Three Black women in Arizona say they were racially profiled by a Cheesecake Factory manager after paying for their meal with a touchless QR code. On Saturday, Salisha Rigsbee, Chelsey Richardson and Marquelle Blassingame visited the cheesecake-centric chain in Peoria to celebrate Blassingame’s birthday, The Arizona Republic reports. Soon after, the women exited the restaurant and walked to Blassingame’s car, when a man they identified as a restaurant manager allegedly followed them to the vehicle, and wrote down the license plate number. The women also returned into the Cheesecake Factory to ask what was happening and confirm that their payment was successful, even though the credit card had already been charged. CLICK HERE FOR FOX NEWS' CONTINUING CORONAVIRUS COVERAGEWhen reached for comment, a spokesperson for the Cheesecake Factory shared the following statement with Fox News on Monday evening:“We do not tolerate or stand for discrimination of any kind.

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