Roland Martin Unravels the Truth and Brings Spike Lee and Matty Rich Together to Squash Long Time Beef
“Rollin’ with Roland” show on the Black Star Network, sits down
one-on-one with filmmaker Matty Rich to catch-up. And, like in most Matty Rich interviews, the question of his strained relationship with filmmaker Spike Lee arises. Rich usually avoids the question. But Martin, who has earned a reputation for bringing people together both on and off camera, was determined to get to the “why.”
Matty Rich had a falling out that would turn into years of silence
between the two celebrated filmmakers.
to clear the air, he told him no. That’s when the interview takes an
unexpected and dramatic turn as Martin reaches for his phone and Facetime’s Spike Lee into the interview. The two filmmakers had not spoken in nearly three decades and what happens next is unprecedented.
been carrying around for so many years,” says Rich, who got choked up when Lee told Roland to give Matty his cell phone number so they could connect personally.
show on Black Star Network.
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