A YouTuber convinced a branch of Starbucks to give him a free coffee after the company found itself mired in controversy over alleged racism.Video filmed on April 18 shows Bryan Sharpe, known on Twitter and Youtube as "Hotep Jesus", walking into a coffee shop near Trenton, Pennsylvania.He tells the barista: "I heard y'all were racist, so I came to get my free coffee."Appearing to believe Sharpe, the barista says she "saw that" and hands him a free beverage. The incident happened after a fake Starbucks voucher circulated on social media promising African-Americans a free coffee after the race-related scandal. Two black men were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia on April 12, sparking protests across the US and causing the Seattle-based chain to close 8,000 of its stores for “racial bias” training.