West Coast rapper Tone Loc was reportedly detained at the Midland International Air & Space Port in Texas on Sunday (Mar. 24). He was reportedly handcuffed by airport security after aggressively confronting the parents of a teenage boy who was wearing a Confederate flag hat, CBS7 reports.
The incident reportedly started when the 53-year-old– born Anthony Terrell Smith– confronted a teenager who was wearing the controversial hat at baggage claim.
“How are you going to wear that in front of a black man?” Loc asked the boy, according to witnesses.
The teenage boy’s parents reportedly stepped in and reprimanded the rapper for talking to their son in such an aggressive tone. The rapper apologized but continued to state that the boy should not be wearing the hat.
The argument didn’t stop there though. The family and Loc continued the heated altercation outside. In a video obtained by an NBC affiliate, the “Wild Thing” artist could be heard shouting: “F**k all that Confederate sh*t.”
Authorities were later called to the scene where they separated both parties and detained Loc. Once the situation de-escalated, the handcuffs were removed, and Loc was permitted to leave. No criminal charges were filed.
Watch a clip of the incident below.
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