Rami Maleki He also said that at one time he was suspected of being guilty because the government officials believed that “he really deserved to be explained.”

“I was thrown on the hood of a police car (Los Angeles Police Department) because someone robbed a liquor store and stole a woman’s purse,” the Oscar winner, 43, said. Guardian report published on Saturday, January 18. “They said (the thief) was of Latin origin and, ‘You fit that description.’”

He said, “I remember how hot the engine was, he must have been running there and it almost burned my hands. My friend, who was Caucasian, was smart enough to go, ‘Sure, sir, he’s Egyptian. Not Latin.’ I remember laughing in the police car, thinking, ‘Well, this is really hard. I might be going to jail for something I didn’t do.’”

Malek is Egyptian-American, his parents moved to Cairo before birth. In Guardian report, Malek did not provide details about what police suspect or when it appears to have happened. The LAPD has not commented on the allegations. Us Weekly reached out for comment.

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Malek, meanwhile, has experienced similar incidents of notoriety due to his reputation.

“Walking is hard enough. Don’t make it difficult, “he told the British agency. I started thinking, ‘What is going on?’ Every time I try to get into the world, there might be a moment. Then they’ll go, ‘No, that’s a man from Bohemian Rhapsody. Let him pass.’”

Malachi, that one won an Oscar about his role in Bohemian Rhapsody as the leader of the Queen Freddie Mercurygrew up in LA with her parents and twins Sami. Their Middle Eastern heritage was always apparent to their siblings.

“I don’t know how you solve that.” I’m what’s called a ‘white pass,’ but I have a unique look, and we didn’t get along,” Malek recalled. The Guardian. “We had an amazing way of getting to know people. …I don’t know if it’s a blessing or a curse. Sometimes I think it’s destructive. You can’t help it.”

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Malachi also knew how hard his parents worked to earn money for twins.

“The schools in Los Angeles were not good. He used to write these long letters in blue fountain pen to describe our situation. He could say, ‘I’m going to give my kids every chance I can,’” Malek said. “I hear stories about her being pregnant with my brother and me, and taking three buses – three different buses – to work and back.”