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68. Followup: Spike Lee settles with family forced to flee home

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 09:52 PM

Mar 2012

Spike Lee has reached an agreement with the Florida couple forced to flee their home after the film director retweeted their home address and they fled to a hotel to avoid problems associated with the shooting of Trayvon Martin, it was announced Thursday.

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“The McClains’ claim is fully resolved,” Matt Morgan, their attorney, said in an email. “Mr. Lee personally called them to give a very heartfelt apology. Further, he agreed to compensate them for their loss and the disruption to their lives.

“The McClains were very moved by Mr. Lee's apology,” Morgan said. “They would like the Lee family to be left in peace,” Morgan said.

Read the rest: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-trayvon-martin-lee-settlement-20120329,0,7063902.story

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Elderly couple abandons their home after address is posted on Twitter as that of George Zimmerman [View all] PoliticAverse Mar 2012 OP

That's nice :sarcasm: Confusious Mar 2012 #1

Spike Lee should buy them a new house. Richardo Mar 2012 #2

I hope he at least pays their hotel bill. GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #56

If Zimmerman really wanted to stop this shit he'd turn himself in & confess to murder. baldguy Mar 2012 #3

Well that is one for the illiterate and delusional.... whistler162 Mar 2012 #4

That is beside the point here. The point here is the vigilante actions by wackos... Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #15

Disagree davidthegnome Mar 2012 #55

Oh, please. Get a grip. This is not high crime & conspiracy here. This guy didn't plan Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #58

K&R drm604 Mar 2012 #5

I hope Spike Lee says something to stop the harassment of this couple lunatica Mar 2012 #6

Lee needs to say something....and do something magical thyme Mar 2012 #8

Spike Lee is a racist asshole. Frank Cannon Mar 2012 #10

Please read the article, Spike Lee did NOT do the hate E-mail happyslug Mar 2012 #30

Lee retweeted it. drm604 Mar 2012 #43

Lee has over 245,000 followers on Twitter RZM Mar 2012 #54

Spike Lee won't say anything.. MicaelS Mar 2012 #50

He has apologized siligut Mar 2012 #66

Sounds to me like a retraction and appology is in order... Earth_First Mar 2012 #7

This is what happens when there's a selective cover-up of the facts by the media, incl. the Orl Sent leveymg Mar 2012 #9

Maybe, but this is assholish behavior on the part of Lee leftofcool Mar 2012 #11

The guy sending the address around, and Lee, are responsible for their own actions. Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #16

What in terms of real facts are available... ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #32

Posting nothing is far less harmful than posting incorrect information slackmaster Mar 2012 #48

Nobody is specifically right 100%, but the corporate media has been feeding misreps leveymg Mar 2012 #57

I'm very sorry for the elderly couple, for Trayvon Martin, and for his family. nt Xipe Totec Mar 2012 #12

OMG that is horrible mactime Mar 2012 #13

I rarely think posting information like someone's address is a good idea deutsey Mar 2012 #14

I think this is why DU has rules against posting people's personal information. n/t Ian David Mar 2012 #17

Spike Lee's next movie: "Post The Right Thing." n/t Ian David Mar 2012 #18

*snort* pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #19

Thanks Spike Lee. You Mow-Ron chrisa Mar 2012 #20

Was it the same address that was allowed by jury to remain posted here on DU Javaman Mar 2012 #21

Please do not add to this mess loyalkydem Mar 2012 #22

You didn't find it because he pulled it, then it was re-tweeted again and again. leftofcool Mar 2012 #25

Do we have actual evidence that Spike Lee is involved at all? Tweeted this at all? yardwork Mar 2012 #28

See The Smoking Gun article and screenshot PoliticAverse Mar 2012 #40

Ok, thanks. That looks like evidence to me. Spike Lee needs to step up. yardwork Mar 2012 #42

Per the article, it has been removed Eyerish Mar 2012 #26

That's easy to say. Is there any proof that Lee is involved at all? yardwork Mar 2012 #29

Plenty. former9thward Mar 2012 #60

Please take the time to gather facts BEFORE forming an opinion joeglow3 Mar 2012 #27

The Smoking Gun has a screenshot of Spike Lee's retweet... PoliticAverse Mar 2012 #39

Spike Lee should have known better than to do that. Beacool Mar 2012 #23

That's the worst part. Quantess Mar 2012 #31

Frankly, I think that it was wrong even if it had been the correct house. Beacool Mar 2012 #44

has that idiot, Spike Lee, apologized? WI_DEM Mar 2012 #24

No, and I doubt that he will. NaturalHigh Mar 2012 #35

What a moron. Travelman Mar 2012 #33

I couldn't agree more. NaturalHigh Mar 2012 #34

Didn't the Black Panther guy who put a bounty Beacool Mar 2012 #45

Not for that, but yes, he was arrested.. X_Digger Mar 2012 #46

Oh, OK. Beacool Mar 2012 #51

New Black Panther, part of a tiny hate group. Not the original Black Panther Party. yardwork Mar 2012 #47

Yep, not the ones in the 60s. Beacool Mar 2012 #52

The Orlando Sentinel. loyalkydem Mar 2012 #36

I concluded that Spike Lee was a jackass years ago. Throd Mar 2012 #37

What exactly is the disappointment? Dr. Strange Mar 2012 #67

The Smoking Gun story on the issue... PoliticAverse Mar 2012 #38

Lynch mobs aren't a reliable way of punishing the correct person slackmaster Mar 2012 #41

Poor couple. BlueIris Mar 2012 #49

I hope they stay safe too. polichick Mar 2012 #53

how irresponsible. Mysfyt Mar 2012 #59

Followup Orlando Sentinel article (couple hires law firm): PoliticAverse Mar 2012 #61

that couple just won the lottery ....pay up Spike! IamK Mar 2012 #62

Tweet the right thing..... n/t IamK Mar 2012 #63

Followup: Spike Lee apologizes... PoliticAverse Mar 2012 #64

K&R n/t The Northerner Mar 2012 #65

Followup: Spike Lee settles with family forced to flee home PoliticAverse Mar 2012 #68