US Edition'The Bear' writer arrested on train after complaint from white woman
Alex O'Keefe was detained after an elderly woman's complaint led to police involvement; video of the incident has been viewed over 160,000 times, sparking public debate.
- Alex O'Keefe, an award-winning screenwriter for The Bear, was arrested on a train after an elderly white woman complained about how he was sitting and called the police on him.
- O'Keefe posted a video on Instagram showing his arrest, claiming the police did not question the woman who complained.
- He argued he was arrested without justification, stating, 'They said I was disturbing the peace by not leaving the train.'
- The incident raised concerns about racial bias, as O'Keefe noted he was the only Black person in the train car.
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Onetime writer for FX’s ‘The Bear’ taken off NYC train in handcuffs - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
A onetime writer for FX’s hit show “The Bear” was taken off a New York City commuter train in handcuffs in a dispute over how he was sitting — an incident he recorded in a video shared widely on social media. Alex O’Keefe, who is Black, said in an Instagram post that he was headed to Connecticut on a Metro-North train Thursday when he was removed by police after a white woman complained to a conductor about the way he was sitting. Responding to …
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 Speaks Out After Being Removed From Train When 'Old White Woman' Complained About How He Was Sitting
A commuter train in New York City became the latest setting for how quickly an ordinary disagreement can spiral when bias enters the picture.On September 18, Alex O’Keefe—the 31-year-old former writer for The Bear who helped the FX/Hulu series win a Writers Guild of America award for Best Comedy—was handcuffed and escorted off a Metro-North train after an older white woman complained about how he was sitting.In an Instagram post, O’Keefe, who is…
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.
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