Editor's Note: This article has been updated to include that Lee said she was pepper sprayed in Los Angeles. The Plainsman apologizes for failing to include this information in previous versions of this article.
Auburn gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee told Pop Sugar that she was recently pepper sprayed in an anti-Asian attack while out with friends in Los Angeles, where Lee is competing on "Dancing with the Stars."
Lee and her friends were reportedly waiting for an Uber when a car drove by yelling racial slurs. As the car drove off, Lee said she was pepper sprayed on her arm.
"I was so mad, but there was nothing I could do or control because they skirted off," Lee said. "I didn't do anything to them, and having the reputation, it's so hard because I didn't want to do anything that could get me into trouble. I just let it happen."
Lee is a six-time member of the U.S. women's national gymnastics team and was the first Hmong-American to compete in the Olympics.
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Originally from Helena, Ala., Caleb Jones is a senior studying journalism at Auburn University. He has been on staff with The Plainsman since 2019.
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