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UCLA Track Star Accused Of Sending Racist Texts Following His Girlfriend Allegedly Cheating

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You can’t outrun the internet. UCLA’s cross country and track and field team is minus one member now that one of it’s runners has been dismissed over a video which surfaced showing him using racist and homophobic language. The school confirmed this week Senior runner Chris Weiland was dismissed.

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When the video first surfaced several months ago, he was initially suspended, according to UCLA Track and Field Director Avery Anderson.

“When first learning of this a few months ago, I was disgusted and immediately suspended him indefinitely from the team,” Anderson said in a statement. “Even in my disgust, as a coach, my intentions are always to lead and educate and make the change happen that I want to see in the world. I can talk about changing the world, or I can put in the work to do so. and that is what I have done over the last few months with this individual.

Weiland was reinstated in January, but after protest from teammates, he was officially dismissed.

“In January, I decided to reinstate him to the team. However, after team members and the athletic community expressed concern, it became clear that his continued involvement with the team is incompatible with the culture of mutual support and respect we’re fostering. I know realize that the decision to reinstate him was not the right decision, and that the action today is best for the well-being of our team.”

According to The Los Angeles Times, a 4 ½ minute cell video posted to the Instagram account “ucla_is_racist” is of Weiland in a car using homophobic slurs. That account has since been deleted. He also had several texts messages using slurs as well. The LA Times, and the Sun republished messages, purportedly from Chris to his girlfriend, where he allegedly accuses her of cheating.

“Did you kiss him? No. You sure? No, no, no, no, no. Ten minutes later… Yea. And then I told her to get the f*** out.”

The woman on the phone to Weiland responds, “Well, her thing is gonna be that you have cheated on her before.”

“That’s not a good excuse,” he says. “So we can get even? When she said she doesn’t want to get back together, why do you think, it’s because she wants to be with this f*****g f****t who has no future.

“She’s going to be with a stupid n****r who’s going to be in community college all his life,” he continued.

People will never learn.

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