After online backlash, the “Da 5 Bloods” director apologized for defending Allen against cancel culture in a recent radio interview.
The “BlacKkKlansman” director has been busy promoting his
“I’d just like to say Woody Allen is a great, great filmmaker and this cancel thing is not just Woody,” Lee said. “When we look back on it, we are going to see that, short of killing somebody, I don’t know that you can just erase someone like they never existed. Woody’s a friend of mine, a fellow Knick fan, and I know he’s going through it right now.”
Following online criticism over Lee’s comments, the “Do the Right Thing” director walked them back and issued a statement in support of victims of sexual abuse.
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