killing somebody, I don't know you that you can just erase somebody like they never existed. Woody's a friend of mine. I know he's going through it right now." Following social media backlash, Lee issued an apology on Twitter. Lee has also defended Michael Jackson and Nate Parker, both of whom have been accused of sexual assault. References External links Ubben Lecture at DePauw University Criterion Collection Essay on Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing Lee's Lens Exposes Inequalities, but he's no Revolutionary by Brendan Kelly, Canwest, April 11, 2009 Interview with Politico Magazine February 7, 2019 1957 births 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male actors 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American screenwriters Academy Honorary Award recipients African-American film directors African-American film producers African-American male actors African-American screenwriters African-American television producers American documentary film directors American film producers American male film actors American male screenwriters American music video directors Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winners Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA Award winners César Honorary Award recipients Culture of Brooklyn Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Film directors from New York City John Dewey High School alumni Living people Male actors from Atlanta Male actors from New York City Morehouse College alumni People from Fort Greene, Brooklyn People from the Upper East Side Primetime Emmy Award winners Screenwriters from Georgia (U.S. state) Screenwriters from New York (state) Sports spectators Television commercial directors Television producers from New York City Tisch School of the Arts alumni Tisch School of the Arts faculty Writers from Atlanta Writers from Brooklyn Writers from Manhattan