Did Spielberg Attempt To Bring Peace To The Director’s Middle East?

We’re not much into posting rumors, but an L.A. source, we feel pretty good about just told us this evening that Steven Spielberg tried to broker some peace between the squabbling Spike Lee and Clint Eastwood.

Spielberg was definitely at the Lakers game on Wednesday night. And Lee was spotted there as well. Well, apparently, Eastwood was there and Spielberg introduced the two and tried to squash the beef.

Google doesn’t turn up much of Eastwood’s appearance, but could it be true? The act would certainly be up Spielberg’s alley. I mean, after all, the dude did direct “Munich,” and “Schindler’s List,” a film that tried to portray two life love rivals in even keeled tones and sympathetic lights. File under rumor for now…

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Born in Chile, raised in Canada, now living in Brooklyn, NY, Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, MuchMusic, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.

Rodrigo Perez
Rodrigo Perez
Born in Chile, raised in Canada, now living in Brooklyn, NY, Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, MuchMusic, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.

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