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Comedian Eric André, in Emotional Video, Says He Was Racially Profiled at Melbourne Airport: 'Unethical'


Comedian Eric André said on Sunday, Aug. 18 that he was "racially profiled" and "sniffed thoroughly by a dog" at Melbourne Airport in Australia, which he claimed has "nothing to do with safety"

On Sunday, Aug. 18, the Emmy-nominated comedian behind The Eric Andre Show, 41, shared an Instagram video where he revealed he'd just wrapped a 25-hour trip involving stops in Los Angeles, Melbourne and Brisbane, Australia for a shoot. Later in his video message, André — who previously said he was racially profiled at the Atlanta Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport in 2021 and later took legal action — also asked his followers if they could send him statistics on how many "people of color they put into this dog-sniffing line" in comparison to white passengers. Melbourne Airport's Instagram account left a comment under André's post just hours after he shared it, with a message addressed to "Eric" in which it said it "does not tolerate racism in any form."

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