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Rosie Jones Claims ‘Uber Driver Refused Ride’ After ‘Mistaking Her Cerebral Palsy For Being Drunk’

Rosie Jones has claimed that an 'Uber driver refused to give her a ride' after 'mistaking her cerebral palsy for being drunk'. 
Credit: @josierones/Instagram & Unsplash

Rosie Jones has claimed that an ‘Uber driver refused to give her a ride’ after ‘mistaking her cerebral palsy for being drunk’. 

The comedian recently took to social media and opened up about the alleged incident, which she said happened when she was trying to make her way home.

On Twitter, Jones claimed that the Uber app notified her that her ride had been ‘cancelled’ because she ‘wasn’t wearing a mask’.

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Rosie Jones has claimed that an ‘Uber driver refused to give her a ride’ after ‘mistaking her cerebral palsy for being drunk’. Credit: @josierones/Instagram

However, she has alleged that this wasn’t the case.

The Last Leg star tweeted: “Just received this message from @Uber. I was wearing a mask and the driver drove away.

“I had a hand on the door and I was left in the road. He thought I was drunk. I wasn’t. I have cerebral palsy.”

She added: “Please make sure your drivers know the difference between the two. This is ableism.”

The tweet has since received thousands of likes, and many of her followers have taken to the comments and shared their support for the comedian.

One fan said: “B****y hell, that’s appalling. Surely they have a duty of care? At least you know who the driver is and can take action.”

Another added: “Uber app deleted! Won’t be using them again! I was close before as I’ve never had a good driver! Some it’s questionable they even have a license but this is awful.

“I hope you’re okay Rosie and that @uber are finding the driver’s P45!”

Others took the comments and said that even if a person is drunk, it’s ‘disgusting’ to cancel the ride.

Explaining why, one Twitter user wrote: “I don’t care who needs to hear this, but it’s not okay for Uber drivers to treat drunk passengers like this either.”

According to Metro, Uber has released a statement that states that an ‘investigation’ into the alleged incident is being carried out.

It reads: “Everybody should feel safe and welcome when riding with Uber. The experience Rosie described is totally unacceptable and we offer our deepest apologies.

“As our Community Guidelines state, we have zero tolerance for any discrimination based on disability and we’ll be contacting the driver involved and carrying out a full investigation.”

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