Michael Colyar, 'Barbershop' actor, alleges racism at Dulles Airport
September 2, 2011 - 07:56 am
An actor who appeared on the Showtime series "Barbershop" is alleging discrimination by United Airlines because he was removed from a flight at Dulles International Airport.
TMZ reports that Michael Colyar was removed from his flight after getting into an argument with a flight attendant over space in an overhead storage bin.
Colyar, who is black, blogged that a flight attendant refused to let him put a suitcase in the overhead compartment so that a white passenger could use the space.
Sources tell TMZ that Colyar and the flight attendant argued loudly and that he became unruly.
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