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'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler mistaken to be bank robber, detained

The news was broken by TMZ, based on a police report. It said Coogler was detained after he went to Bank of America to make a transaction

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Michael B. Jordan (L) and director Ryan Coogler accept Best Movie for `Black Panther` onstage during the BET Awards at Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on June 24, 2018. Pic/ AFP

Michael B. Jordan (L) and director Ryan Coogler accept Best Movie for `Black Panther` onstage during the BET Awards at Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on June 24, 2018. Pic/ AFP

The celebrated `Black Panther` director, Ryan Coogler, who has been on the `Time 100` list of the most influential people of 2018, was detained by the police in Atlanta back in January after he was mistaken for a bank robber at a Bank of America branch.

The director confirmed the incident to `Variety`. "This situation should never have happened," he said, adding that "Bank of America worked with me and addressed it to my satisfaction and we have moved on."

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