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Chipotle manager who was fired and called racist gets her job back - Duration: 20:30.
The Chipotle manager who was controversially fired and called a racist for asking a serial dine-and-dasher to pay before ordering has revealed she has 'officially' been offered her job back after thousands rallied behind her
Dominique Marie Moran, 23, lost her job at the Chipotle restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota on Friday after a 21-year-old customer accused her of racial stereotyping
She exclusively told DailyMail.com: 'I'm not sure if I'm going to take the [job] offer yet
I feel grateful but at the same time I still have questions. I feel like I've really been put on blast, so to speak
The circumstances were not how it looked. It looked like a very hateful thing and it was not that way
'She said that she was devastated to have been painted as a racist. 'I feel I'm a genuine person and helpful, I thrive from making people happy
'I have nothing to hide. I'm not a racist, I know who I am. No one asked my side of the story and I feel I deserve to be heard
People are showing me a lot of support and I'm very grateful.'Scroll down for video Masaud Ali had posted a video on Twitter of the incident on Thursday, saying Dominique refused to serve him and his four black friends and asked them to prove they could pay before taking their order
His post sparked a furious backlash against the manager and Chipotle.But it later emerged that at least one of the men was a repeat dine-and-dasher, prompting even more backlash against the restaurant for its knee-jerk decision to fire Dominique
Dominique moved to Minnesota from her home in Long Beach, California, after she was offered a softball scholarship to attend Dakota County Technical College
She studied early childhood education but took a job as a classroom assistant for high-school students with special needs
She had also worked on and off at Chipotle since 2013. 'I came back [to Chipotle] in late 2016 and that's when I decided I was going to take it very seriously
I went to school to be a teacher but I was taking a break from the classroom. Chipotle is a really great environment to teach people and grow a team, so I had decided that I wanted to become a general manager
That's what I was working towards.'The 23-year-old explained the context for what happened prior to Masaud posting the video to social media
Dominique said that the group were regulars at the Grant Avenue store and usually arrived near closing time
They had also sometimes not paid for their food and this happened again last Tuesday
Dominique said: 'I recognized two of the guys and my crew members recognized them as well
The crew expressed to me that they were very frustrated because most of the time, they will hand over a card that gets declined and then they will just leave
'That happened on Tuesday. Two of their cards got declined. I said to the guy, "I'm going to take care of it, don't worry about it but make sure you can pay for it next time
"'They came in again on Thursday at the same time. I recognized two of them and I double-checked the cameras to be sure
He was expecting me to say something and I said something jokingly, but he took it to a whole different extent
I guess he saw an opportunity and he ran with it.'I shouldn't have made a joke, but all I said was: "Oh you're going to pay this time?"'He had the camera[phone] up but I thought he was joking
And then I said as a joke, "Oh we have cameras in here too" and that's when I realized they all had cameras out
At that point, I decided we couldn't serve them if they were all filming us.' Dominique had a day off on Friday and had turned off her phone on Thursday night after work because she was stressed and worn out by what had happened in the store
'I woke up around noon, plugged my phone in and I had all these voicemails from my managers telling me to call them right away because the story had really blown up
I had no idea what was happening. Then reality hit.'They sent over an area manager and we met up at a coffee shop
She asked me how I was feeling and she said, "You know why I'm here."'I told the manager from Chipotle that I wanted to apologize to the guys and to the company
I wanted the manager to please let the guys know that's not my character and that's not who I am
I'm an apologetic person.'She didn't say the words – "you're fired" but that was what it was
The reason was because I had denied service.'Dominique said that she doesn't spend much time on social media so it took her a while to realize that the video clip of her had gone viral
'On Saturday, I got a phone call from my mom in California. She said people were sending her the video and she was really distressed and upset
'I told her I hadn't seen the video but I stood up for myself. I know that I wasn't trying to hurt anybody or profile anybody, the scene escalated and that's why I refused service
I knew we had to wait it out and the truth would come out. 'A few hours later my mom told me that people were exposing him on social media for his tweets and were siding with me
I had no idea he was posting that kind of thing but I had felt like I had no proof
The truth prevailed and it didn't take much to get it out.'So many people have been motivating me to speak my mind and explain that I'm not the way I was portrayed at all
'I feel bad for the Chipotle team at Grant Avenue. I'll be okay. Fear has crossed my mind, it's inevitable but I'm trying to keep my cool
It's been a mixture of emotions. I went from being hurt to scared.'After firing Dominique on Friday, Chipotle has now offered her the job back but have not apologized, she said
'I really loved my job. I've been trying not to think about it. 'They did offer me my job back but it is hurtful because I've put so much time and dedication into it
I worked hard and my team will remember that. I do feel like I've got a lot to give
'Dominique said that most of her wages went to paying off her student loans and that she had been saving money to perhaps one day have her own restaurant
'I don't have any family in Minnesota so my family really was my Chipotle family. That was my life honestly
I worked a lot but I was very passionate about it and wanted to grow the store.'Dominique, who regularly attends River Valley Church in the St Paul area, said: 'I consider myself a Christian and I believe in Jesus Christ, I love to talk about that
If you had asked me before this how long I was going to be at Chipotle, I would have said a long time but now I'm curious to see what God has in store
'She said that none of those who had led to her losing her job have apologized but that she forgave them
'It makes me feel really sick because they did this all with a smile. I forgive them but I only hope that they will learn from it
'Dominique said that the experience has given her a fear of social media.'It makes me feel sick because I'm not really on social media and I got all this attention
This story blew up without any back story and it's really scary. How many stories are out there are of people being judged, threatened and being called the ugliest of names but people don't understand what led up to it?'To so easily be able to say, "This woman's a racist" when you know that you've stolen from this business
It also makes me afraid for the people who are watching it online and who are eating it up
It's too easy just to put something out there. It's really scary – I don't think I'll ever want to be on social media again after this
' RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Michelle Wolf calls the White House Correspondent
CDC launches task force for polio-like disease as MORE cases. Share this article Share She added: 'I appreciate the people who stood up and said, "something doesn't look right here
" Ask my people, check my records – I am not a racist. I'm grateful for the support but if people want to hate that's okay too
'Dominque said that she now hopes to go back to school to become an English Literature teacher
She has also repeatedly thanked supporters and previous customers who have come out in her defense to describe her as 'hard-working', 'respectful' and 'sweet'
She also shared a petition and GoFundMe page created on her behalf by strangers in the wake of the incident
'Can't thank you enough for the kind words, positive vibes, prayers and warm thoughts,' she tweeted on Sunday
Chipotle had said on Sunday that they were reconsidering its decision to fire her after receiving more information about the incident that warrants additional investigation
'Our actions were based on the facts known to us immediately after the incident, including video footage, social media posts and conversations with the customer, manager, and our employees,' Chipotle spokeswoman Laurie Schalow said
'We now have additional information which needs to be investigated further. We want to do the right thing, so after further investigation we will re-train and re-hire if the facts warrant it
'The company said it was aware of reports about since-deleted tweets from Ali's account between 2014 and 2016 that included jokes about dining and dashing when it decided to fire Dominique
Chipotle said the decision to re-evaluate the situation wasn't influenced by the tweets and they have not provided details about the new information
The whole ordeal escalated after Masaud Ali claimed he had been a target of racism after saying he was refused service at the restaurant on Thursday
'Can a group of young well established African American get a bite to eat after a long workout session
@ChipotleTweets??' he wrote in a tweet alongside a video of the confrontation.The video begins with Dominique telling the men that they must pay 'because you never have money when you come in here'
Ali insisted that he was targeted because of his race. 'It sounded really racist - the way she said it was racist,' Ali told the Star Tribune on Friday
'She asked for proof of income as if I'm getting a loan.'He said he was also disappointed that none of the other employees who were on duty spoke up
Video of the confrontation had been seen millions of times since it was posted Friday
But tweets later emerged showing Ali had previously boasted about not paying at Chipotle
'Aye man i think chipotle catchin up to us fam. should we change locations and yoooooo what should we do about the other thang,' read a since-deleted post on Ali's account from 2016
Another post from March 2015 read: 'if you a real ass n***a we [gonna go to] Applebees [sic] and eat as much a we can and tip the nice lady 20cents and walk the f**k out
'In one post, he also discussed stealing Tabasco bottles from Chipotle and in another it read: 'Guys we're borrowing food
that's it. And if the lady tries to stop you at the door don't hesitate to truck the sh*t out of that b***h
' Ali has since deleted all of these posts. Prior to the tweets emerging, Chipotle on Saturday released a statement saying: 'What happened here is not how our employees should treat our customer
'We don't ask customers to pay for their meals prior to making them in our restaurants
The manager should have made their food and withheld giving it to them until they paid for it
'Regardless, this is not how we treat our customers and as a result, the manager has been terminated and the restaurant is being retrained to ensure something like this doesn't happen again
'
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John Lewis advert: What was Elton John paid for Christmas ad? What is his net worth? - Duration: 6:19.
John Lewis advert: What was Elton John paid for Christmas ad? What is his net worth?
The much-awaited John Lewis Christmas advert focuses on the power of a gift.
More specifically, it revolves around Elton John, 71, and how much the gift of a piano changes his life.
The 2018 Christmas Advert, titled The Boy and The Piano, takes an emotional look at his journey, to the backing track of Your Song.
The John Lewis ad is always a massive moment in the run-up to the Christmas period, and the nation always look forward to it.
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"The speculation in recent months around the costs associated with this year's ad is wildly inaccurate and our total spend is similar to previous years" John Lewis spokesperson How much did Elton John get paid for the John Lewis Christmas advert? It has been reported Elton was paid an eye-watering 5million for starring in the emotional advert.
The adverts famously have a massive budget, and this one in particular is thought to have cost millions of pounds to make.
However, according to John Lewis the advert didn't cost as much to make as people think.
A spokesperson from John Lewis said: "The speculation in recent months around the costs associated with this year's ad is wildly inaccurate and our total spend is similar to previous years.".
Meanwhile, a spokesperson from the marketing team told The Metro: "We want to talk about the speculation that came out earlier, because there were some numbers being banded around.
"We don't five out a number, but in previous years it has been spoken about being £7million, and it is the same territory this year.
"But the vast majority of that is on media spend, and then it also includes production of the ad, our ad windows, everything – it's the whole package." The spokesperson ridiculed the rumours of Elton's pay, saying: "Where you've read around £10million or paying someone £5million – it's just wildly inaccurate.
"We would never pay someone £5million and production would never cost £10 million.
That was not the motivation for him." John Lewis revealed Elton wanted a portion of his fee to be donated to charity.
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A statement said: "Elton requested that a portion of his fee was to be donated to the Elton John Charitable Trust." Meanwhile, Elton opened up about the reason for being involved in the advert.
He said: "The John Lewis Christmas campaign has so many warm memories for me and my family.
"It's been a lovely opportunity for me to reflect on my life in music and the incredible journey I have been on, and how first playing my Grandmother's piano marks the moment when music came into my life.
"The ad is absolutely fantastic and I've truly loved every minute being part of it.".
How much is Elton John's net worth? The Your Song singer's net worth is an estimated £339million, according to The Richest.
He has managed to rack up this eye-watering sum thanks to his music career, which has spanned more than five decades.
Elton, real name Reginald Dwight, released numerous successful albums through the 1980s.
In 1992 he and songwriter Bernie Taupin signed a $39million, 12 year contract with Warner Bros Records, which was the largest cash advance in music history.
Two years later he composed the music for The Lion King, earning a Grammy for Best Song.
When Princess Diana died in 1997 he re-released his Candle in the Wind classic, which became the best-selling single in recording history.
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Chipotle manager who was fired and called racist gets her job back - Duration: 20:30.
The Chipotle manager who was controversially fired and called a racist for asking a serial dine-and-dasher to pay before ordering has revealed she has 'officially' been offered her job back after thousands rallied behind her
Dominique Marie Moran, 23, lost her job at the Chipotle restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota on Friday after a 21-year-old customer accused her of racial stereotyping
She exclusively told DailyMail.com: 'I'm not sure if I'm going to take the [job] offer yet
I feel grateful but at the same time I still have questions. I feel like I've really been put on blast, so to speak
The circumstances were not how it looked. It looked like a very hateful thing and it was not that way
'She said that she was devastated to have been painted as a racist. 'I feel I'm a genuine person and helpful, I thrive from making people happy
'I have nothing to hide. I'm not a racist, I know who I am. No one asked my side of the story and I feel I deserve to be heard
People are showing me a lot of support and I'm very grateful.'Scroll down for video Masaud Ali had posted a video on Twitter of the incident on Thursday, saying Dominique refused to serve him and his four black friends and asked them to prove they could pay before taking their order
His post sparked a furious backlash against the manager and Chipotle.But it later emerged that at least one of the men was a repeat dine-and-dasher, prompting even more backlash against the restaurant for its knee-jerk decision to fire Dominique
Dominique moved to Minnesota from her home in Long Beach, California, after she was offered a softball scholarship to attend Dakota County Technical College
She studied early childhood education but took a job as a classroom assistant for high-school students with special needs
She had also worked on and off at Chipotle since 2013. 'I came back [to Chipotle] in late 2016 and that's when I decided I was going to take it very seriously
I went to school to be a teacher but I was taking a break from the classroom. Chipotle is a really great environment to teach people and grow a team, so I had decided that I wanted to become a general manager
That's what I was working towards.'The 23-year-old explained the context for what happened prior to Masaud posting the video to social media
Dominique said that the group were regulars at the Grant Avenue store and usually arrived near closing time
They had also sometimes not paid for their food and this happened again last Tuesday
Dominique said: 'I recognized two of the guys and my crew members recognized them as well
The crew expressed to me that they were very frustrated because most of the time, they will hand over a card that gets declined and then they will just leave
'That happened on Tuesday. Two of their cards got declined. I said to the guy, "I'm going to take care of it, don't worry about it but make sure you can pay for it next time
"'They came in again on Thursday at the same time. I recognized two of them and I double-checked the cameras to be sure
He was expecting me to say something and I said something jokingly, but he took it to a whole different extent
I guess he saw an opportunity and he ran with it.'I shouldn't have made a joke, but all I said was: "Oh you're going to pay this time?"'He had the camera[phone] up but I thought he was joking
And then I said as a joke, "Oh we have cameras in here too" and that's when I realized they all had cameras out
At that point, I decided we couldn't serve them if they were all filming us.' Dominique had a day off on Friday and had turned off her phone on Thursday night after work because she was stressed and worn out by what had happened in the store
'I woke up around noon, plugged my phone in and I had all these voicemails from my managers telling me to call them right away because the story had really blown up
I had no idea what was happening. Then reality hit.'They sent over an area manager and we met up at a coffee shop
She asked me how I was feeling and she said, "You know why I'm here."'I told the manager from Chipotle that I wanted to apologize to the guys and to the company
I wanted the manager to please let the guys know that's not my character and that's not who I am
I'm an apologetic person.'She didn't say the words – "you're fired" but that was what it was
The reason was because I had denied service.'Dominique said that she doesn't spend much time on social media so it took her a while to realize that the video clip of her had gone viral
'On Saturday, I got a phone call from my mom in California. She said people were sending her the video and she was really distressed and upset
'I told her I hadn't seen the video but I stood up for myself. I know that I wasn't trying to hurt anybody or profile anybody, the scene escalated and that's why I refused service
I knew we had to wait it out and the truth would come out. 'A few hours later my mom told me that people were exposing him on social media for his tweets and were siding with me
I had no idea he was posting that kind of thing but I had felt like I had no proof
The truth prevailed and it didn't take much to get it out.'So many people have been motivating me to speak my mind and explain that I'm not the way I was portrayed at all
'I feel bad for the Chipotle team at Grant Avenue. I'll be okay. Fear has crossed my mind, it's inevitable but I'm trying to keep my cool
It's been a mixture of emotions. I went from being hurt to scared.'After firing Dominique on Friday, Chipotle has now offered her the job back but have not apologized, she said
'I really loved my job. I've been trying not to think about it. 'They did offer me my job back but it is hurtful because I've put so much time and dedication into it
I worked hard and my team will remember that. I do feel like I've got a lot to give
'Dominique said that most of her wages went to paying off her student loans and that she had been saving money to perhaps one day have her own restaurant
'I don't have any family in Minnesota so my family really was my Chipotle family. That was my life honestly
I worked a lot but I was very passionate about it and wanted to grow the store.'Dominique, who regularly attends River Valley Church in the St Paul area, said: 'I consider myself a Christian and I believe in Jesus Christ, I love to talk about that
If you had asked me before this how long I was going to be at Chipotle, I would have said a long time but now I'm curious to see what God has in store
'She said that none of those who had led to her losing her job have apologized but that she forgave them
'It makes me feel really sick because they did this all with a smile. I forgive them but I only hope that they will learn from it
'Dominique said that the experience has given her a fear of social media.'It makes me feel sick because I'm not really on social media and I got all this attention
This story blew up without any back story and it's really scary. How many stories are out there are of people being judged, threatened and being called the ugliest of names but people don't understand what led up to it?'To so easily be able to say, "This woman's a racist" when you know that you've stolen from this business
It also makes me afraid for the people who are watching it online and who are eating it up
It's too easy just to put something out there. It's really scary – I don't think I'll ever want to be on social media again after this
' RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Michelle Wolf calls the White House Correspondent
CDC launches task force for polio-like disease as MORE cases. Share this article Share She added: 'I appreciate the people who stood up and said, "something doesn't look right here
" Ask my people, check my records – I am not a racist. I'm grateful for the support but if people want to hate that's okay too
'Dominque said that she now hopes to go back to school to become an English Literature teacher
She has also repeatedly thanked supporters and previous customers who have come out in her defense to describe her as 'hard-working', 'respectful' and 'sweet'
She also shared a petition and GoFundMe page created on her behalf by strangers in the wake of the incident
'Can't thank you enough for the kind words, positive vibes, prayers and warm thoughts,' she tweeted on Sunday
Chipotle had said on Sunday that they were reconsidering its decision to fire her after receiving more information about the incident that warrants additional investigation
'Our actions were based on the facts known to us immediately after the incident, including video footage, social media posts and conversations with the customer, manager, and our employees,' Chipotle spokeswoman Laurie Schalow said
'We now have additional information which needs to be investigated further. We want to do the right thing, so after further investigation we will re-train and re-hire if the facts warrant it
'The company said it was aware of reports about since-deleted tweets from Ali's account between 2014 and 2016 that included jokes about dining and dashing when it decided to fire Dominique
Chipotle said the decision to re-evaluate the situation wasn't influenced by the tweets and they have not provided details about the new information
The whole ordeal escalated after Masaud Ali claimed he had been a target of racism after saying he was refused service at the restaurant on Thursday
'Can a group of young well established African American get a bite to eat after a long workout session
@ChipotleTweets??' he wrote in a tweet alongside a video of the confrontation.The video begins with Dominique telling the men that they must pay 'because you never have money when you come in here'
Ali insisted that he was targeted because of his race. 'It sounded really racist - the way she said it was racist,' Ali told the Star Tribune on Friday
'She asked for proof of income as if I'm getting a loan.'He said he was also disappointed that none of the other employees who were on duty spoke up
Video of the confrontation had been seen millions of times since it was posted Friday
But tweets later emerged showing Ali had previously boasted about not paying at Chipotle
'Aye man i think chipotle catchin up to us fam. should we change locations and yoooooo what should we do about the other thang,' read a since-deleted post on Ali's account from 2016
Another post from March 2015 read: 'if you a real ass n***a we [gonna go to] Applebees [sic] and eat as much a we can and tip the nice lady 20cents and walk the f**k out
'In one post, he also discussed stealing Tabasco bottles from Chipotle and in another it read: 'Guys we're borrowing food
that's it. And if the lady tries to stop you at the door don't hesitate to truck the sh*t out of that b***h
' Ali has since deleted all of these posts. Prior to the tweets emerging, Chipotle on Saturday released a statement saying: 'What happened here is not how our employees should treat our customer
'We don't ask customers to pay for their meals prior to making them in our restaurants
The manager should have made their food and withheld giving it to them until they paid for it
'Regardless, this is not how we treat our customers and as a result, the manager has been terminated and the restaurant is being retrained to ensure something like this doesn't happen again
'
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ITV I'm A Celeb 2018: Who is Kiosk Kev? Why was Kiosk Keith replaced on I'm a Celebrity? - Duration: 5:34.
I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 2018 kicked off Sunday night, and a whole new bunch of celebs are currently settling into jungle life
In last night's episode Anne Hegerty and Fleur East completed the series' first Dingo Dollar Challenge
After successfully completing the challenge they headed to the the Outback Shack with their Dingo Dollars
Viewers were baffled to see much-loved Kiosk Keith with his iconic moustache had been replaced by bearded Kiosk Kev
Fans wanted to know what had happened to the legendary character. One viewer said on Twitter: "What??? Where is Kiosk Keith??", followed by two crying emojis
Another simply said: "Bring back Kiosk Keith". Who is Kiosk Kev? Not much is known about Kiosk Keith's replacement Kev
However, from what we have seen, he has an impressive beard and moustache, long hair, tattoos and a stern expression
According to ITV, he is also a "man of few words and doesn't speak." A show insider told The Sun Online: "Everyone on set is really pleased with the new Kiosk Kev character – his look has to be seen to be believed
Related Articles ITV Im A Celebrity 2018: What time is I'm A Celeb on tonight? How long will it go on for? I'm a Celeb's Gillian McKeith says vegan contestants WON'T win the show Harry Redknapp: Arsenal fans hatch I'm a Celebrity plan for former Tottenham boss "Viewers will love him but the celebrities will be scared stiff! "Kev won't take any nonsense from the celebrities, and he looks very intimidating
" He takes over from Kiosk Keith, who was known for his grumpy demeanour. The actor playing the intimidating character has not yet been named, but has been professionally cast for the role
** I'm A Celebrity 2018 line up: Who is in I'm A Celebrity? Meet the full line up, presenters ** Why was Kiosk Keith replaced on I'm A Celebrity? Raymond Grant has played the role of Kiosk Keith since 2013
Before that he had worked as a set builder on t he show since 2002. It was revealed Raymond would not be returning earlier in the year, following the termination of his contract
In January ITV told Daily Star Online: "Ray is no longer under contract with the show
"There are no plans for him to return this year." ** I'm A Celebrity winners: Where are the past winners now? ** Related Articles Jamie Redknapp: I'm A Celeb fans want Harry Redknapp's son on show - 'his beauty a gift' Holly Willoughby stuns in tight t-shirt and miniskirt combo I'm A Celeb's Anne Hegerty, 60, feels sorry for her mum over her autism diagnosis Earlier this year The Sun alleged the 53-year-old was dropped from the show after bad behaviour at work
A source told the publication he was apparently drunk when he behaved inappropriately towards a female colleague
The source alleged: "It wasn't unusual for Keith to turn up to work drunk as he's done it before but this incident has shocked everyone
" Meanwhile, his ex-wife Donna told The Sun he had been sacked after he "smacked a young female co-worker's bottom"
She continued: "There was nothing sinister in it but shouldn't have done it
"He was sacked afterwards – from his role as Kiosk Keith and from his job helping to build sets on the show
" ITV was contacted for comment, and simply said: "Ray is no longer under contract with the show - we have nothing further to add
" I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! continues tonight at 9pm on ITV. Related articles Holly Willoughby is jungle queen as I'm A Celeb ratings ROCKET I'm A Celeb's Emily Atack erupts from plunging bikini in first jungle shower Holly Willoughby screams in terror as dressing room is invaded by I'm a Celeb critters
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Chipotle manager who was fired and called racist gets her job back - Duration: 20:30.
The Chipotle manager who was controversially fired and called a racist for asking a serial dine-and-dasher to pay before ordering has revealed she has 'officially' been offered her job back after thousands rallied behind her
Dominique Marie Moran, 23, lost her job at the Chipotle restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota on Friday after a 21-year-old customer accused her of racial stereotyping
She exclusively told DailyMail.com: 'I'm not sure if I'm going to take the [job] offer yet
I feel grateful but at the same time I still have questions. I feel like I've really been put on blast, so to speak
The circumstances were not how it looked. It looked like a very hateful thing and it was not that way
'She said that she was devastated to have been painted as a racist. 'I feel I'm a genuine person and helpful, I thrive from making people happy
'I have nothing to hide. I'm not a racist, I know who I am. No one asked my side of the story and I feel I deserve to be heard
People are showing me a lot of support and I'm very grateful.'Scroll down for video Masaud Ali had posted a video on Twitter of the incident on Thursday, saying Dominique refused to serve him and his four black friends and asked them to prove they could pay before taking their order
His post sparked a furious backlash against the manager and Chipotle.But it later emerged that at least one of the men was a repeat dine-and-dasher, prompting even more backlash against the restaurant for its knee-jerk decision to fire Dominique
Dominique moved to Minnesota from her home in Long Beach, California, after she was offered a softball scholarship to attend Dakota County Technical College
She studied early childhood education but took a job as a classroom assistant for high-school students with special needs
She had also worked on and off at Chipotle since 2013. 'I came back [to Chipotle] in late 2016 and that's when I decided I was going to take it very seriously
I went to school to be a teacher but I was taking a break from the classroom. Chipotle is a really great environment to teach people and grow a team, so I had decided that I wanted to become a general manager
That's what I was working towards.'The 23-year-old explained the context for what happened prior to Masaud posting the video to social media
Dominique said that the group were regulars at the Grant Avenue store and usually arrived near closing time
They had also sometimes not paid for their food and this happened again last Tuesday
Dominique said: 'I recognized two of the guys and my crew members recognized them as well
The crew expressed to me that they were very frustrated because most of the time, they will hand over a card that gets declined and then they will just leave
'That happened on Tuesday. Two of their cards got declined. I said to the guy, "I'm going to take care of it, don't worry about it but make sure you can pay for it next time
"'They came in again on Thursday at the same time. I recognized two of them and I double-checked the cameras to be sure
He was expecting me to say something and I said something jokingly, but he took it to a whole different extent
I guess he saw an opportunity and he ran with it.'I shouldn't have made a joke, but all I said was: "Oh you're going to pay this time?"'He had the camera[phone] up but I thought he was joking
And then I said as a joke, "Oh we have cameras in here too" and that's when I realized they all had cameras out
At that point, I decided we couldn't serve them if they were all filming us.' Dominique had a day off on Friday and had turned off her phone on Thursday night after work because she was stressed and worn out by what had happened in the store
'I woke up around noon, plugged my phone in and I had all these voicemails from my managers telling me to call them right away because the story had really blown up
I had no idea what was happening. Then reality hit.'They sent over an area manager and we met up at a coffee shop
She asked me how I was feeling and she said, "You know why I'm here."'I told the manager from Chipotle that I wanted to apologize to the guys and to the company
I wanted the manager to please let the guys know that's not my character and that's not who I am
I'm an apologetic person.'She didn't say the words – "you're fired" but that was what it was
The reason was because I had denied service.'Dominique said that she doesn't spend much time on social media so it took her a while to realize that the video clip of her had gone viral
'On Saturday, I got a phone call from my mom in California. She said people were sending her the video and she was really distressed and upset
'I told her I hadn't seen the video but I stood up for myself. I know that I wasn't trying to hurt anybody or profile anybody, the scene escalated and that's why I refused service
I knew we had to wait it out and the truth would come out. 'A few hours later my mom told me that people were exposing him on social media for his tweets and were siding with me
I had no idea he was posting that kind of thing but I had felt like I had no proof
The truth prevailed and it didn't take much to get it out.'So many people have been motivating me to speak my mind and explain that I'm not the way I was portrayed at all
'I feel bad for the Chipotle team at Grant Avenue. I'll be okay. Fear has crossed my mind, it's inevitable but I'm trying to keep my cool
It's been a mixture of emotions. I went from being hurt to scared.'After firing Dominique on Friday, Chipotle has now offered her the job back but have not apologized, she said
'I really loved my job. I've been trying not to think about it. 'They did offer me my job back but it is hurtful because I've put so much time and dedication into it
I worked hard and my team will remember that. I do feel like I've got a lot to give
'Dominique said that most of her wages went to paying off her student loans and that she had been saving money to perhaps one day have her own restaurant
'I don't have any family in Minnesota so my family really was my Chipotle family. That was my life honestly
I worked a lot but I was very passionate about it and wanted to grow the store.'Dominique, who regularly attends River Valley Church in the St Paul area, said: 'I consider myself a Christian and I believe in Jesus Christ, I love to talk about that
If you had asked me before this how long I was going to be at Chipotle, I would have said a long time but now I'm curious to see what God has in store
'She said that none of those who had led to her losing her job have apologized but that she forgave them
'It makes me feel really sick because they did this all with a smile. I forgive them but I only hope that they will learn from it
'Dominique said that the experience has given her a fear of social media.'It makes me feel sick because I'm not really on social media and I got all this attention
This story blew up without any back story and it's really scary. How many stories are out there are of people being judged, threatened and being called the ugliest of names but people don't understand what led up to it?'To so easily be able to say, "This woman's a racist" when you know that you've stolen from this business
It also makes me afraid for the people who are watching it online and who are eating it up
It's too easy just to put something out there. It's really scary – I don't think I'll ever want to be on social media again after this
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CDC launches task force for polio-like disease as MORE cases. Share this article Share She added: 'I appreciate the people who stood up and said, "something doesn't look right here
" Ask my people, check my records – I am not a racist. I'm grateful for the support but if people want to hate that's okay too
'Dominque said that she now hopes to go back to school to become an English Literature teacher
She has also repeatedly thanked supporters and previous customers who have come out in her defense to describe her as 'hard-working', 'respectful' and 'sweet'
She also shared a petition and GoFundMe page created on her behalf by strangers in the wake of the incident
'Can't thank you enough for the kind words, positive vibes, prayers and warm thoughts,' she tweeted on Sunday
Chipotle had said on Sunday that they were reconsidering its decision to fire her after receiving more information about the incident that warrants additional investigation
'Our actions were based on the facts known to us immediately after the incident, including video footage, social media posts and conversations with the customer, manager, and our employees,' Chipotle spokeswoman Laurie Schalow said
'We now have additional information which needs to be investigated further. We want to do the right thing, so after further investigation we will re-train and re-hire if the facts warrant it
'The company said it was aware of reports about since-deleted tweets from Ali's account between 2014 and 2016 that included jokes about dining and dashing when it decided to fire Dominique
Chipotle said the decision to re-evaluate the situation wasn't influenced by the tweets and they have not provided details about the new information
The whole ordeal escalated after Masaud Ali claimed he had been a target of racism after saying he was refused service at the restaurant on Thursday
'Can a group of young well established African American get a bite to eat after a long workout session
@ChipotleTweets??' he wrote in a tweet alongside a video of the confrontation.The video begins with Dominique telling the men that they must pay 'because you never have money when you come in here'
Ali insisted that he was targeted because of his race. 'It sounded really racist - the way she said it was racist,' Ali told the Star Tribune on Friday
'She asked for proof of income as if I'm getting a loan.'He said he was also disappointed that none of the other employees who were on duty spoke up
Video of the confrontation had been seen millions of times since it was posted Friday
But tweets later emerged showing Ali had previously boasted about not paying at Chipotle
'Aye man i think chipotle catchin up to us fam. should we change locations and yoooooo what should we do about the other thang,' read a since-deleted post on Ali's account from 2016
Another post from March 2015 read: 'if you a real ass n***a we [gonna go to] Applebees [sic] and eat as much a we can and tip the nice lady 20cents and walk the f**k out
'In one post, he also discussed stealing Tabasco bottles from Chipotle and in another it read: 'Guys we're borrowing food
that's it. And if the lady tries to stop you at the door don't hesitate to truck the sh*t out of that b***h
' Ali has since deleted all of these posts. Prior to the tweets emerging, Chipotle on Saturday released a statement saying: 'What happened here is not how our employees should treat our customer
'We don't ask customers to pay for their meals prior to making them in our restaurants
The manager should have made their food and withheld giving it to them until they paid for it
'Regardless, this is not how we treat our customers and as a result, the manager has been terminated and the restaurant is being retrained to ensure something like this doesn't happen again
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Sarri reveals what he really thinks of Mourinho after touchline spat - Duration: 3:05.
Maurizio Sarri has called Jose Mourinho a "man of extraordinary human qualities" and says he made a great impression on him at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea faced off against Manchester United in October in what was a fiery match decided in the 96th minute thanks to a Ross Barkley equaliser
Upon the ball hitting the back of the net the Chelsea backroom staff left their dugout and leaped into the air in celebration
But one man, Chelsea coach Marco Ianni, took things a little too far when he ran past Mourinho twice and cheered in his face, sparking a minor brawl on the touchline
Sarri was seen breaking up the ruckus and later talking privately to Mourinho
The Italian insisted in his post-match press conference that he would speak to Ianni, and the coach was later charged with improper conduct and fined £6,000 by the FA
Despite the apparent bad blood between the two sides, Sarri played down the idea that the managers are at loggerheads
Instead Sarri says Mourinho made an excellent impression on him that day. "Mourinho is a man of extraordinary human qualities," said Sarri
"It made an excellent impression on the day of the Stamford Bridge match when the incident involving one of my assistants occurred
On the professional level, there is little to say." Mourinho isn't the only manager Sarri has made friends with in his debut season in the Premier League
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is another man who has apparently made an impression on him, and a man he was seen laughing and hugging on the touchline following Chelsea's September draw with Liverpool
"Klopp is the one who I feel is closest to me in terms of philosophy, and I think our exchange proves it," added the Chelsea boss
"At a certain point, I turned to face him and I saw he was smiling so I went up to ask him why
"He said: 'Because I'm loving it, you?' 'Me too,' I replied. It's when you experience situations like these that you realise you've reached the top
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