How a controversial tweet about a black female transit worker sparked a $13 million lawsuit:
An award-winning Jordanian American author has sued her publishing house for $13 million, alleging that the publisher defamed her when it canceled her book deal after she sent a tweet that sparked an online firestorm.
“When you’re on your morning commute & see @wmata employee in UNIFORM eating on the train,” Tynes tweeted, according to The Washington Post. “I thought we were not allowed to eat on the train. This is unacceptable. Hope @wmata responds. When I asked the employee about this, her response was ‘worry about yourself.'”
But the tweet had already gone viral, sparking fury. Accused of racism, Tynes became the subject of racial slurs herself, being called a “terrorist,” “a plane bomber,” “un-American,” and “a radical Muslim,” The Post reported, citing the lawsuit.
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