Story out of Memphis, Tennessee:
As the music played inside of Dru's Place on Madison, people who left the bar on Friday night heard something explicit.
"As I sat down, he said, '*bleep* no food in my car.'"
Ray Rico said that was what came out of his Uber driver's mouth when he got in the car with a box of pizza.
Rico told WREG, "He started cussing at me again, and he says, '*bleep* you suck my *bleep*'"
Rico canceled the ride and got out of the car, but when he called for another Uber, he claimed the same man showed up again.
"Different profile, different picture. No car on the profile of the app," Rico explained.
Rico reported to police and WREG that the driver threw his car in reverse and backed into him.
"I don't know if he had a problem with gay people why he was picking up from a gay bar," Rico said.
The Tennessee Equality Project released the following statement about the incident:
"Mr. Rico's experience is an outrageous assault on his safety and dignity and therefore an assault on all LGBT Memphians. Uber has begun an investigation of the incident, and Mr. Rico is exploring pressing criminal charges. We call on Uber to complete its investigation quickly and to work with TEP on a review of its diversity training for drivers." Cont.
Story from - WREG
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