Rami Malek feared jail after Los Angeles Police Department officers reprimanded him because he "looked Latino". "I got thrown on the bonnet of an LAPD cop car because someone had robbed a liquor store and stolen a woman's bag,

In a recent discussion with The Guardian, Rami Malek detailed his experiences with racism as an Egyptian-American, pointing to one racial profiling incident where he found himself on the hood of a cop car.

Rami Malek got real about what sounds like a pretty scary situation with the police. In a new interview with the Guardian, the Oscar-winning actor — who is Egyptian — claimed that he was once racially profiled by the Los Angeles Police Department.

Rami Malek is recounting his at-times complicated upbringing as an Egyptian-American growing up in Southern California.

Bohemian Rhapsody star Rami Malek, 43, said he was held by the LAPD after someone robbed a store and stole a woman's bag. He described the incident as a case of racial profiling

Rami Malek has revealed he was once arrested for robbing a liquor store in Los Angeles – despite having nothing to do with the crime. The Bohemian Rhapsody Oscar winner, 43, who is of Egyptian heritage, was incorrectly profiled as fitting the description of a thief of Latin descent by officers operating in the area at the time.

In an interview, Rami Malek recounted a racial profiling experience that led him to being thrown on the hood of a cop car.

Actor Rami Malek has shared about experiencing racial profiling in the US, and revealed that he was once "thrown" onto the hood of a police car after being mistaken for a robbery suspect in California.

Rami Malek said he was once 'thrown' onto a cop car when police suspected him of robbing a liquor store: 'I remember how hot that engine was... it was almost burning my hands.'

Actor Rami Malek got specific into his experiences concerning racism as an Egyptian-American. Speaking with The Guardian, Malek broke down one incident which involved himself getting physically thrown onto the hood of a police vehicle in Los Angeles.

Rami Malek recalled an incident when he was allegedly ... I got thrown on the bonnet of an LAPD cop car because someone had robbed a liquor store and stolen a woman's bag,' Malek expressed to ...