Spike Leeis letting his jewelry do the talking at the Academy Awards.
TheBlacKkKlansmandirector, 61, showed off two large knuckle rings — one emblazoned with “LOVE” and the other with “HATE” — as he walked the red carpet at the 2019 Oscars. The rings are a bit of movie history — they were important props during an iconic moment in Lee’s 1989 filmDo the Right Thing.
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The rings inDo the Right Thing.
“We gotta make a choice,” Lee said of opting for love or hate. “Which one will it be?”
“I told Ozwald to make my pants high-waters so they see the Jordans,”Lee told theNew York Times. “I don’t care what nobody’s wearing. I win the Oscar on the red carpet. Men, women, I don’t care if they’re wearing 15-inch heels. They can’t be messing with the Jordans I’m going to be wearing. I’m going to be as clean as the board of health. I’m going to be sharp as a razor.”
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Lee also wore the ringsforBlacKkKlansman’s Cannes premiere in May 2018. The movie, which is nominated for Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards, addresses similar themes of racial discrimination as his 1989 film.
Lee also earned his first-ever Best Director nomination forBlacKkKlansman. The film is up for six awards total during the awards show, broadcasting live from Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT on ABC.
source: people.com
