Overview
- The Ashwaubenon franchise owner immediately terminated the employee, and Cinnabon said the conduct violated company values and expectations for guest treatment.
- Video from the Bay Park Square kiosk captures the worker mocking a woman’s hijab, using the n-word, and stating “I am racist,” while making obscene gestures.
- The recording spread across platforms with roughly 3 million combined views, drawing swift corporate responses on X and TikTok.
- Crowdfunding efforts multiplied, with a GiveSendGo for the fired worker reporting tens of thousands of dollars and a GoFundMe launched to support the Somali couple.
- No criminal charges have been announced, and the episode is unfolding as national attention grows around anti-Somali rhetoric and recent enforcement activity focused on Somali communities.