MLB icon Derek Jeter has been on the wrong end of Lee’s shade, as he once received some very blunt advice after asking to be ...

Among auteur Lee’s biggest films are Inside Man in 2006, which reunited him with Washington, BlacKkKlansman (2018), He Got Game from 1998 and 1989’s Do the Right Thing.

But famed director Spike Lee, he says, squashed whatever acting dreams he may have had. The exchange took place when Jeter was a 21-year-old newcomer to the Yankees.

Among director Lee's most notable films are Inside Man in 2006, which saw him reunite with Washington, BlacKkKlansman (2018), He Got Game from 1998 and 1989's Do the Right Thing.