A white woman who wrongly accused a black teenager of stealing her cellphone and tackled him at a New York City hotel appeared to back off her apology in a TV interview on Monday, suggesting that maybe he did try to steal her phone after all. Security video released by police shows Ponsetto frantically grabbing at Harrold as he tries to get away from her through the front door of Manhattan’s Arlo Hotel. The teen’s father, jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold, has said Ponsetto’s phone had actually been left in an Uber and was returned by the driver. I would like to have a real interview with real questions and real heart and real sincere apologies. In the CBS interview, Ponsetto denied profiling the teenager and said her heritage was partly Puerto Rican.

Source: The Guardian January 11, 2021 16:23 UTC