Spike Lee Retweets Wrong Adddress of Trayvon Martin's Killer , Apologizes

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   Popular Actor/ director ,Spike Lee's retweet of a tweet thought to contain the address of Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman has resulted in a firestorm of criticism in part because the address was wrong.

   The Sanford, Fla., address contained in the director's retweet actually belongs to an elderly couple who the Smoking Gun reports are "now living in fear due to erroneous reports about their connection to the shooter."

   The original tweet posted Friday by Marcus Davonne Higgins, a 33-year-old from Los Angeles using the Twitter handle @Maccapone was sent to several celebrities including Lee, 50 Cent and LeBron James. Lee retweeted the erroneous information to his 240,000-plus followers.

   Spike Lee has apologized on Wednesday for retweeting the tweet thought to contain the Trayvon Martin shooter ,George Zimmerman's address 

Lee wrote on his twitter :

I Deeply Apologize To The McClain Family For Retweeting Their Address.It Was A Mistake.Please Leave The McClain's In Peace.Justice In Court