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United States: police take the director of the film "Black Panther" for a robber during a withdrawal of money

2022-03-10T11:40:23.944Z


Ryan Coogler was just trying to withdraw cash from his account when one of the officers pulled out his gun and handcuffed him. I


Armed only with his cap and his glasses.

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler was mistaken for a bank robber and arrested after attempting to withdraw money from his bank account on January 7.

The incident was filmed by the cameras carried by the police at the time of the arrest.

In the video, broadcast by the American people site TMZ, we see the director at the counter, calm, looking at his phone when one of the two police officers present in the bank takes out his weapon and handcuffs him.

Ryan Coogler was clearly stunned when cops pulled guns on him as he tried to make a legal withdrawal from his bank account ... and it was all caught on police body cam footage.

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— TMZ (@TMZ) March 10, 2022

The incident has been widely publicized while the American police are regularly accused of systematically perpetrating violence against African Americans.

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According to a police report obtained by TMZ, the director of "Black Panther," a global phenomenon and satire of racism, walked into a city bank and handed the teller a note that read, "I would like to withdraw $12,000 l money from my checking account.

Please make the money count elsewhere.

I would like to be discreet”.

The transaction triggered an alarm

The transaction triggered an alarm and bank staff called the police.

Coogler and two others with him were arrested and later released.

The director, who is currently filming the sequel to "Black Panther": "Wakanda Forever" in Atlanta, confirmed the incident to Variety magazine.

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Coogler explains: “This situation should never have happened… However, Bank of America explained itself and solved the problem”.

In a press release, the establishment expressed its “deep regrets” and indicated that it had apologized to Ryan Coogler.

Before 2018's global blockbuster "Black Panther," Coogler directed 2015's Rocky spin-off "Creed," starring Michael B Jordan and Sylvester Stallone, and his 2013 directorial debut "Fruitvale Station," about a real-life cop murder that also starred Jordan in the lead role.

Source: leparis

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