«Breaking News» Black guest claims Hilton staff 'racially profiled' him by calling police when he took a phone call

A black guest has claimed staff at a Hilton DoubleTree 'racially profiled' him after they allegedly called the police when he took a call in the lobby.

Jermaine Massey, 34, posted footage of Sunday's incident on Instagram showing his confrontations first with staff at the hotel in Portland, Oregon, and then a city police officer. 

In the clip, Massey can be heard attempting to explain to staff that he had been on the phone to his mother when he was reported by Hilton porters in the lobby.

Jermaine Massey, 34, posted footage of himself on Instagram shortly after the incident in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday

Massey, from Kent, Washington, claims he was targeted by a security guard because he is black and that this led to him being kicked out of the hotel.

In the recording of the incident Massey posted, the guard says that he was calling the cops because Massey was loitering, despite Massey holding his room key card.

Portland police then arrived and escorted Massey out of the hotel. He said he was allowed to get his belongings from his room and check out at the front desk while police waited.

'Tonight I was racially profiled and discriminated against for taking a phone call in the lobby of my hotel,' Massey wrote on Instagram.

'He [the security guard] said that I was a safety threat to the other guests and that I was trespassing and said that I was a disturbance because I took a personal phone call from my mom in a more remote area of the lobby.

Other videos posted by Massey show him talking to hotel staff at the Hilton DoubleTree as he was kicked out of the hotel

He then filmed as police showed up to the scene and told him to pack his things and leave the establishment

'I cannot believe the level of professionalism that this hotel property had with me tonight. It is never ok to discriminate against guests for the color of their skin and to prejudge them based on your own bias against that race.'

However, the DoubleTree in Portland, Oregon claimed soon afterwards that the entire incident took place because of a 'misunderstanding'. 

Paul Peralta, general manager of the DoubleTree, told OregonLive Monday that he has reached out to Massey to try to amend the situation.

'Safety and security of our guests and associates is our top priority at the Doubletree by Hilton Portland,' Peralta said in a statement. 'This unfortunate incident is likely the result of a misunderstanding between our hotel and guest.

'We are sorry that this matter ended the way it did. We are place of public accommodation and do not discriminate against any individuals or groups.'

Massey claimed he was 'racially profiled' during the incident although the hotel said it was the result of a 'misunderstanding'

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Main photo article A black guest has claimed staff at a Hilton DoubleTree ‘racially profiled’ him after they allegedly called the police when he took a call in the lobby.
Jermaine Massey, 34, posted footage of Sunday’s incident on Instagram showing his confrontations first with staff at the hotel...

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