‘Black Panther’ Director Ryan Coogler Was Mistaken for a Bank Robber: ‘This Situation Should Never Have Happened’

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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.

was detained Jan. 7 after he tried to withdraw cash from his account at an Atlanta branch. Coogler used his own bank card, ID, and pin number at the teller’s window, then passed a note with the amount — $12,000 — asking that it be counted elsewhere for privacy and security.Though Coogler would later tell cops that he’s communicated with tellers via notes several times before without incident, this time the handwritten slip was mistaken for a robbery demand.

ATLANTA -- Movie director Ryan Coogler was briefly handcuffed by Atlanta police after a bank employee mistook him for a robber when he passed her a note while trying to withdraw a large amount of cash from his account.The “Black Panther” director, who is Black, walked into a Bank of America branch Jan. 7 and passed the bank employee a withdrawal slip with a note written on the back asking her to “be discreet when handing him the cash,” according to a police report.

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.

obtained by TMZ and other outlets, the filmmaker was attempting to make a legal transaction at a local Bank of America via a written note. A bank teller, though, thought it was a robbery in progress and alerted the police, who raced over. Reports indicated Ryan was incognito in a COVID mask, hat and sunglasses when he approached the teller.