Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Chad L. Coleman, who plays Tyreese on The Walking Dead and also portrayed Cutty on The Wire, has apologized for a profanity-laced rant on a New York City subway on Friday that was caught on video and posted to YouTube.
“Where are my humanitarians?” Coleman screams in the video, before announcing, “Yes, I’m Chad L. Coleman. I’m on The Wire and The Walking Dead.”
“And when you record what I said,” he continues, “tell me what the f**king you exposed. Nothing but the truth.”
Coleman explains to TMZ he had a lot of “built up frustration” as a result of the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray, who died of severe spinal injuries after being in police custody.
The actor says he lost it when a man on the train used the “n” word in referring to him. The guy’s friend said she recognized Coleman, and he responded by saying, “No, we don’t know that n****r.”
Coleman insists to TMZ that he was not drunk during the rant, but admits he’s not proud he couldn’t control his emotions.
He told the gossip website he wanted to apologize to the cast of The Walking Dead and his family.
The Walking Dead recently wrapped up its fifth season on AMC.
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