assertive but polite manner. Yet, shortly thereafter, Kings’ security approached me, assumed that I instigated the encounter and proceeded to kick me out of the arena.”
He continued, “Unfortunately, it was yet another reminder that — despite my success and accolades as a musician and entrepreneur — racial bias remains prevalent. Security saw a disagreement between a Black man and a white woman and immediately assumed that I was at fault.”
Read E-40’s full statement below.
This story is being updated.
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