During an interview with the Guardian, Foxx responded to Lee’s criticism saying: “The question for me is: Where’s Spike Lee coming from?†he said. “He didn’t like
Whoopi Goldberg, he doesn’t like Tyler Perry, he doesn’t like anybody, I think he’s sort of run his course. I mean, I respect Spike, he’s a fantastic director. But he gets a little shady when he’s taking shots at his colleagues without looking at the work. To me, that’s irresponsible .â€Foxx stated he spoke with Spike Lee before his criticism about the movie and states Lee told him: “I’m not going to say anything bad about this film. It looks like y’all are getting it.
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