Oscar winner Rami Malek revealed a previous encounter with the Los Angeles Police Department during which he was racially profiled and thrown onto a cop car as authorities tried to locate a robber. 
	The actor, who detailed the incident in a lengthy cover story with The Guardian, was discussing issues of identity and othering he had faced, from being profiled as a Middle Eastern man at the airport to being “what’s called ‘white passing’” with “v…

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Rami Malek Details LAPD Racial Profiling Incident: “A Very Precarious Situation”

‘I got thrown on the bonnet of an LAPD cop car,’ the actor said

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Rami Malek recalls arrest for robbing liquor store in case of mistaken identity

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Oscar winner Rami Malek revealed a previous encounter with the Los Angeles Police Department during which he was racially profiled and thrown onto a cop car as authorities tried to locate a robber. The actor, who detailed the incident in a lengthy cover story with The Guardian, was discussing issues of identity and othering he had faced, from being profiled as a Middle Eastern man at the airport to being “what’s called ‘white passing’” with “ver…

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The "Bohemian Rhapsody" star remembers thinking, "Okay, this is a very precarious situation. I may well be going to jail for something I’ve not done."Victor Boyko/Getty  Rami MalekRami Malek is looking back on a harrowing encounter with law enforcement.The Bohemian Rhapsody star reflected on being accosted by police in a new interview."I got thrown on the bonnet of an LAPD cop car because someone had robbed a liquor store and stolen a woman’s ba…

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Rami Malek recalls being 'thrown' on cop car as robbery suspect

Rami Malek opened up about his experiences with racism and recalled a situation where he said that he was racially profiled by the Los Angeles Police Department. If you were unaware, the 43-year-old Bohemian Rhapsody is Egyptian and grew up in Los Angeles. In a new interview, Rami said that he is “white passing” but had “distinctive features.” He added that growing up he “definitely didn’t fit in.” Later in the interview, he described a run-in w…

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Oscar winner Rami Malek revealed a previous encounter with the Los Angeles Police Department during which he was racially profiled and thrown onto a cop car as authorities tried to locate a robber. The actor, who detailed the incident in a lengthy cover

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Oscar winner Rami Malek revealed a previous encounter with the Los Angeles Police Department during which he was racially profiled and thrown onto a cop car as authorities tried to locate a robber. The actor, who detailed the incident in a lengthy cover story with The Guardian, was discussing issues of identity and othering he…

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