Thursday, August 06, 2009

6995: American Airlines Monkeys Around…?


From The Denver Post…

Singer sues airline, claiming racial slurs, stabbing

MIAMI — A Brazilian singer’s lawsuit claims flight attendants called him racial slurs and that his producer was stabbed with a sharp pen.

Dudu Nobre, his wife and the producer filed the suit against American Airlines last week, seeking $4 million in damages.

Nobre, who is black, claims one flight attendant called him a “monkey” in Portuguese and made “monkeylike” sounds and gestures during the flight last year from New York to São Paulo, Brazil.

American Airlines officials declined comment Monday.

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