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<p><em>Baby Boy </em>actor and acclaimed R&;B singer <strong>Tyrese Gibson</strong>&#8216;s beef with <strong>Home Depot</strong> has escalated to a million-dollar lawsuit! Specifically, Tyrese is suing the company over alleged racial discrimination.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Tyrese Says He &; His Team &#8220;Experienced Outrageous Discriminatory Mistreatment&#8221;</h3>
<p><a href="https://ew.com/celebrity/tyrese-gibson-sues-home-depot-over-alleged-racial-profiling/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entertainment Weekly</a> reports that it reviewed the lawsuit, and Tyrese is seeking $1 million. Additionally, the artist wants to receive damages, attorney&#8217;s fees, and a judgment declaring that Home Depot violated California&#8217;s Unruh Civil Rights Act.</p>
<p>The case is centered around accusations that Tyrese and two members of his team — <strong>Eric Mora</strong> and <strong>Manuel Hernandez</strong> — <strong><em>&#8220;experienced outrageous discriminatory mistreatment and consumer racial profiling first-hand.&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<p>Tyrese says the trio was waiting to check out at Home Depot when Gibson decided to wait in his vehicle while Mora and Hernandez completed the transaction with the actor&#8217;s credit card.</p>
<p>However, an issue arose, which resulted in Gibson having to engage in a &#8220;heated discussion with the cashier&#8221; via FaceTime before returning in person.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;The cashier gave no reasonable explanation other than repeating &#8216;store policy&#8217; and demanded to see a form of identification. &#8230; It was only after significant heated discussion with the cashier that Gibson was finally able to complete the transaction.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>As a result, Tyrese says the Home Depot employees &#8220;purposely interfered with and refused to process the transaction based on their groundless suspicion of Gibson, Mora, and Hernandez arising from their skin color.&#8221; The lawsuit also speculates that Mora and Hernandez&#8217;s &#8220;national origin&#8221; played a factor in the alleged discrimination they faced.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;This is a clear and deplorable instance of discriminatory mistreatment and consumer racial profiling. The treatment of Gibson, Mora and Hernandez by The Home Depot was humiliating and demeaning.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>In a statement to<em> Entertainment Weekly</em>, a Home Depot spokesperson noted that &#8220;diversity and respect for all people&#8221; is one of the company&#8217;s core values.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;We do not tolerate discrimination in any form. We value Mr. Gibson as a customer, and in the months since this happened, we&#8217;ve reached out to him and his attorneys several times to try to resolve his concerns. We will continue to do so.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Video Of The Home Depot Interaction Emerged Earlier This Year</h3>
<p>The situation in question unfolded back in February, and Tyrese spoke on it via <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tyrese/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a>.</p>
<p>He shared a screen recording of himself going back and forth with the cashier via FaceTime, who repeatedly told Tyrese that a physical ID was required due to &#8220;store policy.&#8221;</p>
<p>Tyrese&#8217;s gripe was due to his allegation that the situation had never been an issue in the past, and he threatened to have &#8220;the CEO of Home Depot&#8221; call the employee.</p>
<p>In a lengthy caption beneath the video, Tyrese wrote, &#8220;Racism is a disease.&#8221;</p>
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<p>On Friday (Aug. 11), Tyrese uploaded another portion of the interaction and declared that he was actually seeking $450 million. However, outlets like Entertainment Weekly, <a href="https://people.com/tyrese-gibson-sues-home-depot-over-alleged-racial-profiling-incident-7636648" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PEOPLE</a>, <a href="https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/tyrese-gibson-lawsuit-home-depot-alleged-racial-profiling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FOX 5 Atlanta</a>, and others put the figure at a mere $1M.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;We envision a world free from discriminatory practices and consumer racial profiling. Just as I have done for the past 20-plus years, I pledge to continue to utilize my platform to empower the voiceless, fostering a spirit of unity and hope, while illuminating our shared path forward.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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