AMC Apologizes to Civil Rights Leader Ejected Over Seating Dispute

Rev. William Barber II, who suffers from a disabling bone disease, was removed from a theater for insisting on using his own chair.

Civil rights leader Rev. William Barber II was escorted out of an AMC theater in Greenville, North Carolina, after insisting on using his own chair due to a disabling bone disease, ankylosing spondylitis.
Barber, co-chair of the national Poor People’s Campaign and former president of the North Carolina NAACP, was attending a screening of 'The Color Purple' with his 90-year-old mother.
AMC has since apologized for the incident, stating that it welcomes and works hard to accommodate guests with disabilities.
Barber is set to meet with AMC Entertainment Holdings chairman, Adam Aron, next week to discuss the situation and potential improvements for guests with disabilities.
No charges were filed against Barber, who voluntarily left the theater to avoid its closure and his potential arrest.