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'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler detained by police after being mistaken for a bank robber in Atlanta

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Ryan Coogler, director of Marvel’s Black Panther, was mistaken for a bank robber at an Atlanta Bank of America, as reported by ABC affiliate WSB.

According to the police report, the incident took place on Jan. 7 when a Bank of America employee called the police after Coogler handed a teller a withdrawal slip for what police say was an excess of $10,000 in cash, with a note written on the back, seeking discretion with the transaction.

The teller reportedly received a notification from Coogler’s account and subsequently told her manager that he was attempting to rob the

 

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