Tyrese Gibson Sues Home Depot Following 'Humiliating & Demeaning' Experience in Store

Tyrese Gibson is taking Home Depot to court.

The 44-year-old Fast & Furious actor and his associates Eric Mora and Manuel Hernandez filed a lawsuit against the home improvement store. They are seeking $1 million in damages following what they describe as an incident of “outrageous discriminatory mistreatment and consumer racial profiling.”

The court documents shed light on the alleged incident, which took place earlier this year.

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According to documents obtained by Variety, Tyrese, Eric and Manuel were treated poorly in a Los Angeles Home Depot back in February.

While attempting to check out, they reportedly ran into some technical problems that made it difficult for them to finish the transaction. As they waited, a crowd gathered to see Tyrese, prompting him to leave the store.

According to the documents, the cashier “acknowledged Gibson and said he understood.” The actor was reportedly assured that all would be good. However, his associates were unable to use his credit card when the time came.

“The cashier gave no reasonable explanation other than repeating ‘store policy’ and demanded to see a form of identification,” the documents allege. “The manager refused to speak with Gibson in person. It was only after significant heated discussion with the cashier that Gibson was finally able to complete the transaction.”

The document continues, saying, “The actions of the cashier and manager were discriminatory based on race and origin. There is no other plausible explanation for the mistreatment of Plaintiffs. The transaction was refused, despite Gibson’s repeated authorizations, because of Plaintiffs’ skin color and, in the case of Mora and Hernandez, also because of their national origin. This is a clear and deplorable instance of discriminatory mistreatment and consumer racial profiling. The treatment of Gibson, Mora and Hernandez by The Home Depot was humiliating and demeaning.”

Home Depot responded to the accusations in a statement shared with EW. “Diversity and respect for all people are core to who we are, and we do not tolerate discrimination in any form,” a spokesperson for the company told the outlet, adding that they have attempted to “resolve [Tyrese's] concerns.”

Tyrese went viral earlier this year after opening up about his relationship with his girlfriend Zelie Timothy.