Movie director Spike Lee apologizes for retweeting couple's address as that of George Zimmerman
(CBS/AP) SANFORD, Fla. - Movie director Spike Lee has apologized to a Florida couple who claim they were forced to leave their home when a Twitter posting that the director helped spread listed their address as that of George Zimmerman, who shot Fla. teen Trayvon Martin.
Elaine and David McClain are in their 70s and say they have a son named William George Zimmerman who lived in their Sanford-area home in the mid-1990s. They say he is no relation to 28-year-old George Zimmerman who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26.
According to CBS affiliate WKMG, the post containing the McClains' address reportedly went viral after Lee retweeted it and was eventually seen by thousands.
"We're afraid for our lives. (George Zimmerman's) got to be 100 times more than that," Elaine McClain said, WKMG reports.
Martin's killing has touched off widespread public outrage and protests across the country, including from Lee and other celebrities, because Zimmerman was not arrested. He says he acted in self-defense.
Lee tweeted late Wednesday: "I Deeply Apologize To The McClain Family For Retweeting Their Address. It Was A Mistake. Please Leave The McClain's In Peace."
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