Fans urge Jay Z to ditch clothing deal with luxury store which has been accused of racial profiling.

Jay Z is about to release a luxury clothing line at Barney's in New York following two alleged incidents involving young black people. Fans have urged hip hop icon Jay Z to ditch a deal to launch a luxury clothing line in a high end store which has been accused of racial profiling.

Barney's in New York has been involved in alleged incidents involving two young African Americans who bought items at the store.

Trayon Christian says he was arrested and accused of fraud after buying a designer label belt, while Kayla Philips says she was racially profiled after buying a designer bag.

An online protest calling on Jay Z to walk away from his Barneys collection has reportedly received several thousand signatures.

Barneys denies the allegations, the BBC reports, but said it would review its procedures.

On its Facebook page, the firm said "Barney's New York believes that no customer should have the unacceptable experience described in recent media reports, and we offer our sincere regret and deepest apologies. (mirror)