“Stopped by the cops again wish me luck,” is what started it all. The caption was attached to an Instagram photo posted by Chris Rock, who says that over the course of seven weeks, police pulled him over on three separate occasions. In comes former Grey’s Anatomy actor, Isaiah Washington who advised that Rock go a little more subtle with his vehicle selection. Washington tweeted out that because of driving while black, police frequently stopped him as well, which is why, “I sold my $90,000.00 Mercedes G500 and bought 3 Prius’s,” he writes. Washington tells Rock that he should “adapt” to the circumstances. Hmm, yeah no.

Since fans attacked Washington for his unsolicited advice, he stopped by ‘CNN Tonight‘ to talk to Don Lemon about what it’s like to be profiled while d.w.b. and what he really means about Rock adapting.

Check out the interview down bottom.

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“I know a lot of people took issue to that hashtag ‘Adapt’ thinking I was implying that white supremacy and racial profiling would stop if he were in a different car,” Washington told Lemon.

“I will say this, since I got out of my G500 and been driving a Prius for the last four years…I have not been pulled over one time.”

Lemon further questioned the actor and asked him to better explain the message he was sending on Twitter.

“There’s something happening in his community or wherever he is on that road or coming in and out of whatever that terrain, they’re looking for something. They’re policing something,” Washington told Lemon. “And the timing, either good or bad, I think the timing for us to have this conversation it’s a good timing and bad timing for all of us. Because they’re looking for something. Obviously, they’re not looking for Chris Rock.”

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