A TikTok user claims a Pennslyvania restaurant owner is retaliating against her after she left a poor review, per the Atlanta Black Star.
Melissa, known as @kissedbymel on TikTok, said she initially left a poor Google review about Gordo's Tacos & Tequila on January 12. When she complained about the lack of corn in her meal, Melissa said workers had an attitude with her on the phone and hung up on her multiple times.
Following the incident, Melissa alleges the restaurant shared her personal information online.
“When I say doxxed me, I mean they put my husband’s full name, and then they put my personal telephone number under my review,” she said. “I got a text message claiming to be the owner of this restaurant’s wife and she was threatening me. She named the street that I lived on, [and] called me a lot of racist names. And to this day I don’t know if it was his wife who sent those messages or if it was a complete stranger on the internet who saw my telephone number and decided to message me.”
In a TikTok video shared in January, Melissa said the owner also filed a "false" police report, accusing her of harassment and making threats. She was found guilty in court despite maintaining her innocence and allegedly providing evidence to prove it, including call logs.
“The judge stated that a business owner has no reason to lie on a customer & took his word over my physical proof of innocence," Melissa said.
Amid her guilty verdict, Melissa is raising money on GoFundMe for legal fees as she plans to appeal.
“Because I’m Black in America, I partly feel like this is not going to go my way," the TikToker said.
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