Spike Lee recalls screening 'Malcolm X' for execs during the LA riots: 'I could never forget that day'

07/07/2025, 7:44 AM
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Spike Lee recalls screening 'Malcolm X' for execs during the LA riots: 'I could never forget that day'

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Spike Lee's 1992 epic, "Malcolm X," a biopic starring Denzel Washington as the controversial Black Nationalist leader, is known around Hollywood for the battles Lee had with the movie's studio, Warner Bros. The movie was even temporarily shut down over budgetary concerns, leading celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Prince, and Michael Jordan to make donations to resolve the issue.

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