Music
Spike Lee’s father, Bill Lee, a jazz bassist who played with Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin, died at home in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning. He was 94.
May 24, 2023
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Dec. 28, 2010
Entertainment & Arts
Spike Lee’s still got name. At least temporarily.
June 13, 2003
The filmmaker is suing to stop the media giant from renaming its cable channel Spike TV.
June 30, 2003
Spike Lee says TNN’s new moniker, Spike TV, wrongly connects him to the cable station.
June 4, 2003
Spike Lee wears a purple and gold suit to the Oscars in memory of Kobe Bryant.
Feb. 9, 2020
Movies
Spike Lee, who was set to lead the jury at last year’s Cannes Film Festival that was ultimately canceled by the pandemic, will preside over this year’s jury instead
March 16, 2021
IT’S NOT SPIKED: Spike Lee is going to make it here after all.
Feb. 17, 1993
‘Do the Right Thing’ director Spike Lee says he’s ‘honored to be the first person of the African diaspora’ to preside over the Cannes Film Festival jury.
Jan. 14, 2020
Sports
Spike Lee, who says he’s being ‘harassed’ by the New York Knicks, won’t attend another game at Madison Square Garden this year. But he’ll be back next year.
March 3, 2020