'I should have minded my own business': San Francisco 'Karen' apologizes for calling the police on man who wrote Black Lives Matter on wall of his own property

A white woman has issued a grovelling apology after a viral video showed her accusing a Filipino man of breaking the law because he was writing Black Lives Matter on a wall outside his own San Francisco property. 

Lisa Alexander, who is the CEO of makeup company La Face Skincare, was branded a 'Karen' after the footage showed her confrontation with James Juanillo.

She issued a statement Sunday saying that she was sorry she had disrespected the man, and that she should have minded her own business. 

Juanillo, who appears as Jaimetoons on Twitter, posted the video of the encounter on Friday, which has been retweeted more than 159,000 times. 

He was chalking the slogan on his wall when Alexander approached him and told him he was breaking the law. She also insisted he didn't own the property, and claimed she knew who lived there. 

'I want to apologize directly to Mr. Juanillo,' Alexander said in a statement. 

'There are not enough words to describe how truly sorry I am for being disrespectful to him last Tuesday when I made the decision to question him about  what he was doing in front of his home.

'I should have minded my own business,' she adds.  

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Lisa Alexander, pictured, accused James Juanillo of defacing private property of a person she knew but he had really only written on the wall of his own San Francisco home

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Alexander, who is white and the CEO of makeup company La Face Skincare, issued a statement saying that she was sorry she had disrespected James Juanillo and that she should have minded her own business

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Juanillo, who identifies as Jaimetoons on Twitter, posted the video of the encounter on Friday which has been retweeted more than 159,000 times. He claimed Alexander lied and said she knew who lived in his home during the encounter which happened Tuesday

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The woman continues to say that since the incident she has learned that her actions were those of someone who is not 'aware of the damage cause by being ignorant and naive to racial inequalities.'

'When I watch the video I am shocked and sad by the way I behaved,' she says. 'It was disrespectful to Mr. Juanillo and I am deeply sorry for that.'

Alexander claims that she did not realize at the time that her actions were 'racist,' and that she has learned a 'painful lesson.' 

'I am taking a hard look at the meaning behind white privilege and am committed to growing from this experience,' she adds, offering to meet with Juanillo for coffee, so she can continue to 'learn and grow and be a better person.'   

Alexander has deleted all her social media accounts and websites and at least one beauty business has cut all ties with her company. 

Juanillo posted the video of his run-in with Alexander to Twitter explaining: 'A white couple call the police on me, a person of color, for stenciling a #BLM chalk message on my own front retaining wall.

'"Karen" lies and says she knows that I don't live in my own house because she knows the person who lives there,' he adds.

The video starts with Alexander asking, 'Is this your property?' as a white man with her stands apart and also films the interaction.

'I'm asking you if this is your property?' she says again.

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Juanillo had chalked Black Lives Matter onto the wall in front of his house

'Why are you asking that?' Juanillo responds.

'Because this is private property, sir,' the man with Alexander responds. 'So, are you defacing private property or is this your home? You're free to express your opinions but not on people's property.'

Alexander continues to stand in front of Juanillo and says, 'It's just respect'.

'Your sign is good. This is just not the way to do it,' she adds, referring to the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests.

As the couple don't appear to believe that Juanillo could live in the home, he asks, 'If I did live here and this was my property this would be absolutely fine? And you don't know if I do live here ...'

Alexander interrupts to say 'we actually do' know the people that live there.

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Make up designer Lisa Alexander stopped on the street to approach a man who she believed was writing on private property. James Juanillo recorded the interaction in which he was berated by Alexander and a white man named Robert as they claimed he didn't own his house

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Alexander was joined by a man named Robert who also recorded the interaction

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James Juanillo wrote Black Live Matter on the small black wall  in front of his house

'That's why we're asking. We know the person who does live here,' she states. 'I'm not disagreeing.'

Juanillo then suggests that Alexander calls the person who she believes lives there or to contact the police instead.

'Your options are to call the police if you believe I'm committing a crime,' he says.

'I'll be more than happy to talk to them.'

The pair continue to argue over who is in the wrong and exchange first names before Alexander walks away and Juanillo tells her he'd wait there until the cops arrived.

'And that people is why Black Lives Matter,' he says, showing his chalked front wall as the couple leaves and Alexander can be seen on her phone.

'That's Karen and shes calling the cops and this is gong to be really funny because she knows the people who live here "personally".'

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Alexander is seen calling the cops as she walked away from the house

Jaime Toons posted the video to Twitter on Friday and Alexander was identified

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He added that he managed to outsmart Alexander in the interaction

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The man who recorded the video, James Juanillo, claimed the cops didn't even get out of the car when they arrived after make up designer Lisa Alexander called in the complaint

Juanillo later added on Twitter that the cops did arrive after Alexander called them but left 'without even getting outta the car'.

'Don't be mad that a POC outsmarted TWO WHITE PEOPLE,' he wrote.

'The discussion went exactly as I thought it would.

'Why do you think I started recording? So, I could record a pleasant conversation with a racist who wouldn't believe I lived in a big old house?'

Alexander was identified online by the anonymous beauty collective and Instagram account Estee Laundry.

And beauty brand Birchbox has already said it has severed all ties with the LA Face brand.

'We have not worked with LAFACE for several years & as a result of the CEO's actions today have officially cut ties with them,' it said in a statement, according to Metro.

'We've removed their products from our website & will not be working with them in the future.'

Alexander is just the latest in long string of 'Karens' to be identified and widely shared on social media this week. 

The name 'Karen' has been used to describe entitled middle-aged white women.