Spike Lee apologizes, tweeted wrong Martin shooter address


NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Spike Lee apologized on Twitter for retweeting what turned out to be the wrong address for George Zimmerman, who shot unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin.

The tweet left an elderly Florida couple who lived at the address, David and Elaine McClain, afraid for their safety.

"I deeply apologize to the McClain Family for retweeting their address. It was a mistake," Lee tweeted. "Please leave the McClains in peace. Justice in Court."

The director did not address the issue of whether the initial retweet encouraged vigilantism against Zimmerman. The Smoking Gun revealed Thursday that Lee had shared the wrong address with his more than 250,000 followers.

The McClains' son's name is reportedly similar to Zimmerman's.

Elaine McClain told the Smoking Gun that she was scared that her family would be targeted, and that they had already received a disturbing letter.

"We're keeping everything locked," she said.

The original tweet was sent to Lee and celebrities like Will Smith on Friday by Marcus Davonne Higgins with a request to repost the address.

Zimmerman's father said in an interview with an Orlando Fox affiliate that he was surprised by the "hate" from President Obama, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the NAACP toward his son. He did not provide examples of the hate.

Obama famously said that if he had a son, "he would look like Trayvon," but the president expressed no hatred toward Zimmerman.


*I see lawsuit in his future. He is an annoying little man. What did he think would happen when he did this? Ummm... wonder if he thinks much before he acts?

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Where's the talk of "civility"
A million $ bounty put on Zimmermans head by the New Black Panthers.
Thne Lee tweets an address thought to be Zimmermans.
If Zimmerman ends up murdered I wonder of they will go after the Panters and Lee as accessory to murder?

I truly hope so, this has gotten out of hand. And I read that it was $10,000 not a million.

Originally it was $10,000 then they uped it to a cool mil

Roseanne Barr tweeted the correct address.

Now if roles were reversed and the KKK did this, heads would roll. Equality my as*!

If the KKK put a bounty like the Black Panthers did, some KKK members would be in jail now.

If Zimmerman wasn't a "white Hispanic" and just Hispanic, this whole thing would have gotten no attention.

And he can't direct movies either!

"Obama famously said that if he had a son, "he would look like Trayvon," but the president expressed no hatred toward Zimmerman."


So is Obamanation saying all blacks look alike?

I hope Lee and Barr get sued.

obviously not, just that TREYVONS features would fit in with what HIS CHILDRENS were

Yep it's all Obamas fault this happened cause he didn't buy enough electronics from Best Buy.

thats the best tangent ever,,,,lol

yeah, thats why he has won NUMEROUS film awards, because he cant direct a movie,,,,

he's a racist, plain and simple... his movies even spell it out...

racist or not, doesnt change his ability to direct movies,,,

A lawsuit indeed.....MINIMUM!

If there should be any criminal misdeeds in connection to the BP bounty, on either the McClains or Zimmerman, then the laws that pertain to solicitation to commit felony murder should apply to any and ALL involved as accomplices, including Lee and Barr!

I may not agree with what happened, the explanations, or any outcomes, but that is why we have courts and a justice system.

The actions in this post however are spewing prejudice and intensifying the resentment by the very situation itself..... doesn't do anything for the cause imo.....