Jamie Foxx Calls Spike Lee’s ‘Django’ Comments ‘Irresponsible’
January 19, 2013
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“Django Chained” star Jamie Foxx doesn’t want director Spike Lee to judge his movie before seeing it.
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Speaking with the Guardian, Foxx was candid in his response to Lee’s comment. "The question for me is: where's Spike Lee coming from? He didn't like Whoopi Goldberg, he doesn't like Tyler Perry, he doesn't like anybody, I think he's sort of run his course.”
Foxx added, "I mean, I respect Spike, he's a fantastic director. But he gets a little shady when he's taking shots at his colleagues without looking at the work. To me, that's irresponsible.”
"Django Unchained" has five Oscar nominations.
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spike can say and feellike he want's, that's his right, point , blank, period,dont like it oh ****ing well,i saw the movie,i too had a problem with his use of the word ******, it was used to many times for no reason,just cause he wanted to say it, he could have used other words and got the same effect, I to wanted to punch him in his face, it was not a movie about slavery, it was a western, and it was ok,i still want to kick his ass tho,if I ever see him I still just might
kate, u are a dumb white pig, first no black person call's the other a ******, they say *****, there is a different, being white u don't see or get that,so u should keep your mouth shut
people always want to jump on the banwagon on movies. This is my first time reading Spike's comments but I feel as he felt. Slavery wasn't a joke, it wasn't funny. DJANGO made a mockery of 400 years of oppression by a white man that PAYED black actors to act in it. DJANGO is a modern version of slavery with paid field n*ggas.
Django Unchained is not a history lesson to me personally it's entertainment just that simple. Root By Alex Haley was history!
I believe that. mr. spike lee does not understand what his forefathers agreed with. How can he speak against such when he has never understood, what they fought for if you dont think any person has beleived in revenge is crazy. revenge creates the ability to overcome and survive.
I somewhat agree with Spike. I saw the movie and didn't see any resemblance of authenticity. It was more comical than historical. The premise about a black freed slave roaming around shooting white folks is just ridiculousness. I accepted the movie for its entertainment value and would suggest to others to refer toa source other than Hollywood for history lessons.
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the holocaust was worse than american slavery REALLY WOW! Learn ur facts then check back ignorance is really bliss i guess
@aj not that it is any consolation the Indians got some sort of compensation for the slaughter of thier people, as did the Jews and every other race but Blacks. Its not for you to understand y they call each other black u r not dont do it lol. I think it was a great film and agree w Jamie Foxx spike Lee seems to wanna be the top black guy around and doesnt like n e other major black filmakers.
@Kate: Spike Lee is a very short man, he may be a racist but he is definetly not a GIANT racist! And yes, we have a black president and that's great, but that doesn't erase the 400 year head start that white people had in America. There isnt a single black person who can say that their family founded,owned or controlled major wealth building businesses in America like oil, steel, transportation, agriculture, banking, or held high ranking government offices before 1950. Hell, few black people can say that they own or control those type of businesses or hold those offices now...and don't pretend that you don't realize white people are STILL benefiting from that history today. As far as the N word goes, yeah some of us need to stop calling each other that terrible word. But don't assume that the majority of us use it, cause we DON'T!
@Kate: Spike Lee is a very short man, he may be a racist but he is definetly not a GIANT racist! And yes, we have a black president and that's great, but that doesn't erase the 400 year head start that white people had in America. There isnt a single black person who can say that their family founded,owned or controlled major wealth building businesses in America like oil, steel, transportation, agriculture, banking, or held high ranking government offices before 1950. Hell, few black people can say that they own or control those type of businesses or hold those offices now...and don't pretend that you don't realize white people are STILL benefiting from that history today. As far as the N word goes, yeah some of us need to stop calling each other that terrible word. But don't assume that the majority of us use it, cause we DON'T!
How can one even compared American Slavery to the Holocaust, Spike Lee needs to get a better education. No one can compare anything to the Holocaust. You can't even argue even if Japanese treatment was worse you still can't compare that to the Holocaust. What in the world was Spike thinking. Then again he is probably jealous it was way better than his movies. Does he even make anything good or has ever made anything good.
Wow, I thought that Spike Lee's comments were made AFTER seeing the movie. Without having seen it, his rantings make him seem like a douche.
Spike Lee is a GIANT RACIST
Every black American NEEDS TO STOP PLAYING THE FREAKING RACE CARD IF THEY WANT EQUAL RESPECT! STOP calling eachother ni**er, and then say "White people can't say it." If you can say it, SO CAN OTHER PEOPLE OF OTHER RACES! Anytime something doesn't go certain black peoples wishes, they pull the race card. If you WANT eqauality, STOP calling eachother ni**ers, and STOP using AFFIRMATIVE ACTION! The best man for the job, we aren't in the 60's 70's or 80's ANYMORE! HELL THE PRESIDENT IS BLACK, DON'T YOU THINK WE CAN FINALLY GET RID OF THIS BULL$HIT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION?!