Former US Attorney General Eric Holder Says He Fell Asleep During 'Black Panther'

By Deena Zaru

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Eric Holder's trip to Wakanda was apparently cut short.

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The former attorney general revealed on Tuesday that he fell asleep while watching the superhero blockbuster "Black Panther."

When Holder was asked by The Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart on the #CapeUp podcast if he identifies more as Wakanda monarch T'Challa or the supervillian Erik Killmonger, Holder said that he can't choose because he fell asleep while watching the film.

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"I just saw it two nights ago and it seemed like a great movie, but I have to tell you, I had just come back from a long trip. I kind of fell asleep in the movie," Holder said. "So I'm going back, I'm going back. The parts that I saw I really liked."

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Millions of Americans have been flocking to theaters to visit the fictional African nation of Wakanda. "Black Panther" was the No. 1 film in the US for the second weekend in a row, bringing in an estimated $108 million at the box office. The film has also crossed the $700 million mark globally in just two weekends of release.

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