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Salehe Bembury Shares Alleged Police Profiling Incident on Instagram

Versace designer Salehe Bembury took to Instagram late yesterday to show an alleged police profiling incident in Beverly Hills, Calif. “BEVERLY HILLS WHILE BLACK. I’M OK, MY SPIRIT IS NOT,” Bembury captioned the video. In the clip shared on his Instagram grid, which shows the Versace VP of sneakers and men’s footwear with two police officers, he stated, “I’m in Beverly Hills right now and I’m getting f**king searched for shopping at the store I work for and just being Black.” Bembury also asked the officers, “You checked my ID, what’s going on? Do I have anything on my record?” and was then told he was free to go. On his Instagram Stories, Bembury further detailed the incident. Bembury said he was in Beverly Hills to congratulate Mike Amiri on the opening of his store and stopped into Versace after. Following the visit, the designer explained that the police officers pulled up to him as he was in his car and claimed he jaywalked, and after Bembury apologized he was asked to turn a