Pregnant woman claims Planet Fitness kicked her out for bared baby bump

A Charleston, S.C. location of the gym chain reportedly made the woman leave because of her top, but a corporate statement says she was offered a t-shirt.

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I was on the treadmill for about 10 minutes before I was approached by a girl who came up to me telling me that she is going to have to ask me to leave. I was very confused by this and thought I may have heard her wrong. She told me again that I am not able to continue my workout until I change my clothes because I am in violation of their dress code.

The gym’s dress code does not mention bare midriffs, according to the article. It does, however, mention string tank tops, which are verboten. Problem is, Mantor told ABC 4 that she wore those to the gym several times before she was heaved. The station tried to get a response from the Planet Fitness in question, but they passed the buck to corporate, who passed it right back in the form of a statement:

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