Mall Of America Says Man Wearing 'Jesus Saves' T-Shirt Wasn't Kicked Out: Here's What Happened

The video of a man, who was confronted by security guards at a Minnesota mall for wearing a t-shirt with "Jesus Saves" written on it, had recently gone viral on social media, with people banding together to condemn the latter's actions.

The incident took place at the Mall of America in Bloomington. As seen in the video, the man wearing the t-shirt was asked to "take the shirt off... or you can leave the mall. Those are your only options right now."

Mall of America (MOA) has finally acknowledged the video, and provided clarity as to what happened to the man after being confronted by the guards.

MOA confirmed the man remained at their premises after the confrontation, KARE11 was told. He wasn't ousted, nor was he required to change into another outfit.

For those unversed regarding, here's a quick background.

The incident happened on Jan. 7 at the MOA. A man sporting a bright yellow shirt that also had the words "Jesus is the only way" on the back with the "Coexist" symbol crossed out was confronted by guards, who told him other shoppers were offended by the shirt, the New York Post reported.

As seen in the video, one of the guards tells the man, "Jesus is associated with religion and it's offending people."

The man explained to the guards he hadn't preached anything to anyone that day, adding he was removed from the premises for "preaching the gospel" on another occasion. The security guards continued to grill him over his outfit. The man asked the guards what was wrong with his outfit to which they said it counted as "religious soliciting."

In a statement to KARE11, MOA said a week prior to the Jan. 7 incident, the man was "issued a 24-hour trespass for soliciting guests." According to their website, "picketing, demonstrating, soliciting, protesting or petitioning" is prohibited on the premises, and the same was relayed to the man by the guards.

"Again, sir, it is religious soliciting," a guard told the man in the video. "There is no soliciting allowed on mall property, which is private property." MOA says, "After a brief interaction, the guest was not required to change his shirt and was allowed to remain at the Mall."