Spike Lee says it is expensive for music artists to speak out

"With so much money being made by artists, their record company or their management, if you speak out, it's going to hurt your pocketbook," he said Tuesday at the Cannes Festival after the premiere of his film "Highest 2 Lowest" out of competition. Artists spoke out and commented on what is going on in the world," said the two-time Oscar winner, who received the prize for his career's work and 2018 "BlacKkKlansman". Springsteen last week told a British concert audience his homeland was now ruled by a "corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration", causing U.S. President Donald Trump to lash out that the rock idol was an "obnoxious JERK".