Spike Lee recalls screening 'Malcolm X' for execs during the LA riots: 'I could never forget that day'

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Denzel Washington in "Malcolm X."
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Spike Lee's first showing of "Malcolm X" happened to be during the 1992 LA Riots.
Lee praised Warner Bros. execs for staying through the screening amid the city's chaos.
"I could never forget that day," Lee told Business Insider.
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This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-09-07 11:42:01.
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