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Man claims he was racially profiled by Portland DoubleTree hotel security guard News kptv.com

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PORTLAND, OR KPTV – The DoubleTree Hilton in downtown Portland is facing criticism after a man claims he was racially profiled in the lobby and told to leave the premises. 

That man, who goes by Jermaine on Twitter, says he was a guest staying at the hotel while he was in Portland for a concert.

After the show and when he returned to the DoubleTree hotel he says he needed to take what he thought was an important call from his mother.

So, he went to a quiet spot in the lobby.

He says a couple of minutes into that conversation, a DoubleTree security guard approached him and asked him if he was staying at the hotel.

He says he told the security guard that he was guest at the hotel. 

Then, he says the security guard asked what room he was staying in and Jermaine says his reply to the security guard was, I dont know.

Jermaine claims he told the security guard he was having a phone conversation and wanted to be left alone.

All of this initial conversation with the security guard was not recorded on camera.

Jermaine claims the security guard continued to stand next to him and thats when it appears he starts to record with his phone.

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In the video, the security guard tells Jermaine the police have been called and will be at the hotel soon.

Jermaine continues to ask why they called police when he claims he wasnt bothering anyone and was just on a personal phone call in the lobby of the DoubleTree where he was staying in Portland. 

Eventually, a manager shows up and talks with him about the situation.

The manager tells Jermaine its perfectly legal for the security guard to ask Jermaine those questions. 

Jermaine claims he was asked to leave the premises once police arrived at the hotel. 

The Portland Police Bureau confirms it responded and they spoke to Jermaine and offered him assistance in getting a new hotel, but he declined that offer. 

He says he took his things from his room at the DoubleTree and went to another hotel to stay the night.

Following the situation that played out at the DoubleTree, Jermaine recorded a .  

On Wednesday, the DoubleTree Portland issued this statement:

The safety, security and comfort of our guests and associates is our top priority at the Doubletree by Hilton Portland. This incident that occurred over the holidays between our hotel and guest is unfortunate. We are sorry that this matter ended the way it did and have reached out to the gentleman in order to resolve this matter. We are place of public accommodation and place a strong emphasis on diversity and inclusion and our hotel does not discriminate against any individual or group. We look forward to speaking with him.

FOX 12 reached out to Jermaine for comment but has not heard back yet.

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer appears to have taken another step to unite his Manchester United stars by making them travel to the club's team hotel together

The likes of Paul Pogba, David de Gea and Jesse Lingard used to make their own way to the Lowry Hotel the night before home games but caretaker boss Solskjaer has already changed the previous routine

 United's first team stars were pictured arriving at the Manchester hotel on a team bus after training late on Christmas Day so players and staff could spend time with their respective families in the morning and early afternoon

 Pogba, who was back to his old self in United's comprehensive 5-1 win over Cardiff on Saturday, and Lingard were among the players to check in to the Lowry late on Christmas Day

 Supporters waited near the Lowry to get a close glimpse of Solskjaer's men and Juan Mata was among those to acknowledge his fans

 Angel Gomes, who travelled to Cardiff but was not named in Solskjaer's first matchday squad, was also pictured arriving at the Lowry with his senior team-mates

  Solskjaer has called on his players to continue to play attacking football against Huddersfield as he prepares for his reunion with the Old Trafford crowd

  The caretaker boss said of the Boxing Day clash: 'The attacking philosophy is in the walls of Man United

'That's tradition, that's how we want to play. Cardiff was a reflection of what we want

We spoke about how when we get one goal, we want to get two. When we get two, we want three

That's the nature of the club.'It's not going to happen every game where we create chances like we did (against Cardiff) but you've got to try

'With the pace we've got up front, I don't think any team would like [Marcus] Rashford, [Anthony] Martial, Lingard and Pogba running at them

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