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Black Panther director Coogler mistaken for bank robber

FILE PHOTO: Director Ryan Coogler poses for a portrait while promoting the movie "Black Panther" in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 30, 2018. Picture taken January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

"Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler was briefly detained by police in Atlanta in January after he was mistaken for a bank robber, video footage released by Atlanta police on Wednesday shows.

Coogler, 35, was detained by police before being released on Jan. 7 after he went to Bank of America to make a transaction, according to a report from Variety.

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