Ryan Coogler had ID AND bank card with him when BOA called police.

ATLANTA (AP) — Movie director Ryan Coogler was briefly handcuffed by Atlanta police after a bank teller 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 teller 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. He also had an ID card from California and his Bank of America account card.

He was trying to withdraw more than $10,000, and the teller “received an alert notification” from his account and quickly alerted her manager that Coogler was trying to rob the bank, the report says. The bank employee is a Black woman, the report says.

Police responding to the bank branch in the upscale Buckhead neighborhood saw a black Lexus SUV parked out front with the engine running. An officer talked to the male driver who said he was waiting for Coogler, who was inside the bank. A female passenger gave police the same information.






https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-ryan-coogler-atlanta-movies-arts-and-entertainment-263547467e8e4d4fcf8af5ad3e3a99d2

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'Black Panther' director Coogler handcuffed in January after bank staffers mistakenly thought he was

Ryan Coogler, the director of "Black Panther" and "Creed" and one of the most powerful people in Hollywood, was detained by police in Atlanta in January after he was mistaken for a bank robber.

Coogler was handcuffed by police at a Bank of America branch in Atlanta after her tried to withdraw $12,000.

The sequel to "Black Panther," one of the most popular films of all time, is being filmed in the Atlanta area, where a number of Marvel movies are made.

TMZ reported that Coogler handed the teller a withdrawal slip with a note that reportedly 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."

According to the police report, the transaction triggered an alert. The teller misunderstood the situation and along with her supervisor called Atlanta Police.




https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/597488-black-panther-director-handcuffed-after-bank-staffers

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