By Chloe Melas and Tina Burnside, CNN
(CNN) Ryan Coogler was detained by police in January after being mistaken for a bank robber.
The “Black Panther” director was in Atlanta, attempting to make a withdrawal from his account with Bank of America. The teller received an alert on his account, according to the police report obtained by CNN, because the amount was more than $10,000. The teller notified her superior that she thought Coogler was trying to rob the bank and 911 was called.
Coogler had written a note on the back of his withdrawal slip stating that he wanted the money to be counted discreetly, given the amount, according to the report.
When police arrived, two of Coogler’s colleagues, who were waiting for him in a parked vehicle outside the bank, were detained and placed in the back of a police car. Coogler was placed in handcuffs while police investigated the call. He was released shortly after they verified his identity, the police report states.
“This situation should never have happened. However, Bank of America worked with me and addressed it to my satisfaction and we have moved on,” Coogler said in a statement to Variety.
CNN has reached out to Coogler’s representative for comment.
“We deeply regret that this incident occurred. It never should have happened and we have apologized to Mr. Coogler,” Bank of America said in a statement to CNN.
Coogler was in Georgia at the time of the incident, working on production of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” the sequel to his 2018 blockbuster.
The film is set for release in November.
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UNESCO ORGANISATION
for well being
Calcutta-700058
India
Government Regd. charity NO. S/82972
Dear sir,
May you always be shine like the sun,moon and stars……
we would like to bring into light that our area is poverty area.The children living here are passing their lives below poverty level. we provide free education, free books, vocational training ,free medical help and shelter to poor children under UNESCO education for sustainable development with the knowledge.skills,values through our organisation as they come from very poor family and they have no shadow on their lives,
sir, we are getting too much difficulties to run our operation due to our poor financial condition.
we request you with two folded hands to kindly provide some financial help to our organisation on humanitarian ground to run our operation in full swing at earliest possible for which these poor children would be very much grateful to you from the core of heart and pray to God for your good health and long life.
Impatiently awaiting your kind reply
Thank you very much sir,
God bless you and your family and your country people
with regards,
Kalim Ahmad
Director
copy forwarded to ……
Ms.Audrey Azoulay
Director General. UNESCO
7,place de fontenoy
Paris 750007
project proposal UNESCO education for sustainable development for poor children
year 2022
name of organisation….. UNESCO ORGANISATION
for well being
Government Regd. NO. S/82972
Status….. social well fare for poor chidren
country….. India
contact person ….Kalim Ahmad
position….. Director
geogrophical condition….. most thickly poverty area
Beneficary….. poor children
Realtion with beneficary….. relation of humanity
Total beneficary….. 450 poor children
amount requested …. 16250 USD more or less for purchasing books,copies,stationary.benches
black board.vocational training equipments, medicine and provision of clean
safe drinking water and set up for vegetable garden.
Bank details….. State bank of India……net banking
A/C . 10436387828
Bank code IFSC SBIN 000 1404
Calcutta-700058
INDIA
Thank you so much sir,
your kind address received from UNESCO office paris