Amy Cooper made a false call to 911 claiming that a black man was attacking her (Twitter)
“Central Park Karen” Amy Cooper had her charges dropped after she made false claims that Christian Cooper, a Black man, had threatened her life.
Amy Cooper made global headlines when she called emergency services in May 2020, falsely claiming that Christian Cooper had threatened her in Central Park.
Christian Cooper recorded the entire incident and shared the footage online. Amy Cooper quickly went viral and earned her “Central Park Karen” nickname, becoming a symbol for the racism Black people face in everyday life in the process.