H3 Podcast Member AB 'Starkilla' Calls Out Marriott Hotels After One Of Their Employees 'Harasses' Him In A Parking Garage

A longtime member of the H3 Podcast's crew, AB Ayad, also known as Starkilla, has publically called out Marriott Hotels on Twitter to draw attention to a video where he's quote "harassed" by an employee after riding his skateboard in the parking garage.

Ayad originally shared the clip on a September 7th episode of the H3 Podcast, a near-daily YouTube podcast hosted by h3h3productions' Ethan Klein, where Ayad works alongside his wife Lena, who is also a member of the show's cast and crew. Three weeks later on Monday, Ayad shared the video on Twitter in a post where he directly tags the hotel chain, that's since gained over 11,000 likes and 200,000 views at the time of writing.

I am publicly tagging @Marriott for assistance with a situation that occurred at your Marquis San Diego Marina location. My party and I were harassed by an employee during our stay. I've reached out multiple times for assistance and to my knowledge, no action has been taken. pic.twitter.com/8ar6jy3N5t

— AB (@_Starkilla) September 26, 2022

"I am publicly tagging @Marriott for assistance with a situation that occurred at your Marquis San Diego Marina location," he wrote in the tweet. "I've reached out multiple times for assistance and to my knowledge, no action has been taken."

In the viral video, Ayad walks into the Marriott's parking garage with luggage in hand alongside Lena and her visiting sister. After they step into the parking garage, Ayad puts his "boosted board," a battery-powered skateboard, onto the ground and appears to start riding it forward.

Moments later, he only makes it a short few feet before an employee of the parking garage approaches him and yells, "You're not supposed to be riding skateboards here."

Ayad apologizes and says he didn't see any signs prohibiting skateboards. That's when the employee turns his attention to Lena, asking if she's "encouraging him." The employee then threatens to call security and Ayad apologizes again, then tries to walk past the employee, who gets right in his face and yells, "Real funny, huh? Let's laugh it up!"

Ayad apologizes again and tells him to have a good day. The video then shows the employee following the group to their car. Once they're inside the vehicle, Ayad turns the camera to Lena, who is in tears over the situation.

During the H3 Podcast crew's reaction to the video, Ayad, who notably boxed in last year's Creator Clash, says it was a "weird situation" because he wanted to "mess [the] man up" but is ultimately glad he walked away. Klein praises how calm Ayad kept during the situation.

On Monday, the video was posted to /r/PublicFreakout, where it's gained over 7,000 upvotes so far. At the time of writing, Marriott Hotels has not responded to the video.