Lee said the attack made her mad, but she felt like there was nothing she could do about it.
Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee said she experienced a racist attack recently when she was waiting for an Uber with a group of friends who are also of Asian descent.
Lee, 18, who was the first Asian American woman to win Olympic gold in the women's gymnastics all-around, opened up about the terrifying encounter in an interview withThe"Dancing with the Stars" contestant said a group came by in a speeding car yelling racist slurs, including telling Lee and her friends to"go back to where they came from."
Lee said one passenger sprayed her arm with pepper spray as the car sped away from Lee and her friends. "I was so mad, but there was nothing I could do or control because they skirted off," she said."I didn't do anything to them, and having the reputation, it's so hard because I didn't want to do anything that could get me into trouble. I just let it happen."
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