A Guide to Where Lea Michele Now Stands With Each of Her ‘Glee’ Costars: Chris Colfer, Jane Lynch and More
usmagazine.comLess than gleeful relationships. Lea Michele made headlines in June 2020 when Samantha Marie Ware, who played Jane Hayward on season 6 of Glee, accused her of bullying.“LMAO REMEMBER WHEN YOU MADE MY FIRST TELEVISION GIG A LIVING HELL?!?!
CAUSE ILL NEVER FORGET,” the Margot vs. Lily alum wrote via Twitter at the time alongside comments Michele had posted in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.Ware continued: “I BELIEVE YOU TOLD EVERYONE THAT IF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, YOU WOULD ’S—T IN MY WIG!’ AMONGST OTHER TRAUMATIC MICROAGRESSIONS THAT MADE ME QUESTION A CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD.”Amber Riley, who played Mercedes on the musical comedy series, reacted to the post with a gif of her drinking from a mug.
Michele, for her part, responded to the comments two days later.“While I don’t remember ever making this specific statement and I have never judged others by their background or color of their skin, that’s not really the point.
What matters is that I clearly acted in ways which hurt other people.”She continued, “Whether it was my privileged position and perspective that caused me to be perceived as insensitive or inappropriate at times or whether it was just my immaturity and me just being unnecessarily difficult, I apologize for my behavior and for any pain which I have caused.”While some of the New Year’s Eve actress’ Glee costars, including Heather Morris, later condemned her behavior on the set of the Fox TV series, others defended her.“[A] lot of people are assuming that @LeaMichele mistreated me.
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