'Black Panther' Director Ryan Coogler mistaken for bank robber

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Ryan Coogler has spoken out about an incident that resulted in his brief detainment by police in January. According to a police report obtained by ET, the 35-year-old director stepped into a Bank of America in Atlanta on Jan. 7 wearing a hat, sunglasses and a COVID face mask.

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Ryan Coogler found himself in a tense situation when he was detained in January outside a Bank of America branch in Atlanta in a case of mistaken identity. In police body-camera footage, the "Black Panther" director, 35, is perplexed as to what is happening after he presented a note to a bank teller, asking to withdraw a sum of $12,000 in cash "from my checking account" but with the caveat, "Please do the money count somewhere else.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Atlanta Police Department released bodycam video on Wednesday that showed two officers with their guns out just before they detained “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler in January.Coogler was attempting to withdraw $12,000 from his account at a Bank of America branch, when the teller became suspicious. Coogler had passed a note stating that “I’d like be discreet,” prompting the teller to stall for time and then call 911.One officer could be seen unholstering his gun, just before putting Coogler in handcuffs.

Ryan Coogler is speaking out about an incident that resulted in him being briefly detained by police in January. According to a police report obtained by ET, the 35-year-old director stepped into a Bank of America in Atlanta on Jan. 7 wearing a hat, sunglasses and a COVID face mask. He went to the counter and handed the bank teller a withdrawal slip with a note written on the back that reportedly read, «I would like to withdraw $12,000 cash from my checking account.

Ryan Coogler was placed in handcuffs earlier this year, after what should have been an innocuous trip to his local bank branch. TMZ has obtained a police report detailing a January 2022 incident in which the Black Panther and Creed franchise director was mistaken as a bank robber. Coogler stopped by an Atlanta area Bank of America branch, wearing dark shades and a face mask.

TMZ, he walked into the bank wearing a face mask and sunglasses and reportedly handed a staff member a withdrawal slip.On the back of the slip, a message reportedly read: ‘I would like to withdraw $12,000 (£9k) in cash from my checking account.‘Please do the money count somewhere else. I’d like to be discreet.’The publication reports that this sent alarm bells ringing with the staff member.When she went to make the transaction, it reportedly triggered ‘an alert’, so she reportedly told her boss that the Marvel filmmaker was attempting to rob the bank.Police were called to the branch and detained two people waiting for him, before bringing the director out in handcuffs.The truth soon came to light and everyone was released, with Ryan reportedly asking for the badge numbers of all involved.Addressing the situation to Metro.co.uk, he told us: ‘This situation should never have happened.

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler has said he was mistaken for a bank robber in Atlanta.Coogler, who is currently working on the Marvel sequel to Black Panther, told Variety he was briefly detained by police back in January, for an incident which took place at Bank of America.“This situation should never have happened,” he said. “However, Bank of America worked with me and addressed it to my satisfaction and we have moved on.”TMZ first reported the news based on a police report, claiming Coogler was detained after going to a Bank of America branch to make a transaction.The report alleges Coogler went up to the counter and gave the teller a withdrawal slip which contained a note on the back, which reportedly read: “I would like to withdraw $12,000 cash from my checking account.

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler was handcuffed and briefly detained by Atlanta police at a bank on January 7 after a bank employee mistook his written request for a $12,000 cash withdrawal as a robbery attempt.

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is confirming the story published this week that he was handcuffed at a Bank of America in Atlanta, Georgia back in January after being mistaken for a bank robber.

Manori Ravindran International Editor“Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler, one of the most promising directors working in Hollywood today, was detained by Bank of America staff in Atlanta back in January after he was mistaken for a bank robber.The director confirmed the incident to Variety. “This situation should never have happened,” he said.

“Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler was wrongly targeted as a bank robber as he attempted to withdraw a large amount of cash recently.