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Spike Lee has slammed Hollywood for its lack of diversity.
The award-winning film-maker has hit out at the movie industry, arguing it is easier for a black man to become US President than for one to become the head of a film studio or TV network.
Speaking as he received an honorary Oscar at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' seventh annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles, Spike told E! News: "Everybody in here probably voted for (Barack) Obama but when I go to offices, I see no black folks except for the brother man at the security who checks my name off the list as I go into the studio.
"So we can talk 'yabba yabba yabba' but we need to have some serious discussion about diversity and get some flavour up in this. This industry is so behind sports it's ridiculous.
"Honestly, it's easier to be president of the United States than the head of a studio or head of network."
Spike, who directed 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Malcolm X', also urged Hollywood executives to take a closer look at the society they live in.
He said: "I don't know if you noticed but the United States census bureau says by the year 2043, white Americans are going to be the minority in this country.
"And all you people out there in the position of hiring, you better get smart because you'll work for us. Reflect what this country looks like."

Michael Douglas is in talks to return for the 'Ant-Man' sequel.
The 71-year-old actor has revealed Marvel has been in touch with him about reprising his role as Dr. Hank Pym in 'Ant-Man and the Wasp'.
He told Collider: "I just got a call recently - they want to negotiate for a sequel and I thought, 'That's great!' Hopefully, I won't have to carry quite as much expositional dialogue as the first one but I had a wonderful time doing it. Just a great, great time. The cast was fantastic. Paul [Rudd], Evangeline [Lilly], Michael Pena - I'm sure he'll be back. If they can scrape Corey Stoll off the wall, I'm sure they'll want him too - he's such a good villain. And Peyton [Reed] too. It was a lovely experience, so you know, I welcome it. I chuckle about being involved with a movie that already has a release date in 2018. You know, it's hard to conceive of that, but it's all good, all the way around, it's all good."
Director Peyton Reed is already on board for the next instalment, which will feature more of Lilly's character Hope as her superhero alter ego The Wasp.
'Ant-Man and the Wasp' will is set for release on July 6 2018 while Rudd's Scott Lang is to appear in 'Captain America: Civil War' in April next year.

Tom Hanks finds film villains boring.
The 'Big' actor admitted he has no burning desire to play a bad guy because the roles are always simple and the audience never gets to know them.
He explained: "The problem with villains in motion pictures is they are two-dimensional.
"You have a line of sensibility or theme that is not much deeper than, 'Before I kill you, Mr Bond, I'd like to give you a tour of my installation.' I mean, a bad guy? Who am I going to play, Loki?"
However, the 59-year-old star - who has won Oscars for his roles in 'Philadelphia' and 'Forrest Gump' - thinks he would make an amazing villain if he did decide to take such a part.
He said: "And, by the way, I would kill those roles if they wanted me to do it."
And he added his decision to refuse a bad guy role is based on the fact he wouldn't be able to dig deep into the character.
He told The Sunday Times newspaper: "But I would need some other things - I mean, who would I get to play? I don't get to examine anything."

Jamie Lee Curtis has become Emma Roberts' mentor.
The 24-year-old actress has reportedly embraced a more down-to-earth attitude after forming a close bond with her 'Scream Queens' co-star on the set of the new series.
A source said: "Emma looks up to Jamie Lee. But after Jamie Lee saw Emma being snotty to the crew and showing up late, she sat her down for a talking to."
The chat is said to have worked like a charm and the blonde beauty has been very polite and punctual since.
The insider added to Star magazine: "I think [creator] Ryan Murphy knew what he was doing casting Jamie Lee on 'Scream Queens'. She's not only a great actress, she's had a positive effect on Emma. She's her mentor."
Emma recently admitted she was relieved Jamie Lee accepted the role alongside her.
She said: "The show wouldn't work without Jamie. She's what inspired Murphy to do the show in the first place."
But the 56-year-old star revealed she almost turned down the opportunity to reignite her acting career because the series is shot in New Orleans and she was worried about spending too much time away from husband Christopher Guest and her children, Tom, 19, and Annie, 28, in Los Angeles.
She said: "I'm the mom. I texted Ryan and said, 'Mom can't go away for a year. I love my man, my posse of women and my kids. It's a beautiful life."

Chris Hemsworth relies on Elsa Pataky for acting advice.
The 'In the Heart of the Sea' star admits he really values his Spanish actress wife's opinion and they always swap tips when it comes to work.
He said: "It's when [Elsa] forgets she's watching me on the screen that I know I've succeeded. Someone who knows you better than anyone is able to be swept away in an illusion? That's always a nice trick."
The Australian heartthrob's three-year-old daughter India is slowly becoming aware of his fame.
The star, who also has twin boys Sasha and Tristan, 19 months, with Elsa, said: "Once her friend had on a Spider-Man costume, so she put on a Thor costume.
"Of course she wouldn't take it off. Thankfully there weren't any paparazzi - you can imagine the headline - 'Forces Child to Wear Thor Costume.' "
Hemsworth recently decided to star in a number of comedies, including the upcoming 'Ghostbusters' film.
But he admitted to US' Glamour magazine: "The thought of doing comedy always scared the hell out of me, but I've never had so much fun as on the set of 'Ghostbusters'.
"With Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy, I was either laughing all the time or just trying to keep it together. You have to improv - completely roll the dice and take a risk. The result can be fantastic."

Sienna Miller plans to work as much as possible before her daughter Marlowe starts school.
The 'Burnt' actress admits she feels a lot of pressure to establish a "foundation" in Hollywood before she needs to settle down in one place so her three year old, with former fiancé Tom Sturridge, can get an education.
She explained: "I do feel pressure, in that I have a three-year-old daughter now and she comes with me wherever I go.
"By the time she starts school, it's going to be harder to just take her with me. So my idea was to work really hard now and lay the foundation."
The British star, 33, feels like she has changed a lot since becoming a mother.
She said: "I feel I am evolving a lot. As you get older, you gain experience - and that gives you more access to emotion, to empathy. I am more grounded and interested in the psychology of people. Today I feel less ambitious, in a sense and more willing to throw myself into my work.
"I felt like a shell for a while and there was a lot of anxiety in me. I'm gaining inner confidence."

Daniel Radcliffe is turning to directing.
The former 'Harry Potter' star has been writing a "quite dark, but funny" screenplay and is planning to step behind the camera in the near future to bring the project to life.
He told Marie Claire magazine: "I've written one thing that I'm working on and I'm going to try and maybe start directing that in the next few years."
And following the advice he was given by director Martin McDonagh, Daniel intends to write something "spectacular" before making a film.
The director told him: "Just write something spectacular and then work out how it can happen."
The 26-year-old actor has recently been working on 'Victor Frankenstein' with James McAvoy and had a great time.
He said: "It was like this crazy big adventure movie. But it's also very character driven.
"It's about the relationship between these two men and how they spur each other on."

Andy Serkis plays a "strangely vulnerable" character in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'.
The 51-year-old actor appears alongside the likes of Daisy Ridley and John Boyega in the new JJ Abrams-directed sci-fi movie, and he has revealed details of his mysterious on-screen character, Supreme Leader Snoke.
Andy said: "Supreme Leader Snoke is quite an enigmatic character, and strangely vulnerable at the same time as being quite powerful.
"Obviously he has a huge agenda. He has suffered a lot of damage."
Although Andy remained tight-lipped about the movie's plot, he was happy to tease fans about his own character.
He told Entertainment Weekly: "As I said, there is a strange vulnerability to him, which belies his true agenda, I suppose... He is large. He appears tall."
Andy also offered an insight into the "distinctive" look of the character that will make its debut in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'.
He said: "Just the facial design - you couldn't have gotten there with prosthetics. It's too extreme. Without giving too much away at this point, he has a very distinctive, idiosyncratic bone structure and facial structure. You could never have done it [in real life]."
What's more, Andy explained how his character fits into the context of the 'Star Wars' series.
He shared: "He's aware of what's gone on, in the respect that he has been around and is aware of prior events. I think it'd be fair to say that he is aware of the past to a great degree."

Tom Holland's gymnastics background prepared him to play Spider-Man.
The 19-year-old actor is set to star as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, and has claimed his passion for the sport as a child has prepare him for the iconic role.
Tom confessed: "I used to be a gymnast when I was little so I had those capabilities already but I have a lot of improvement to do."
Tom's training for Marvel's upcoming 'Captain America: Civil War' and 'Spider-Man' has included mild electrocution for twenty minutes each week.
He explained to Digital Spy: "I went to this gym yesterday where they strap electric belts on you and you do exercise whilst being electrocuted. It's a really strange experience."
Tom also said he is not fazed by playing the lead role in the action film, but has praised his predecessor Andrew Garfield.
The British star said: "He [Andrew] did such a good job as Peter Parker and it's really difficult not to copy him because what he did was so perfect and obviously there are going to be things that I might steal.
"I hope we get to meet and even work together in the future."