'The Bear' writer arrested on train after complaint from white woman

An ex-writer for ‘The Bear’ got too comfortable on an NYC train, police say. He was removed in handcuffs

Writer Alex O’Keefe shared a video last week of MTA police in New York placing him in handcuffs for alleged disorderly conduct, while warning his Instagram followers that “this country is growing more psycho by the day.” O’Keefe, a speechwriter who was also a staff writer for the hit series “The Bear,” alleged in an Instagram post shared Thursday that police detained him on a New York train after an “old white woman” complained about how he was …

'The Bear' Writer Handcuffed On Train After White Passenger Complains

Alex O'Keefe claims the incident was racially motivated.

An ex-writer for 'The Bear' got too comfortable on an NYC train, police say. He was removed in handcuffs

Writer Alex O'Keefe, who wrote for the hit series 'The Bear,' alleges on social media he was pulled off the MTA after an 'old white woman' complained about how he was sitting.

The Bear Writer Alex O’Keefe Handcuffed on the Metro-North

Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty Images for WGAW Alex O’Keefe, a staff writer on the Emmy-winning first season of The Bear, was handcuffed and removed from a Metro-North train on Thursday last week. A spokesperson for the MTA told The Cut in an emailed statement that its police officers responded to reports of a “disorderly passenger” on a train heading from New York’s Grand Central Terminal to New Haven, Connecticut. But according to an Instagram capti…

‘The Bear’ Writer Handcuffed on Train After Dispute Over How He Was Sitting

Alex O'Keefe, a former writer for FX's "The Bear," was removed from a Metro-North train in the Bronx after a dispute over seating led to police intervention, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The incident occurred at Fordham station. Authorities said officers were dispatched after a conductor reported that a passenger was occupying two seats and refused to comply when asked to remove his feet from one of them, accordi…

Former 'The Bear' writer Alex O'Keefe claims wrongful detainment on MTA train

Alex O'Keefe, a former writer for the FX hit "The Bear," was handcuffed and detained while traveling on a Metro-North train from New York City.