The Guy Who Threw a Lemon at Liam on ‘Next Gen NYC’ Is Literally Spike Lee’s Son

15 Sep 2026, 20:15 by Chrissy Stockton · Thought Catalog

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Updated 2 minutes ago, September 15, 2026

If you blinked during the Season 2 finale of “Next Gen NYC,” you missed the moment the whole internet is now replaying. Mid-conversation, Jackson Lee lobbed a lemon straight at Liam Obergfoll’s head while Liam was talking to Ariana Biermann. It accidentally hit Liam in the eye, turning what might have been a quick joke into a bigger ordeal.

Up to that point, Jackson had appeared only a handful of times, mostly in scenes with Liam and their mutual friend Kendall White. The lemon changed everything. Fans immediately started calling for him to be made a full-time cast member — and a lot of them were only just piecing together who his father is.

Jackson Lee and his father Spike Lee step out together for the Fashion Scholarship Fund Gala at The Glasshouse in New York City on April 8, 2024. Photo by Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images.

For the record: Jackson is Spike Lee’s son. Once viewers made the connection, the reactions poured in.

“Wait because if this is really Spike Lee son, why is he letting that nobody even talk to him like that..? Why was he not main cast… I’m going to get annoyed,” one person wrote on X.

At SiriusXM Studios in New York City, Liam Obergfoll makes an appearance on June 22, 2026. Photo by Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images.

Another tied the moment straight back to his father’s most famous film: “Jackson was taught to Do the right thing,” tagging Spike Lee.

“I watched the entire season not realizing Jackson was Spike Lee’s son until I read some comments,” someone wrote on Threads.

At the Empire State Building in New York City on June 22, 2026, the Bravo’s Next Gen NYC cast — Gia Giudice, Liam Obergfoll, Riley Burruss, and others — posed together during a group visit. Photo by Noam Galai / Getty Images.

Adding him to the main cast wouldn’t exactly be a stretch for a show already built around the kids of famous people. Brooke Shields’ daughter Rowen Henchy joined in Season 2, after all.

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