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Filmmaker Spike Lee has issued an apology for his comments defending the director and his friend Woody Allen against the whole “cancel culture” in Hollywood.
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He took to Twitter to take back his words of support.
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“I deeply apologise. My words were wrong. I do not and will not tolerate sexual harassment, assault, or violence. Such treatment causes real damage that can’t be minimised,” Spike Lee posted on Twitter on Saturday.
In an interview on a radio station WOR’s talk show “In the Morning“, Spike Lee shared his thoughts on how Allen has been treated. “I’d just like to say Woody Allen is a great, great filmmaker and this cancel thing is not just Woody. And I think when we look back on it we are going to see that — short of killing somebody — I don’t know you that you can just erase somebody like they never existed,” Lee said.
“Woody is a friend of mine, a fellow Knick fan, so I know he’s going through it right now,” he added.
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Allen has fallen out of grace with many people after accusations resurfaced that he molested his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow when she was 7-years-old. He has denied the allegations.
Earlier this year, Woody Allen’s memoir was released after facing a lot of issues with several publishers rejecting it. Amazon also canceled a movie deal with Allen, resulting in them settling a $68 million lawsuit.
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