'The Color Purple' Star Fantasia Barrino Accuses Airbnb Host of Racial Profiling | THR News



‘The Color Purple’ star Fantasia Barrino is saying she and her family were racially profiled by Airbnb. The actress shared that they were staying at a house booked on the website to celebrate her son’s birthday. She wrote on Twitter, “My stomach is so uneasy this morning. I don’t say much when people do me wrong, but I can’t stay quiet on how my family and I were just treated from a host with @Airbnb @airbnbhelp trying to kick my kids and I out at 12:00 midnight. The host accused us of having a party with loud noises outdoors because they saw balloons being dropped off and a game truck with no generator in the early part of the day.” She added, “It’s evident to me this was racial profiling and the treatment we received was due to the color of our skin.”

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10 thoughts on “'The Color Purple' Star Fantasia Barrino Accuses Airbnb Host of Racial Profiling | THR News”

  1. So she was or was not having a party? They were or were not too loud? The fact that the Airbnb normally has guests hosting parties leads one to believe they mustve done something really out of pocket if asked to leave. Its not the color of your skin, its the way you act.

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  2. This is why I will not open my home to Airbnb. (SOME) folks will come in and tear your home up, most of the time (KIDS). However, if the parent monitor their children, things can go smoothly; having parties at any home will cause some potential damage, and if the owner is not prepared for structural damage, they shouldn't extend their home to these programs; nobody is going to take care of your home better than you, I would think Fantasia had her kids under control however looking at some of the pictures of the kids attending the party you had multiple ethnicities joining this overnight event, those kids were ready to turn up If Mrs. Barrino was discriminated against then action needs to be taken, she may have warrant however it seems there were a mix of ethnicities attending that party which will be hard to prove the racial profiling:(

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