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Milano Market Employees deny Forest Whitaker claims – wrongly accused of shoplifting from Manhattan deli, given humiliating pat-down

Posted on February 17, 2013 | Comments Off on Milano Market Employees deny Forest Whitaker claims – wrongly accused of shoplifting from Manhattan deli, given humiliating pat-down

Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker was accused of shoplifting and then publicly frisked inside a Manhattan deli yesterday morning.

The movie star, in town filming “Black Nativity” with Jennifer Hudson, was about to leave the Milano Market on Broadway when one of the workers there claimed to have seen him snag an item from a store shelf, his spokesperson said.

The worker stopped Whitaker and allegedly gave him a humiliating pat down in full view of everyone in the Morningside Heights store.

No stolen items were found and Whitaker left.

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“An employee from the store came outside to speak with him and to apologize,” Crupe said in a statement.

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Store employees have denied the incident took place.

http://www.nypost.com/

I wonder if the employees can make public statements, or has anyone asked?

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