Lea Michele calls rumors she can't read 'sad' and 'sexist' as she prepares to star in Funny Girl

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As she prepares to star in Broadway's Funny Girl, Lea Michele suddenly found herself the subject of rumors that she was illiterate.The Bronx-born 36-year-old's Instagram account is full of comments from trolls alleging she 'can't read' such as the post of herself proudly posing outside the August Wilson Theatre in Manhattan on August 5.'I went to Glee every single day; I knew my lines every single day,' Lea told the New York Times on Thursday.

As she prepares to star in Broadway's Funny Girl, Lea Michele suddenly found herself the subject of rumors that she was illiterate'And then there's a rumor online that I can't read or write?

It's sad. It really is. I think often if I were a man, a lot of this wouldn't be the case.'After graduating from Tenafly High School in New Jersey, Michele (born Sarfati) 'was accepted into the CAP21 program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' but opted to become a professional actress.

Much ado was made over the SAG Award winner quietly signing on June 20 to play the role of Fanny Brice - 10 days before Funny Girl star Beanie Feldstein discovered she was being replaced through a Gawker article.The 29-year-old Golden Globe nominee's performance as Fanny received scathing reviews from the New York Times, Time Out New York, Variety, Vulture, and the Washington Post. 'Can u read the sign?' The Bronx-born 36-year-old's Instagram account is full of comments from trolls alleging she 'can't read' such as the post of herself proudly posing outside the August Wilson Theatre in Manhattan on August 5 Lea told the New York Times on Thursday: 'I went to Glee every single day; I knew my lines every single day.