Black Panther director Ryan Coogler was detained by police after he was mistaken for a bank robber
"This situation should never have happened," says the filmmaker in a statement

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Ryan Coogler, who’s currently directing Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, was detained by police in Atlanta earlier this year after he was mistakenly thought to be robbing a Bank Of America.
This was first reported by TMZ on March 9, but the situation reportedly occurred back in January. In a police report obtained by the tabloid, it’s detailed that Coogler attempted to make a hefty transaction at the bank. Instead of speaking to the teller and letting her know how much money he wanted to withdraw, he slipped her a note that read, “I would like to withdraw $12,000 cash from my checking account. Please do the money count somewhere else. I’d like to be discreet.”