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Paris Jackson Moved Spike Lee to Tears
Originally posted 07/09/2009 07:40AM
Spike Lee, who attended Michael Jackson's memorial service Tuesday, says watching the late pop star's 11-year-old daughter Paris take to the stage and talk about her father was brutal.
"How can you even comprehend a young daughter bemoaning the loss of their dear father, their daddy," says the celebrated film director, 52, who knew Jackson for more than a decade. "We know Michael the entertainer, but to her, that's just Daddy."
In 1996, Lee traveled to Brazil to direct Jackson in his music video, "They Don't Care About Us." Lee says he has never known another entertainer with Jackson's global appeal.
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FIRST LOOK: Magic Johnson HIV-Awareness PSA
Originally posted 06/09/2008 09:40AM
Basketball legend Magic Johnson and director Spike Lee are teaming up to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS in a new set of public service announcements.
Directed by Lee, the two PSAs – "Stand" and "Talk" – feature Johnson, 48, and his wife Cookie, 49, encouraging the public to get informed about the disease, especially the younger population.
"I think a lot of times we just don't have the information," Johnson tells PEOPLE. "Especially young people. They think they're invincible and nothing can happen to them but the numbers are showing that those getting HIV are real young now. We have to now do something about that."
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Spike Lee Sides with Cosby over Comments
Originally posted 06/22/2004 08:00AM
Spike Lee was in Dallas over the weekend to collect a Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions he's made to the film industry and the community, but the moviemaker also gave back – in the form of an earful about the direction he thinks African-Americans are headed.
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Lee Drives Spike into Heart of Viacom
Originally posted 06/20/2003 11:00AM
"Do the Right Thing" and "Jungle Fever" director Spike Lee won a major legal victory against media giant Viacom on Thursday when the five appellate judges of the New York State Supreme Court upheld an injunction preventing the conglomerate from renaming its TNN cable network "Spike TV," reports Reuters.
Lee Drives Spike into Cable Channel
Originally posted 06/18/2003 01:25PM
The TNN network is fighting back this week after director Spike Lee won a temporary injunction stopping media giant Viacom Inc. from changing the name of the cable network to Spike TV.
Spike Lee Gets a G Rating, At Last
Originally posted 11/04/2002 12:00PM
Director, producer, actor and screenwriter Spike Lee has added a new title to his resume: children's book author.
Spike Jeers, Cheers for 'Sam'
Originally posted 02/10/1999 12:00AM
Nearly 4,000 people flocked to Manhattan's Loews Astor Plaza last night to attend the rowdy premiere of Spike Lee's "Summer of Sam," reports PEOPLE's Sue Miller. Among those who showed up were Rosie Perez, Michael Rappaport, Puffy Combs, Lynn Whitfield, Jennifer Lopez, Annabella Sciorra, James Gandolfini, Little Steven Van Zandt and the film's John Leguizamo, Mira Sorvino, Adrien Brody, Kim Esposito and Lee himself, who, besides directing the movie, also plays a New York broadcaster. Not that Spike had kind words to say about the real press, which has been covering the controversy surrounding his movie. (Family members of serial killer Sam's victims have been protesting the film.) "I'm personally going to get that guy from the New York Times," said Spike, alluding to the prison-cell interview the paper did with Sam himself, David Berkowitz, that was critical of Lee.
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