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| Rapper Wiz Khalifa forced to ground by officers in reported hoverboard incident | Rapper Wiz Khalifa forced to ground by officers in reported hoverboard incident |
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| The rapper Wiz Khalifa was handcuffed and forced to the ground by US customs officials at Los Angeles international airport on Saturday, claiming afterwards the use of force was prompted after he refused to get off his hoverboard. | The rapper Wiz Khalifa was handcuffed and forced to the ground by US customs officials at Los Angeles international airport on Saturday, claiming afterwards the use of force was prompted after he refused to get off his hoverboard. |
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| The 27-year-old, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, posted a video clip of the incident to his Instagram account, in which he was seen pinned to the floor by six officers. | The 27-year-old, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, posted a video clip of the incident to his Instagram account, in which he was seen pinned to the floor by six officers. |
| One tells him to “stop resisting”, to which he replies: “I’m not resisting, sir.” | One tells him to “stop resisting”, to which he replies: “I’m not resisting, sir.” |
| The video’s timecode suggests the incident occurred at 3.56pm. | The video’s timecode suggests the incident occurred at 3.56pm. |
| Calls to a number listed under Thomaz’s name in Los Angeles were not answered, but the rapper sent a series of tweets shortly after incident, in which he seemed to suggest that riding the new technology would become a rights issue of the future. | Calls to a number listed under Thomaz’s name in Los Angeles were not answered, but the rapper sent a series of tweets shortly after incident, in which he seemed to suggest that riding the new technology would become a rights issue of the future. |
| “Haven’t been slammed and cuffed in a while. That was fun,” he tweeted, before launching into a defence of the personal transportation technology he has promoted numerous times. | “Haven’t been slammed and cuffed in a while. That was fun,” he tweeted, before launching into a defence of the personal transportation technology he has promoted numerous times. |
| “I stand for our generation and our generation is gonna be riding hover boards,” the rapper posted. | “I stand for our generation and our generation is gonna be riding hover boards,” the rapper posted. |
| The self-balancing Segway technology has seen a recent run of celebrity endorsements, including one from Justin Bieber. The singer posted a video of himself using one to roll around a private jet. The actor and musician Jamie Foxx posed with one in a recording studio. | The self-balancing Segway technology has seen a recent run of celebrity endorsements, including one from Justin Bieber. The singer posted a video of himself using one to roll around a private jet. The actor and musician Jamie Foxx posed with one in a recording studio. |
| A spokeswoman for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said privacy laws prevented discussion of the specifics of the incident, but added: “An uncompliant passenger or any disruptive behavior could put many at risk in this highly secure area.” | A spokeswoman for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said privacy laws prevented discussion of the specifics of the incident, but added: “An uncompliant passenger or any disruptive behavior could put many at risk in this highly secure area.” |
| The response is unlikely to satisfy Khalifa, who predicted CBP officers themselves would one day use the technology. | The response is unlikely to satisfy Khalifa, who predicted CBP officers themselves would one day use the technology. |
| “They’ll be riding them soon as well,” he tweeted. “Maybe ones I design.” | “They’ll be riding them soon as well,” he tweeted. “Maybe ones I design.” |
| Khalifa’s PR team did not respond to a request for comment. | Khalifa’s PR team did not respond to a request for comment. |