Spike Lee is doing the right thing ... finally apologizing for retweeting a home address he thought belonged to George Zimmerman -- and for inadvertently putting an elderly couple in harm's way.
Lee tweeted the address to his roughly 250,000 followers last weekend, but it wasn't Zimmerman's -- the shooter of Florida teen Trayvon Martin -- instead it was David and Elaine McClain's home.
The couple, in their 70s, say they were forced to flee their home because of threats. Lee also received several racially charged responses to the screwed up retweet.
But late Wednesday night Lee tweeted, "I Deeply Apologize To The McClain Family For Retweeting Their Address. It Was a Mistake. Please Leave The McClain's [sic] in Peace."
Lee also seemed to be asking people who are angry about Trayvon's death to leave Zimmerman's fate to the legal system ... closing with, "Justice in Court."
It's worth noting ... the apology came a few hours after the McClains reportedly lawyered up.
Spike Lee went completely ballistic on our photog last night in New York, calling him a "hack" and backing his argument with one of the lamest lines we've ever heard: "What films you made? Did you make 'Do the Right Thing?'"
For the record: No, we didn't. But we also didn't make "She Hate Me" either ... and we're damn proud of that.
Asking a Spanish speaking valet at Mr. Chow if her car was stolen and taken to "México" ... probably ain't the most PC way to complain about the wait -- even if she is Clint Eastwood's daughter.
Ever wanted to see Spike Lee naked? Well, for the two who answered "Yes," it's a one-step task -- become a member of the TSA!
In a random search conducted yesterday, the famed director was pulled aside and asked to submit to a millimeter wave scan, a new x-ray machine that can see through clothes. Anyone looking for a good old fashioned frisk though, worry not -- they're still available by request.
Director Spike Lee has done what no one thought would ever happen. He's brought back Dirty Harry!
After complaints from Spike Lee claiming that Clint Eastwood didn't include black soldiers in his two Iwo Jima films, Eastwood decided to come back on the controversial director with some words of his own saying, " A guy like him should shut his face."
Lee then further fueled the drama fire saying, "First of all, the man is not my father and we're not on a plantation either. He's a great director ... I didn't personally attack him. And a comment like "A guy like that should shut his face," come on Clint, come on. He sounds like an angry old man right there."
Missing your afternoon nap would make you cranky too!
With a name like Spike Lee, is it any wonder he's prone to violence?
TMZ cameras caught up with the "Lovers and Haters" director outside of Koi, and when asked if he'd ever shoot a movie with the paparazzi, Spike said, "I'd shoot everybody." Run for cover!
While there were probably several thousand fathers and sons at last night's New York Yankees game, there were no more famous papas in the crowd than Spike Lee and Brad Pitt. Brad and Spike were sitting in the first row along the first base line with their sons, Maddox and Jackson, respectively.
The Yankees beat the Mariners 12-3, but the real winners were any aspiring screenwriters in the crowd holding a script that Brad and Spike would be just perfect for.
Before Justin Bieber went toe-to-toe with a photographer -- sparking a police investigation -- he trained with "Iron" Mike Tyson! Wondering how they ended up together? Well, we got Tyson on the phone ... and you won't believe his excuse for kicking it with Biebs. Plus,…
Spike Lee is doing the right thing ... finally apologizing for retweeting a home address he thought belonged to George Zimmerman -- and for inadvertently putting an elderly couple in harm's way. 
