Celebrity Kickstarter Campaigns — Who Failed And Who Succeeded?

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Spike Lee

Spike Lee has been making movies for over three decades and for his latest project he turned to crowd funding for capital. But the filmmaker caught a lot of flack for using Kickstarter to raise $1.5 million for “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus” because many felt he could’ve used the contacts he’s made throughout his career to find investors. Lee paid little attention to the backlash and ended up exceeding his goal. Check out our interview with him about the campaign here.

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