Tweet Facebook Mail American comedian and actor Eric Andre says he was racially profiled at Melbourne Airport after he was "pulled out of a lineup" and searched by sniffer dogs following a recent flight. In a video posted to Instagram yesterday, Andre said he had been travelling on planes for 25 hours, from New York to Los Angeles and then Melbourne to Brisbane, where he was filming for work. At Melbourne Airport, Andre said he was "pulled out of a lineup and put in a special line in Melbourne where I was sniffed thoroughly by a dog".
READ MORE: British tech giant among those missing after luxury superyacht sinks Eric Andre said he was now seeking a lawyer. (Supplied/Instagram) "It's one of the many times I've been racially profiled at the airport," he added. "So, this is a message for all Black, brown, and Indigenous people travelling through Melbourne today, especially if you're travelling through Qantas International by Terminal 2: Please be careful.
" The actor and comedian said he was looking to engage a discrimination lawyer over the incident and was also seeking information about what proportion of passengers pulled aside for extra checks by security at the airport were white and people of colour. Andre, who hosts The Eric Andre Show, said next time he was in Australia, he did not want to travel through Melbourne Airport alone as he did not feel safe there. "I do not want to be humiliated or racially discriminated against anymore at these airports," he said.
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