article_snippet: but the venue has denied racially profiling patrons in a statement .
article_snippet: But in a statement, Trinity Irish Pub, (the establishment that Johnson tried to get in) said managers refute claims made by a former employee that staff were instructed to  racially profile.
article_snippet: The statement, obtained by WVIR-TV said: 'There have been reports that Trinity engages or engaged, in this incident, in racial profiling in not permitting Johnson to enter. '
article_snippet: Comments made by a previous employee by the name of Dante DeVito that Trinity instructs Trinity management to scrutinize persons of color for entry, are patently false. '
article_snippet: Mr. DeVito was employed by Trinity for six months and was terminated by management for cause.
article_snippet: Mr. DeVito are those of a disgruntled former employee and are not accurate.'