“I don’t say much when people do me wrong, but I can’t stay quiet on how my family and I were just treated.”
Singer Fantasia Monique Barrino-Taylor blasted an Airbnb host for allegedly racially profiling her and her family.
She claimed the host forced her and her children out of their reservation in the middle of the night because of “the color of her skin”.
The American Idol star wrote on X that she had booked a house to allow her son to spend time with his friends because of her busy work schedule.
She said she had been away from her son for an extended period and rented an Airbnb suitable for a small celebration to “make him feel special.”
However, the hosts allegedly accused Barrino-Taylor of hosting a loud outdoor party because they saw balloons entering the house and a game truck with no generator outside the home in the early part of the day.
“The amount of guests we reserved for is the amount of guests who stayed the night. They never said we weren’t allowed to have any company over!!”
“The Color Purple” star wrote the house had signs of an earlier party from a previous event. She said there was a game room, poker table, and even equipment designed for a party.
“It’s evident from the sayings on the wall to the outdoor fire pit/jacuzzi and a well-equipped game room in the garage/poker table that people host parties and/or gatherings here on the lake often as there were weights with balloon ribbon left in the garage from a previous party at the house,” Fantasia wrote on X.
Grammy Award winner described her experience as making her “stomach is so uneasy this morning”, recounting the incident on Sunday morning.
Fantasia Monique Barrino-Taylor won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her song, “Bittersweet”.
She also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy for The Color Purple.
