‘The Bear’ Writer Posts Video of Cops Arresting Him: ‘You Arrest the One Black Dude on the Train!’

Sarah Rumpf Sep 22nd, 2025, 11:13 am

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Alex O’Keefe , an award-winning screenwriter for the hit FX show , posted a video on Instagram of Metropolitan Transit Authority police officers arresting him while he was traveling on a train to Connecticut, along with a caption that said his arrest was sparked by an “old white lady” complaining about how he was sitting.

O’Keefe has also been a speechwriter for Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ed Markey (D-MA). In the sole post on his Instagram account, O’Keefe posted two video clips and two photos from the train incident, along with a caption.

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