Comedian Mark Curry posted a lengthy Instagram video on Saturday alleging ahotel he stayed at in Colorado Springs racially profiled him.
“When is it going to stop?” Curry said in the clip, which now has over 96,000views.
According to Curry, 61, the alleged incident occurred at The Mining Exchange,a Wyndham Grand Hotel & Spa, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In his socialmedia video, Curry claims he was sitting in the lobby drinking coffee when anemployee who said they were with security asked him if he was a guest.
Curry said he declined to answer, but the man did not leave him alone.
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Curry’s Instagram video includes part of the alleged confrontation betweenCurry and the hotel employee that lasts for nine minutes before Curry goes tothe check-in desk to make a complaint. In the clip, at the front desk, theattendant asks Curry if he is a hotel guest, with Curry responding, “Didn’tyou check me in?”
“Black man and a hotel lobby, it’s impossible that he has a room here,” Currycaptioned the video on Instagram. “No, I have a suite! He walks up to me withno badge on. I don’t know who this man is. And asked to see my hotel keyWyndham racism.”
Curry did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
In a statement to PEOPLE, the Mining Exchange said they “are committed toproviding a safe and inclusive space for all guests and employees.”
“We deeply regret this incident and have reached out to Mr. Curry to offer notonly our sincere apologies but a full refund of his stay and an invitation toreturn, at no cost, anytime in the future. As a respected community partner,we are also using this opportunity to revisit training with our staff, helpingto ensure all interactions are reflective of our company values.The MiningExchange plays a special role in the Colorado Springs community, and we willcontinue working each and every day to ensure that our hotel remains a spacethat is open and welcoming to all,” the hotel said.
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Curry said in his Instagram video that he did not want to tell them he was aguest at the hotel because there were numerous White people in the lobby whowere not bothered by the hotel employee who approached him.
In the social media clip, the comedian also threatens to call the policebefore returning to his room and encouraging his followers to call the hotel.
“Three hundred White people in the lobby, 300, eating and drinking,” Currytold his followers. “I sat down in the lobby to have some coffee, get out ofmy room and these motherf–ers going to jam me up, ask me, do I belong in thehotel?”
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Curry’s post garnered support from his followers, including his celebrityfans.
“Shameful! Absolutely Disgusting!” commented Raven Symone. “Love you mark! Noone deserves this!”
Comedian DL Hughley said he jumped on the phone to call the hotel.
“You good my dude??? I’ve called the number a bunch of times can’t getthru!!!!” Hughley commented on the post.
Curry said in his Instagram video that he planned to check out after theincident in the lobby.