A Detroit woman filed a lawsuit against Lyft after a driver would not let her ride in his car because of her weight. FOX 26 Senior Legal Analyst Chris Tritico offers insight into the legalities of the incident.
A Detroit woman who was denied a Lyft ride because of her weight says she “felt embarrassed.” Deja Blanding, 29, filed a lawsuit over the Jan. 18 incident. Blanding said she called a Lyft to take her to a Detroit Lions watch party when the driver denied her upon pick up. “He said I was too big,” Blanding said.
Detroit rapper Dank Demoss, whose real name is Dajua Blanding, sued Lyft after one of its drivers allegedly refused to let her in his car and canceled her ride, citing her weight.
A Detroit rapper sues Lyft after a driver refuses to give her a ride over her weight, resulting in her claims of discrimination.
I was embarrassed and I felt some type of way about it,” the 29-year-old said of the ordeal. “I haven’t really left my house since that.”
Detroit rapper and influencer Dajua Blanding, known by her stage name Dank Demoss, is suing Lyft after a driver refused to give her a ride, citing her weight.
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A Detroit rapper is suing rideshare company Lyft after a driver allegedly refused to give her a ride because of her weight.
A Detroit rapper is suing Lyft after a driver for the rideshare company allegedly denied her a ride in his car due to her weight.