Vineland, N.J. - A video circulating on social media shows a heated confrontation between a group of customers and an employee at the Red Lobster restaurant in Vineland.
The footage, recorded inside the restaurant and uploaded Sunday night, captures both the customers and employee exchanging profanity after the employee reportedly refused service to a party of 15. According to the individuals involved, the group had been waiting for 40 minutes before the situation escalated.
The employee can be seen in the video arguing with members of the group as the confrontation intensified inside the restaurant. As the video continued, members of the group and the employee used profanity.
Since being posted online, the original video has spread across several local social media pages, drawing more than 100,000 views in less than 24 hours and prompting debate among viewers about who was at fault.
In a new video posted by Vinchel Lapree, she alleged that corporate called her on Monday regarding the situation and the employee was terminated.