In a new interview with the Guardian, the Oscar-winning actor — who is Egyptian — claimed that he was once racially profiled by the Los Angeles Police Department. “I got thrown on the bonnet of an LAPD cop car because someone had robbed a liquor store and stolen a woman’s bag,

In a recent discussion with The Guardian, Rami Malek detailed his experiences with racism as an Egyptian-American, pointing to one racial profiling incident where he found himself on the hood of a cop car.

Rami Malek revealed that he was once racially profiled by the Los Angeles Police Department. “I got thrown on the bonnet of an LAPD cop car because someone had robbed a liquor store and stolen a woman’s bag,

Oscar winner Rami Malek revealed a previous encounter with the Los Angeles Police Department during which he was racially profiled and thrown onto a cop car as authorities tried to locate a robber. The actor,

Actor Rami Malek recalled a harrowing incident in which he said he was “thrown” on the hood of a cop car after being mistaken for a robbery suspect in California. In a new interview with The Guardian,

Rami Malek feared jail after Los Angeles Police Department officers reprimanded him because he "looked Latino". The Bohemian Rhapsody actor, who is of Egyptian descent, spoke about the ugly incident in an interview with The Guardian.