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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Andrew Pulver

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler arrested after being mistaken for bank robber

Ryan Coogler was filming the Black Panther sequel in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ryan Coogler was filming the Black Panther sequel in Atlanta, Georgia. Photograph: Loïc Venance/AFP/Getty Images

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler was mistaken for a bank robber and arrested after trying to withdraw money from his bank account. Coogler confirmed the incident, which happened in January, to Variety after TMZ first reported it.

According to a police report obtained by TMZ, Coogler, who is currently filming the Black Panther sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in Atlanta, Georgia, entered a bank in the city and handed the cashier a note reading: “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.”

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