Director Spike Lee is the latest woke Hollywood celebrity to take aim at President Donald Trump’s suggestion of a 100 percent U.S. tariff on foreign film imports at Cannes this season’s festival.
During a panel this week, the Highest 2 Lowest director was asked what he thought about the ill effects of social media on society. But Lee used that question to pivot to an attack on Trump.
“I don’t know how much we can talk about American values considering who is the president,” he exclaimed, according to Variety.
“My wife said, ‘Spike, be very careful what you say!’ But here’s the thing, I don’t think we can condemn social media. People say the same thing about film or whatever. So, I’m not
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