‘Grey's Anatomy' Shuttle Driver Files $20M Lawsuit Over LAPD Traffic Stop

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A production driver for the television series “Grey’s Anatomy” filed a lawsuit Thursday against Los Angeles police, claiming he was racially profiled about a year ago when he was allegedly stopped and detained by officers who erroneously believed he was behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle.

The civil complaint filed on behalf of 31-year-old Ernest Simon, who is Black, seeks $20 million in damages, according to the law firm Larson LLP.

In his complaint, Simon alleges that he was on the job for Disney — driving a rented Ford production van during an on-location shoot in Tarzana on March 18, 2021 — when he was stopped by LAPD officers at the production’s base camp.

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