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Spike Lee recently visited Wesley Snipes in prison and says he is in “great shape.” Snipes is serving three years in prison for tax evasion and is scheduled to released on July 19, 2013. Spike Lee posted details about his visit on Twitter saying: Your thoughts? Jade West “Always on a Musical Quest” Producer of the […]

During the world premiere of Spike Lee's new film "Red Hook Summer," he instantly addressed the speculation that this project was an unofficial sequel to "Do The Right Thing."

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Eddie Murphy is prepping to play former Washington, DC mayor Marion Barry in a film to be directed by Spike Lee. Barry was caught smoking crack cocaine in 1990.

Family Health

Bill Cosby played football at Temple, ran track for the Owls and still attends their basketball games. But baseball? Not so much while growing up at the Richard Allen projects in Philadelphia. “No, no, no. I wasn’t any good,” the comedian told The Associated Press recently. “But I was fast. I think I held the […]

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Actor Wesley Snipes reportedly is being sued by American Express for nearly $30,000 worth of unpaid credit card charges. American Express is requesting that Snipes pays the bill, on top of all legal fees, according to TMZ.com. The credit card company filed legal docs in Florida last week, insisting the imprisoned actor racked up a […]

Those Kentucky boys are back! Nappy Roots channel Spike Lee’s classic movie Do The Right Thing in their latest video. “Hey Love” is the first visual from their new album Nappy.Org, in stores now! (spotted @ StraightfromTheA) From our partners: Unhappy Halloween: The 20 Greatest Candy Fails 20 Hottest Halloween Costumes (Heavy.com) A How-to-Guide For […]

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Director Spike Lee is not letting this NBA lockout stop him from being the uber NY sports fan. He just tweeted a pic of himself at the Jets vs. Chargers game with actor John Boyega and his son Jackson. Boyega stars in his Lee’s HBO pilot “Da Brick”, based on the early life of Mike […]

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(via HipHopWired) Tyler Perry graces the cover of the August issue of Ebony Magazine.  In an exclusive interview, Hollywood’s most powerful black director opens up about his past sexual abuse, his rivalry with fellow director Spike Lee, and his love life.  Perry admits that in late 2010, he and his girlfriend experienced a pregnancy scare. […]

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(via The Hollywood Reporter) This past Thursday, director Spike Lee sat down with journalist Charlie Rose for a Q&A session at PromaxBDA (an annual marketing, branding and design conference) in NYC.  Spike was at the the conference to receive the organization’s lifetime achievement award for his work in film and television, in particular his series […]

Spike Lee has never been one to shy away from controversy.  In the 1988 film School Daze, Lee gives a semi-autobiographical account of his experience attending Morehouse College, the historically all male black institution in Atlanta, Georgia.  With a satirical eye, Lee explored hot-button topics such as colorism, misogyny, class divisions and apartheid. While School Daze […]

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Actor, Clifton Powell has a serious message for Spike Lee. He visited the Russ Parr morning show and when asked about the Tyler Perry, Spike Lee feud, responded: “I don’t like Spike, for real. I’m just saying it publicly on the radio. Spike is a hater. He was doing all these movies, Sam and all […]

National

Looks like Tyler Perry is on a roll…well, make that a new role to be exact. See the difference? Yes, we’re talking about adding another series to the list of top-rated TBS programming featuring the one and only Tyler Perry and his major skills on and off the camera. Word is spreading quite quickly this […]