Spike Lee celebrates his 66th birthday with star-studded party at FancyFree in ... trends now
Spike Lee has turned 66-years-old.
And he celebrated his milestone with a star-studded bash at Brooklyn hot spot FancyFree on Monday night.
The Do The Right Thing director - who directed an upcoming documentary series about Colin Kaepernick for ESPN - looked festive in a purple suit with a white shirt and black tie, which he paired with red loafers.
He also wore a pair of orange glasses, a long, navel-grazing cross necklace and a black, porkpie-style hat as he partied with his pals.
Guests included his wife Tonya Lee, son Jackson Lee and actors John Turturro, Jeffrey Wright and Rosie Perez.
Before the She's Gotta Have It director's party, he hit up a basketball game of his beloved Knicks with his wife.
Basketball: Before the She's Gotta Have It director's party, he hit up a basketball game of his beloved Knicks with his wife
Wedded bliss: Lee and his wife Tonya have been married since 1993 and have two sons
Lee has written and directed some of the most iconic films of his generation including Jungle Fever, Crooklyn, BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X and School Daze.
Next up, he's directed a documentary series for ESPN about embattled NFL quarterback Colin Kapernick called Da Saga of Colin Kaepernick.
'Brother man is determined, and he believes in his heart of hearts that one day he will get up behind the center of an NFL team and take a snap,' Lee said in an interview with W Magazine.
'This is the seventh year he has not played. He made a good point. People say, “Colin, you haven’t played in seven years.” He says, “Yeah, but you don’t say why I haven’t played in seven years.” It isn’t like he’s not working out every day, training.'
'There’s a reason why he hasn’t played for seven years: It’s because the NFL has white-balled him. It’s not because of his abilities and skills; it’s because of his stance toward white supremacy.'
Kaepernick will provide Lee with material from his personal archives for the project, ESPN said.
Kaepernick, who has never given a full, first-person account of his journey, is collaborating closely with Lee
