{"id":305744,"date":"2024-08-17T14:04:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T19:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/bebe-rexha-says-she-was-victim-of-hate-crime-for-speaking-albanian"},"modified":"2024-08-17T14:04:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T19:04:57","slug":"bebe-rexha-says-she-was-victim-of-hate-crime-for-speaking-albanian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/bebe-rexha-says-she-was-victim-of-hate-crime-for-speaking-albanian","title":{"rendered":"Bebe Rexha Says She Was Sufferer of &#039;Hate Crime&#039; For Talking Albanian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"43.3574324324\">\n<section id=\"cb-2bbef7578a66ff2d3e97e351c09d71bb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-f62bec67-6b0d-4a66-aaaa-09855c18c7f2-1450340329-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-f62bec67-6b0d-4a66-aaaa-09855c18c7f2-1450340329-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/65\/16by9\/2024\/08\/17\/65c3898acf7a480c94932d8572fd2997_md.jpg\" alt=\"081724_bebe_rexha-kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2bbef7578a66ff2d3e97e351c09d71bb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ebfb80b48e0c772a9a15647ed346f83e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.2051282051\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bebe-rexha\/\"><strong>Bebe Rexha<\/strong><\/a> says she was discriminated against at a German airport &#8230; telling fans she wasn&#8217;t allowed through security it what she&#8217;s calling a &#8220;hate crime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ebfb80b48e0c772a9a15647ed346f83e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-34f128eadcc7e048b98e61a4438670de\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>The singer-songwriter shared videos of her sobbing at Munich International Airport in Germany &#8230; claiming in between shaky breaths the supervisor on her Lufthansa flight threatened and banned her from her flight.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-34f128eadcc7e048b98e61a4438670de--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-206f756211adee543a6b041bed70f7cf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240817_f572554308244acca631f310e5d4bf23\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e2692097-e17b-40f2-a2fc-4f98f0f3969b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f5\/4by3\/2024\/08\/17\/f572554308244acca631f310e5d4bf23_md.jpg\" alt=\"bebe rexha statement\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-206f756211adee543a6b041bed70f7cf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-473b0fa3a51e3ce2dd6412c9feda8244\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>BR says she spoke Albanian to one of the airport security guards because she thought he spoke Albanian to her &#8230; a move she says led to a tense confrontation with airport staff.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-473b0fa3a51e3ce2dd6412c9feda8244--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f0656313d51176c0eb68f6283345479c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Rexha says she&#8217;s sure she experienced a hate crime because she&#8217;s Albanian &#8230; and adds the alleged discrimination didn&#8217;t end there.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f0656313d51176c0eb68f6283345479c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5231b74a16f29fb0d57b57c54bdbb866\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240817_ebbc83bae0c64f8e8cf2c5f1604a37ce\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e2692097-e17b-40f2-a2fc-4f98f0f3969b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/eb\/4by3\/2024\/08\/17\/ebbc83bae0c64f8e8cf2c5f1604a37ce_md.jpg\" alt=\"bebe rexha sub getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5231b74a16f29fb0d57b57c54bdbb866--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9d971e958c5523e507742a7a1f0b00dc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Bebe claims the security personnel continued to &#8220;mentally abuse&#8221; her and brandish his power &#8212; with no one stepping in to say anything. She says she tried to get his name to report him, but he wouldn&#8217;t provide it to her.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9d971e958c5523e507742a7a1f0b00dc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-dab2a244d00e44f8aec5e7fb61f007da\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>BTW &#8230; Bebe learned Albanian at a young age because her father was born in North Macedonia &#8212; a country where people speak both Macedonian and Albanian &#8212; and her mother has Albanian roots as well.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dab2a244d00e44f8aec5e7fb61f007da--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b0ee57f8720a2d81cecbf66b44b3ea0e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b0ee57f8720a2d81cecbf66b44b3ea0e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-808fba273f99723620a350a740931f05\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>A rep for Lufthansa tells TMZ &#8230; they&#8217;re in direct contact with Bebe to get the full story. They add the airline connects people all over the world &#8230; and, diversity and equal opportunity are core values to their company.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-808fba273f99723620a350a740931f05--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-976bbfb0b851298ebb7b14b8c5d512da\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>We&#8217;re told Lufthansa does not tolerate any sort of discriminatory behavior and will throughly investigate.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-976bbfb0b851298ebb7b14b8c5d512da--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/17\/bebe-rexha-hate-crime-albanian-lufthansa\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play video content Bebe Rexha says she was discriminated against at a German airport &#8230; telling fans she wasn&#8217;t allowed through security it what she&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-305744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305744\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}