Versace executive accuses Los Angeles police of racial profiling

Salehe Bembury says he was stopped because of being black as video of incident emerges

A black Versace executive says he was racially profiled close to the Los Angeles branch of the Italian luxury fashion brand.

Salehe Bembury, the vice-president of sneakers and men’s footwear at Versace, was stopped and searched for jaywalking in Rodeo Drive, near Camden Drive and Wilshire Boulevard.

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