Tuesday 17 May 2022 03:34 AM Ezra Miller begs officer not to 'damage' nerves and admonishes cop for calling ... trends now
Ezra Miller admonished a police officer for calling them 'sir' and explained they identified as 'transgender non-binary' during their arrest in Hawaii back in March.
In newly-released body cam footage from the arrest obtained by TMZ, Miller warned the officer that failing to refer to them by their proper pronouns again would be an 'intentional act of bigotry' and a technical 'hate crime.'
Miller, 29, who uses they/them pronouns and came out as queer in 2012, and said in a 2018 interview with The Hollywood Reporter: 'Queer just means no, I don't do that. I don't identify as a man. I don't identify as a woman. I barely identify as a human.'
Ezra Miller admonished a police officer for calling them 'sir' and explained they identified as 'transgender non-binary' during their arrest in Hawaii back in March; pictured 2021 in Paris
The video released by TMZ begins with Miller being buckled into the car by the officer, where they express concerns over getting their 'nerves' damaged due to their career in music.
'Please just let me sit with my hands facing out so I don't get nerve damage. I'm a musician, so my nerves on my hands are important to me. Please don't hurt them. Please, I beg you,' Ezra said.
'I have nerve damage from police handcuffs from my life in New Jersey. I know you all are not those cops. But please, please do not damage my nerves in my hands again. It would be really, really awful for me,' Ezra continued.
Later, during the car ride, Ezra corrects the officer who referred to them as 'sir' during a discussion about Hawaii.
'My nerves on my hands are important to me': The video begins with Miller being buckled into the cop car, where they express concerns over getting their 'nerves' damaged due to their music career; pictured 2018 in Brooklyn
'I'm not a sir, I am transgender non-binary, please do not refer to me as sir,' Ezra said.
'Okay, I was just trying to be respectful,' the officer explains.
'If you fail to do that again that is an act of intentional bigotry and it is a technical hate crime according to U.S. Federal Law. Please call me they/them/theirs, you can use the term mix,' Ezra says.
After they arrived to the station, Ezra asked the police officer to ensure their body camera is still on.
'Is your bodycam still on? Will you make sure it's still on?' Ezra asked the officer, who assured them it was on.
Later, Ezra complained of pain as they were asked to stand against the wall by the police officer, who removed a watch and another item from Ezra.
Later, Ezra complained of pain as they were asked to stand against the wall by the police officer, who removed a watch and another item from Ezra; pictured 2018
'It's going to hurt my wound, so please don't do that. Ow f**k,' they said before raising their voice.
'Ow f**k dude! Ow!' they said.
Miller was arrested on March 28 after allegedly spitting in someone's face in a bar during a game of darts in Hilo, Hawaii.
The footage published by TMZ is just the latest body cam footage released from the incident.
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