Spike Lee scooped up his first Oscar on Sunday night (February 24) during the 91st Academy Awards in Hollywood. The celebrated director took home the gilded trophy in the Best Adapted Screenplay category for his film BlacKkKlansman.
Fellow Oscar winner Jamie Foxx couldn’t have been happier for his longtime friend. He told TMZ it was “wonderful moment” to see Samuel L. Jackson hand Lee the Oscar.
But Donald Trump wasn’t so impressed. Toward the end of Lee’s acceptance speech, he referenced his 1989 film Do The Right Thing and applied it to the 2020 election. Anyone reading between the lines immediately recognized it was a slight aimed at the current POTUS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nLAErDJfaM
Par for the course, Trump took to Twitter on Monday (February 25) to condemn Lee’s actions and pat himself on the back.
“Be nice if Spike Lee could read his notes, or better yet not have to use notes at all, when doing his racist hit on your President, who has done more for African Americans (Criminal Justice Reform, Lowest Unemployment numbers in History, Tax Cuts,etc.) than almost any other Pres!” he wrote.
Despite Lee’s Oscar win, the Brooklyn native was noticeably upset when Green Book won Best Picture, beating out BlacKkKlansman, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, Roma, Vice, A Star Is Born and The Favourite.
Once the winner was announced, Lee reportedly threw his hands up and tried to exit the venue. In the press room, he later explained he was frustrated that he lost to Driving Miss Daisy in 1989, although Do The Right Thing wasn’t even nominated that year.
“This is my sixth glass [of champagne] and you know why,” he told reporters. “I’m snake-bit. Every time someone is driving somebody I lose. But in ’89 I didn’t get nominated, so.”
He added, “I thought I was courtside at the Garden and the ref made a bad call.”
Check out Lee’s full press room speech below.
The Oscar Spike won means shit! He bitched and cried for years just to be included in the club, and now that reparations are being handed out, he got one. As for President Trump, he’s right again! Blacks need to stop voting Democrats in, and do the right thing in 2020, get them the hell out of political offices.
He has the right to be upset in this racist ass movie business. How is he racist for being one of the first guys to give black people film roles. Like him or not he’s been helping us get roles for over 30yrs. Fuk Dems and reps they both have racist policies that keep blacks down. They are crips and bloods.
WTF are you talking about black people have been prominent in cinema since at least the 1940s, and in large part thanks to Sinatra. Sammy Davis, Louis Armstrong, Nat King and so so many others had great movie careers.
LOVE (except for those I disagree with- they can all die) – S O B R A V E
Spike is one of the most racist men in America. Makes Trump look like Gandhi.
Non stop complaining
Shut cho bitchass up, bitch…
Grow up, Dippy.
Hate him or love him, it doesn’t matter he’s speaking truth there. Even a broke clocks right a couple of times a day.
Lol. Trump complaining of racism. Wonders fo sho Neva ends.
Russian hacking much?
Redhead Kingpin should of won an Oscar for ” do the right thing ” Redhead was dope in late 80’z
Do the right thing in 2020 and vote to Keep America Great, folks. #MAGA #KAG #TRUMP2020 #KANYE2024 #DOTHERIGHTTHING
Black people are more racist than whites.
No. Everybody just as racist
Actually, we reserve the right to be after all that has been done and continues to be done to our people . This is what the whites created
WE NEED TO REMOVE TRUMP FROM THE WHITE HOUSE YALL!!! HE IS A RACIST AND HE JUST SEXUALLY ASSAULTED ANOTHER INNOCENT GIRL!!!
Do The Right Thing should have been nominated in 89’. Green Book was a good movie but it was a down year for film in my opinion. Lastly, and truthfully, Trump is a white devil. Bout sums it up lol.