AMC Theatres apologizes after removing civil rights leader, NYT reports

AMC Theatres has apologized to civil rights leader Reverend William J. Barber II after he was removed from a North Carolina location because staff refused to allow him to use a chair he needs for a medical condition, the New York Times’ Clyde McGrady reports, citing a company statement. Theater employees told Barber he would not be able to use the chair because it did not comply with ADA guidelines and then called the police, asking officers to escort Barber out or charge him with trespassing. In a statement issued to a local news station, the AMC theater chain said it “sincerely apologize to Bishop Barber for how he was treated, and for the frustration and inconvenience brought to him, his family, and his guests.”