During an interview on the Russ Parr Show, veteran actor Clifton Powell verbally slammed director Spike Lee for his criticism of Tyler Perry. Powell also had a big problem with Lee's hiring practices.
"I don’t like Spike, for real," Powell said during the interview. "I’m just saying it publicly on the radio. Spike is a hater. He was doing all these movies, Sam and all these guys know he’s a hater. He kept all the money, there was lawsuits against him, [...]I’m from the streets and you gotta carry your people". Powell had a suggestion for Mr. Lee.
"Spike need to go sit his punk a** down, and stop talking about Tyler Perry."
Powell's grievences with Spike Lee didn't end there. The actor complained about Lee's lack of respect for actors auditioning for his movies, specifically, Lee made actors wait for hours to audition, as well as pay their own way across the country to attend an audition. Powell explained what Lee could do if he disageed with the actor's words.
"If you got a problem with it, Spike, I’m right here and I’ll beat your punk a**".
The interview wrapped up with Clifton Powell giving a few words in defense of Tyler Perry.
"Tyler has found his genre. The problem with being African-American in film as a producer, you have to be so worried about stepping on toes. We have just a few outlets in terms of the dimensions we are as a people. [...]We zero in because there are not enough dimensions of what we do.”
source: hiphopblog.com
Source: hiphopblog.com
