Celebrity Ruby Rose Responds to Claims She Was Kicked Out of New Orleans Restaurant, Says Bartender Mocked Her for Being Sober The Orange Is the New Black star responded after the restaurant owner spoke out By Maria Mercedes Lara Maria Mercedes Lara Instagram Twitter Maria Mercedes Lara is the Digital Content Operations Director for PEOPLE, where she oversees content management and editorial workflow for the digital team as well as focus on increasing growth through PEOPLE's newsletters, homepage and notification audiences. She previously held the position of Deputy News Director for PEOPLE.com. Before joining PEOPLE, Maria worked at POPSUGAR, SpinMedia Group and Jezebel. She graduated with a B.A. in Literature from Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at the New School in New York City. Maria currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and two children. People Editorial Guidelines Published on May 15, 2016 05:30 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Michael Simon/Startraks Photo Ruby Rose is responding to claims that she was kicked out of a bar in New Orleans for throwing fries at the waitstaff. Rebellion Bar and Urban Kitchen owner Seung Hong told NOLA.com the Orange Is the New Black star was “having like a tantrum” and was booted from the establishment on Friday night. Hong claimed that Rose “cursed out” a bartender and threw food. In a Saturday Facebook post, Rose didn’t dispute that she threw food at the bar’s waitstaff, but she claimed she was egged on after the bartender mocked her sobriety. “My assistant, tour manager and myself arrived at an establishment last night for dinner before my show in New Orleans,” Rose wrote. “We waited 60 minutes for fries and over 90 minutes for food that never actually arrived. When I asked about it, the bartender offered us drinks. I explained I’m sober, but thank you. “He then made some really rude and vulgar comments to the table,” she continued. “When someone makes repeated derogatory jokes about the sobriety I worked so hard to achieve, it’s hard not to react emotionally. So I threw a singular fry at him. Then he came back as we were getting ready to leave and continued making awful comments, so I continued with the fries. Every day I learn new lessons about handling cultural and social ignorance. I am deeply regretful to the French fry and I am regretful that I reacted at all. Maybe next time I won’t throw fries, then again, maybe next time that bartender won’t tell someone who is sober to “go call your f king sponsor!” Related Video: Ruby Rose Crowd Surfs Rose added that she had “worked in hospitality for 5 years” and has “huge love, respect and admiration for servers around the world and how hard they work.” In his interview with NOLA.com, Hong didn’t specify why Rose was upset, saying she was “already kind of pretty over-the-top upset, link of laying into me” after he asked her to leave. He said, “It was the first time I’ve ever had to ask someone to leave, and it was Ruby Rose.”