"Teen Mom OG" star Farrah Abraham added to negative publicity that has been plaguing Uber by accusing one of its drivers of almost raping her. The "Teen Mom OG" star has since recanted the lie and admitted that the Uber driver she spoke of was not guilty of her accusation. Uber retaliated against the "Teen Mom OG" member by banning her from using any of the Uber services again.
Perez Hilton relates that "Teen Mom OG" star Farrah Abraham made the accusation about the said Uber driver on her podcast "Farrah & Friends." Supposedly, she was rescued during her Uber debacle by Simon Saran, who is a boyfriend of sorts to Farrah Abraham.
In a Page Six interview, however, the "Teen Mom OG" star said that the Uber driver did not actually attempt to rape her. Instead, the Uber driver merely looked a bit too interestedly at Farrah Abraham. The Uber driver picked up the "Teen Mom OG" actress after Farrah Abraham asked for an Uber service at a hotel in Long Island, New York in January 2015.
According to Farrah Abraham, the Uber driver refused to pick the "Teen Mom OG" celebrity at the hotel entrance. Farrah Abraham said that the Uber driver made her feel uncomfortable. "Something was wrong with him, like he was mentally disabled," Abraham said.
Celebuzz! reports that Uber investigated the complaint as Farrah Abraham aired on her "Farrah & Friends" podcast. The facts stacked up against the "Teen Mom OG" personality when the Uber investigation was done.
Farrah Abraham never reported her supposed attempted rape to Uber or to the Nassau County Police. Furthermore, the "Teen Mom OG" actress and Simon Saran were the ones that actually caused problems for the Uber partner driver.
Spokesman for Uber, Matt Wing, gave the complete details for the decision to ban Farrah Abraham. "Her rider account was banned because an Uber driver-partner reported that a friend traveling with her dumped their alcoholic drink on the front seat of the partner's car," Wing said.
Serious backtrack: @F1abraham admits Uber driver didn't 'almost' rape her https://t.co/gA6q2o5fa1 pic.twitter.com/wadZD40iFp
— Daily Star (@Daily_Star) March 8, 2016
Ironically, the Uber driver was the one to file the complaint against Farrah Abraham and Simon Saran. No word has been given on whether or not Uber might eventually lift the ban against the "Teen Mom OG" star.
