He had lots of folks cheering for him and raising the issue of diversity even before the event began:

Director Spike Lee, who was among the artists declaring an Oscars boycott, did not tweet during the event. His most recent social media activity is this post in support of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders:

Lee won an honorary Oscars and was saluted during the ceremony even though he wasn't there.

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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