Editing Spike Lee (section)

=== Politics ===
[[File:Lozupone-sanders-wsqp-rally4.png|thumb|left|Lee speaking at a rally in support of the [[Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016|presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders]] in [[Washington Square Park]], April 2016]]
In May 1999, the ''[[New York Post]]'' reported that Lee made an inflammatory comment about [[Charlton Heston]], president of the [[National Rifle Association of America]] (NRA), while speaking to reporters at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. Lee was quoted as saying the National Rifle Association should be disbanded and, of Heston, someone should "Shoot him with a [[Charter Arms Bulldog|.44 Bull Dog]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1999/05/28/spike-lee-says-remark-about-shooting-heston-was-a-joke/ |title=Spike Lee Says Remark About Shooting Heston Was A Joke – Chicago Tribune |publisher=Articles.chicagotribune.com |date=May 28, 1999 |access-date=February 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100518223804/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-05-28/news/9905290188_1_nra-president-rash-of-school-shootings-remarks |archive-date=May 18, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-apr-08-et-hestonletters8-story.html |title=Heston was always a man of his words |work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 8, 2008 |access-date=February 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113133007/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/08/entertainment/et-hestonletters8 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Lee said he intended it as a joke. He was responding to coverage about whether Hollywood was responsible for school shootings. "The problem is guns", he said.<ref name="Salon" /> [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States House of Representatives|House]] [[Majority Leader]] [[Dick Armey]] condemned Lee as having "nothing to offer the debate on school violence except more violence and more hate".<ref name="Salon">{{cite news |url=http://www.salon.com/ent/log/1999/05/28/spike/index.html |title=Living foot to mouth |work=Salon.com |date=May 28, 1999 |access-date=June 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623115810/https://www.salon.com/ent/log/1999/05/28/spike/index.html |archive-date=June 23, 2008}}</ref>

In October 2005, Lee responded to a [[CNN]] anchor's question as to whether the government intentionally ignored the plight of black Americans during the [[Hurricane Katrina#Federal government|2005 Hurricane Katrina catastrophe]] by saying, "It's not too far-fetched. I don't put anything past the United States government. I don't find it too far-fetched that they tried to displace all the black people out of [[New Orleans]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QroaAAAAIBAJ&dq=far-fetched+that+they+tried+to+displace+all+the+black+people&pg=6597,2786253 |title=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Google News Archive Search |website=news.google.com}}</ref> In later comments, Lee cited the government's past including the [[Tuskegee Syphilis Study]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sootoday.com/local-entertainment/all-about-spike-lees-latest-film-147237|title=All about Spike Lee's latest film|website=SooToday.com|date=August 14, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7j0SqSn14A | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/R7j0SqSn14A| archive-date=October 28, 2021|title=Clip of Lee expressing his views of the Hurricane Katrina and Tuskegee matters on ''Real Time with Bill Maher'' | date=March 6, 2007|publisher=YouTube |access-date=June 13, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In May 2020, Lee published a three-minute short film, ''NEW YORK NEW YORK'', on [[Instagram]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spike Lee made an emotional 3-minute film dedicated to New York City |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/08/entertainment/spike-lee-film-tribute-new-york-city/index.html |date=May 8, 2020 |website=CNN |access-date=May 23, 2020}}</ref> that was later featured on the city's official website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visittheusa.com/experience/spike-lees-new-york-city|title= Experience: Spike Lee New York City|website= visittheusa.com|access-date= November 8, 2020}}</ref> Lee celebrated [[Joe Biden]]'s victory over [[Donald Trump]] in the [[2020 United States Presidential election|2020 presidential election]] with champagne amid a crowd on the streets of [[Brooklyn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://popculture.com/trending/news/watch-spike-lee-pops-bottle-champagne-brooklyn-donald-trump-loss-joe-biden/ |title=Watch: Spike Lee Pops a Bottle of Champagne in Middle of Brooklyn Street to Celebrate Joe Biden's Win|website=PopCulture |date=November 7, 2020 |access-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108011229/https://popculture.com/trending/news/watch-spike-lee-pops-bottle-champagne-brooklyn-donald-trump-loss-joe-biden |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Lee endorsed [[Kamala Harris]] in the [[2024 United States presidential election]] and spoke at one of her campaign rallies on October 24, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-22 |title=VP Kamala Harris in Atlanta for rally with former President Obama, Spike Lee |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/harris-joined-obama-tyler-perry-bruce-springsteen-atlanta-rally |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=FOX 5 Atlanta |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-24 |title=Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Tyler Perry to join Kamala Harris at metro Atlanta event |url=https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/10/24/spike-lee-samuel-l-jackson-tyler-perry-join-kamala-harris-metro-atlanta-event/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Atlanta News First |language=en}}</ref>