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This Dec. 2, 2019 photo shows actor Jonathan Majors during a portrait session in New York. Majors was named one of the breakthrough artists of the year by the Associated Press. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP)

2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: A star-making year for Majors

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

FILE - This Oct. 5, 2019 file photo shows Spike Lee at the grand opening of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. Lee will receive Film at Lincoln Center’s 46th Chaplin Award. Lincoln Center announced Thursday, Nov. 7, that the 62-year-old filmmaker will be honored in its annual fundraising gala on April 27. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Invision/AP, File)

Lincoln Center in New York City to honor Spike Lee in April

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Director Nate Parker, left, and actor Shane Paul McGhie pose for photographers at the photo call for the film 'American Skin' at the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Filmmaker Nate Parker apologizes for being ‘tone deaf’

By LINDSEY BAHR - Associated Press

Filmmaker Spike Lee addresses the audience before presenting actor Denzel Washington with the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award during a ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Spike Lee: Why are we still asking if Donald Trump is a white supremacist?

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Filmmaker Spike Lee addresses the audience before presenting actor Denzel Washington with the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award during a ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Spike Lee calls for Hollywood Georgia boycott

By Lindsey Bahr - Associated Press

Spike Lee arrives at the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Denzel Washington at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, June 6, 2019 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Spike Lee calls for Hollywood to ‘shut it down’ in Georgia

By LINDSEY BAHR - Associated Press

Spike Lee arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Donald Trump slams Spike Lee’s political Oscars speech as ‘racist hit’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Jim Burke, from left, Charles B. Wessler, Nick Vallelonga, Peter Farrelly, and Brian Currie pose with the award for best picture for &quot;Green Book&quot; in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

For many, ‘Green Book’ win was a confounding Oscar climax

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

Charlie Wachtel, left, and Spike Lee accept the award for best adapted screenplay for "BlacKkKlansman" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Spike Lee calls for rejection of Donald Trump in Oscar speech

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Spike Lee holds up brass knuckles reading &quot;hate&quot; and &quot;love&quot; from his iconic film &quot;Do The Right Thing&quot; as he arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Triumph and disappointment for Spike Lee at Oscars

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

Spike Lee arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Eric Jamison/Invision/AP)

Spike Lee blasts ‘Green Book’ Oscar Best picture win

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Constance Wu arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Correction: Oscars-The Latest story

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New York Knicks forward Noah Vonleh (32) knocks the ball from San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan (10) as San Antonio Spurs center LaMarcus Aldridge (12) and New York Knicks forward Kevin Knox (20) watch from the floor during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New York, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Knicks beat Spurs to end 18-game home losing streak

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Director Spike Lee poses for photographers upon arrival for the The Academy's 91st Oscar Nominee Champagne Tea Reception in London, Friday, Feb 8, 2019. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Spike Lee says #OscarsSoWhite political pressure prompted ‘feast’ of award nominations

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 15, 2019 photo, designer Ruth E. Carter, nominated for an Oscar for best costume designs for &quot;Black Panther,&quot; poses for a portrait while holding a photo of one of her designs in Los Angeles. Carter will also be honored for her illustrious career at the 21st annual Costume Designers Guild Awards on Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

‘Black Panther’ designer Ruth Carter on her start, Spike Lee

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

Spike Lee arrives at the 71st annual DGA Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Spike Lee boycotts Gucci, Prada over blackface

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CORRECTS CATEGORY - This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows director/co-writer/producer Bradley Cooper, left, and camera operator Scott Sakamoto on the set of &quot;A Star is Born.&quot; On Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, Cooper was not nominated for an Oscar for best director for his work on the film. He was nominated for best actor for his role in the film. The 91st Academy Awards will be held on Feb. 24. (Clay Enos/Warner Bros. via AP)

The Latest: Cooper, Coogler among surprising Oscar nom snubs

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This image released by Focus features shows director Spike Lee, left, and actor John David Washington on the set of &quot;BlacKkKlansma.&quot; Lee was nominated for an Oscar award for best director for his film, &quot;BlacKkKlansman.&quot; The film was also nominated for best picture. (David Lee/Focus Features via AP)

Spike Lee likes his Oscar odds with ‘BlackKkKlansman’

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

Director Spike Lee pose for photographers during a photo call for the film 'BlacKkKlansman' at the 71st international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)

Spike Lee hit from the left; peer claims anti-Trump ‘BlacKkKlansman’ lacks enough racist cops

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 14, 2018 file photo, Spike Lee appears after the premiere of his film &quot;BlacKkKlansman&quot; at the 71st international film festival, Cannes, southern France. Lee is releasing his latest film this weekend, a year after the violent clashes in Charlottesville in which anti-racism activist Heather Heyer was run over and killed. Lee’s film is about an earlier chapter in white supremacism and the Ku Klux Klan: when African-American police detective Ron Stallworth infiltrated a Colorado Springs, Colorado, chapter of the KKK in 1979. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

Spike Lee on ‘BlacKkKlansman’: Don’t call it a comeback

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press