Two Social Media Influencers Say They Had been Denied Entry to Hollywood Membership Over Their Dimension – NBC Los Angeles

Two social media influencers say they have been denied entry to a membership in Hollywood due to their dimension.

The TikTok video posted final week has been circulating throughout social media, seen over 1.3 million occasions. 

The story is resonating with tens of 1000’s. 

Ella Halikas, an influencer and sports activities illustarted curve mannequin says what was imagined to be a enjoyable night time celebrating a pal’s birthday at The Spotlight Room in Hollywood with pal and fellow mannequin, Alexa Jay become an evening of discrimination in opposition to their sizes.

“So the promoter begins letting in the entire group of ladies, and proper when it will get to me on the entrance, the bouncer places the rope in entrance, appears to be like me up and down and says ‘yeah, not tonight,’”” Jay mentioned. 

Halikas says she requested the doorman, on the bar, for an evidence however as a substitute was additionally denied entrance.

“He checked out me as properly and was similar to ‘not tonight, subsequent,’” Halikas mentioned. 

A response Halikas says is now sparking a motion.

“How highly effective wouldn’t it be if we flipped what they used in opposition to us and put it on to them and now it’s a motion and persons are coming ahead from all walks of life, who’ve been by way of this.”

Hundreds of others commented on Halikas and Jay’s video sharing their tales.

A consultant for Tao group hospitality which operates The Spotlight Room shared this assertion, studying partly:

“The doorman on this specific night labored for a third-party promotion firm and we’ve eliminated this particular person from the door efficient instantly. We’ve got made a number of makes an attempt to resolve the difficulty instantly with Ella and Alexa and even scheduled a gathering inside days to deal with their expertise which they sadly canceled.”

Halikas says she was by no means contacted by the group however hopes her destructive expertise is the final there.

“I actually hope they make some severe modifications right here and never simply in that membership, however golf equipment all throughout the nation,” Halikas mentioned.