Pinoy stenciling 'Black Lives Matter' on his property in US reported to cops by LaFace CEO

A Filipino man stenciling "Black Lives Matter" on his own property in San Francisco, California was reported to the police by a white woman who turned out to be the chief executive officer of skincare company LaFace, reports said.

James Juanillo was using chalk to stencil the sign on the retaining wall outside his home when a woman who identified herself as Lisa talked to him.

Juanillo recorded the encounter on video then posted it on social media on Friday. The video  then became viral.

A white couple call the police on me, a person of color, for stencilling a #BLM chalk message on my own front retaining wall. “Karen” lies and says she knows that I don’t live in my own house, because she knows the person who lives here. #blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/rOpHvKVwgP

— Jaimetoons (@jaimetoons) June 12, 2020

Netizens identified the woman as Lisa Alexander. She was with a man when she talked to Juanillo in the Pacific Heights neighborhood.

The couple told Juanillo he was doing something illegal since it was on private property.

Juanillo told them they did not even know if he lived there or if it was his property.

Alexander said they do know the person who lived there.

Juanillo then told the couple they can call the cops.

According to a report by ABC 13, Juanillo told Storyfull the police immediately recognized him and did not even get out of the patrol car.

Alexander has since apologized for her action.

In a statement posted on Twitter by ABC News' Luz Peña, Alexander said: "I want to apologize directly to Mr. Juanillo. There are not enough words to describe how truly sorry I am for being disrespectful to him last Tuesday when I made the decision to question him about what he was doing in front of his home. I should have minded my own business."

"The last 48 hours has taught me that my actions were those of someone who is not aware of the damage caused by being ignorant and naive to racial inequalities," Alexander wrote.

"When I watch the video I am shocked and sad that I behaved the way I did. It was disrespectful to Mr. Juanillo and I am deeply sorry for that. I did not realize at the time that my actions were racist and have learned a painful lesson. I am taking a hard look at the meaning behind white privilege and am committed to growing from this experience," she added.

"I would love to have coffee with Mr. Juanillo in our neighborhood so I can apologize in person and share a dialogue where I can continue to learn and grow and be a better person," Alexander added.

Birchbox, an online subscription service for cosmetics, posted on Twitter that it has cut ties with LaFace as a result of the incident involving Alexander.

A note from the Birchbox Team regarding Lisa Alexander and LAFACE. pic.twitter.com/CZSpBQegeA

— Birchbox (@birchbox) June 13, 2020

According to a report by KPIX5 of CBS News, LaFace's website "is no longer up and running." —KG, GMA News