Spike Lee is one of Hollywood’s most prolific filmmakers, with his movies having earned acclaim and helped define Generation X and beyond. Aside from his work behind the camera, though, Lee is also known for never mincing words on a given topic. Lee will let people know if he likes something (like Sinners) or disagrees with something (like in Oppenheimer). MLB icon Derek Jeter has been on the wrong end of Lee’s shade, as he once received some very blunt advice after asking to be in one of the director’s films.
While Derek Jeter is mostly known for his work on the baseball diamond as a member of the New York Yankees, he’s also made a handful of movie and TV appearances during his career. Jeter famously appeared as himself on an episode of Seinfeld back in the day, and he cameoed in the films Anger Management and The Other Guys. Ahead of landing those small film roles, though, the five-time World Series champion wanted to be in a “Spike Lee joint.” With that, he apparently shot his shot during a ball game in the ‘90s:
