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HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty ImagesRami Malek he claimed that at one point he was suspected of an alleged crime because authorities allegedly believed he “fit the description.”
“I got thrown on the hood of a (Los Angeles Police Department) cop car because someone robbed a liquor store and stole a woman’s bag,” the Oscar winner, 43, claimed in a statement. Guardian profile published on Saturday, January 18. “They said the (thief) was of Latin descent and, ‘You fit the description.'”
He added, “I remember how hot that engine was, they must have been racing over there and it almost burned my hands. My friend, who was Caucasian, was clever enough to go, ‘Actually, sir, he’s an Egyptian. Not Latin.’ I remember laughing at the cop car, thinking, ‘Okay, this is a very precarious situation. I may well go to jail for something I haven’t done.’”
Malek is Egyptian-American, his parents are immigrated from Cairo before his birth. In the Guardian profile, Malek did not offer further details about the alleged police incident or when it apparently happened. The LAPD has not spoken about the reported encounter. Us Weekly reached out for comment.
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Meanwhile, Malek has allegedly faced similar incidents of mistaken identity due to his background.
“It’s hard enough to travel. Don’t make it harder,” he told the British outlet. “I started thinking, ‘What’s going on?’ every time I tried to enter a country. These days, there might be a moment. Then they’ll go, ‘Nah, that’s the guy Bohemian Rhapsody. Let it through.’”
Malek, who? win an Oscar for his role in Bohemian Rhapsody as the Queen’s forward Freddie Mercurygrew up in LA with his parents and twin Sami. Their Middle Eastern heritage was always evident to the siblings.
“I don’t know how you ever get over that. I’m what’s called ‘white-passing’, but I have very distinctive features, and we definitely didn’t fit in,” Malek recalled to The Guardian. “We had a strange way of sensing people. … I don’t know if it’s a blessing or a curse. Sometimes I find it harmful. You can’t help it.”
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Malek is also aware of how hard his parents worked to provide for the twins.
“The school system in Los Angeles was not great. She would hand write these long letters in blue fountain pen explaining our situation. She would say, ‘I’m going to give my children every opportunity possible,’” says Malek. “I would hear stories about her being pregnant with my brother and me, and taking three buses — three different buses — to get to work and back.”
