{"id":2102597,"date":"2025-10-19T22:37:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T22:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2102597"},"modified":"2025-10-19T22:37:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T22:37:08","slug":"spike-lees-four-word-message-as-he-shares-snap-of-family-member-at-nyc-no-kings-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/spike-lees-four-word-message-as-he-shares-snap-of-family-member-at-nyc-no-kings-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Spike Lee&#8217;s four-word message as he shares snap of family member at NYC No Kings protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_3b94f4\" data-testid=\"leadtext\" publication=\"themirror\">Spike Lee was just one of the Hollywood celebrities who took part in the No Kings protests, which occurred nationwide in opposition to what organizers call Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8216;crackdowns on First Amendment rights&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1454614\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"\/><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">Spike Lee had a message for fans during the No Kings rallies on Oct. 18<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">Spike Lee had a four-word message for his fans as he took to the streets with thousands in New York City for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/politics\/trump-admin-incite-violence-during-1453143?utm_source=mynewsassistant.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=embedded_search_item_desktop\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">the No Kings protests<\/a>, which occurred nationwide on Oct. 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">The No Kings protests kicked off on Saturday in opposition to what organizers call <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;crackdowns on First Amendment rights.&#8221; The last No Kings protest occurred on June 14, hours before a military parade for the U.S. Army&#8217;s 250th Anniversary in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/us-news\/millions-gather-across-nyc-dc-1453187?utm_source=mynewsassistant.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=embedded_search_item_desktop\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">The newest rallies across the country<\/a> saw the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/hollywood\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">Hollywood<\/a> director tell his followers on Instagram, &#8220;GET UP STAND UP,&#8221; before adding, &#8220;YA-DIG? SH-NUFF.&#8221; The message was attached to a snap Lee took of his sister, Joie Lee, many fans claimed in the comments section of the post. In the snaps, she was in the streets of the major city holding up a hand-painted poster of Trump on the cover of Time magazine with the words, &#8220;Time To Go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_3b94f4\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/taylor-swift-eras-tour-amnesia-1329557\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1329557\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\">Taylor Swift addresses &#8216;actual amnesia&#8217; her fans experienced after the Eras Tour<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_3b94f4\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/ana-navarro-slams-donald-trump-1453650\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1453650\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\">Ana Navarro slams Donald Trump with &#8216;worst of all time&#8217; edited Time Magazine cover<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">Fans in the comments section praised Lee and Joie, with one person writing, &#8220;That TIME poster! Excellent!!&#8221; Another added, &#8220;Winning! Fighting for America\u2019s Republic!&#8221; A third praised, &#8220;Fight the power and never surrender!!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1454690\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1454690\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1454690.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot-2025-10-19-at-51751-PM.png\" alt=\"Spike Lee' No Kings post\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1454690.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Screenshot-2025-10-19-at-51751-PM.png 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1454690.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot-2025-10-19-at-51751-PM.png 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1454690.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Screenshot-2025-10-19-at-51751-PM.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"\/><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">Spike Lee urged fans to attend the No Kings protests on Oct. 18<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">Lee wasn&#8217;t the only celebrity who showed up in support of the rallies. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis posted a carousel of snaps to Instagram that show participants protesting. &#8220;SIGNS &#8216;O THE TIMES! Democracy in ACTION!,&#8221; she captioned her post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">Actor Ben Stiller re-shared a photo of a participant holding a sign that said, &#8220;No Kings except for Knicks player Jalen Brunson.&#8221; Meanwhile, Michele Mulroney, president of the Writers Guild of America West, gave a speech at a No Kings Rally in LA on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">&#8220;As writers, our currency is words and stories. The freedom to express ourselves is a fundamental American right and the very core of our democracy. And it\u2019s under attack by this administration. They are using every tool in their arsenal to silence voices of dissent,&#8221; she said in her speech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">Mulroney then mentioned the cancelation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel&#8217;s brief suspension. She said, &#8220;This isn&#8217;t just about Hollywood. This is about our fundamental right as human beings to disagree with those in power.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1454707\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1454707\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1454707.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot-2025-10-19-at-54115-PM.png\" alt=\"Jamie Lee Curtis' No Kings post\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1454707.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Screenshot-2025-10-19-at-54115-PM.png 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1454707.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot-2025-10-19-at-54115-PM.png 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1454707.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Screenshot-2025-10-19-at-54115-PM.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"\/><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">Jamie Lee Curtis joined Spike Lee in posting about the No Kings protests<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">&#8220;To debate, to reason, to interrogate ideas. This is one of the foundations of a civil society. As is the existence of a free, independent media. Where facts can be reported without repercussions. But we currently find ourselves in an era of consolidated media where an increasingly small number of gatekeepers control what we get to watch on television.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve all heard the FCC claim that &#8216;the public interest is best served by permitting free expression of views,&#8217; yet FCC Chairman Brendan Carr does not hesitate to support attacks on those who challenge the Administration&#8217;s narrative.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">&#8220;The Writers Guild stands here today, with all of you, to say loudly and proudly that we will speak our minds, write our truths, tell our stories, and fight like hell for free speech and an independent media,&#8221; Mulroney said at the end of her speech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">Two days before the protests, actor Mark Ruffalo took to Instagram to share his support. &#8220;WE the People \u2014 WE have the power and together WE will win! Check out this inspiring video and share it with your family, friends and neighbors to join one of the over 2,500 No Kings protests across our country this Saturday,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">&#8220;Courage is contagious! Each of us have an important role to play in this historic moment by exercising our First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and peaceful protest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.themirror.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spike Lee was just one of the Hollywood celebrities who took part in the No Kings protests, which occurred nationwide in opposition to what organizers call Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8216;crackdowns on First Amendment rights&#8217; Spike Lee had a message for fans during the No Kings rallies on Oct. 18 Spike Lee had a four-word message for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2102598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[22389,22860],"class_list":["post-2102597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-donald-trump","tag-hollywood"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Spike-Lees-four-word-message-as-he-shares-snap-of-family.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2102597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2102597"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2102597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2102599,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2102597\/revisions\/2102599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2102598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2102597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2102597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2102597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}