Lea Michele Discusses Past Criticism About Her On-Set Behaviour, Insists She’s Since Undergone An ‘Intense Time Of Reflection’

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Lea Michele has addressed those rumours about her past professional behaviour. In 2020, Michele’s former “Glee” co-star Samantha Marie Ware accused her of making her first TV gig “a living hell,” describing “traumatic microaggressions” that had her reconsidering a Hollywood career.

More cast members on “Glee”, including Alex Newell, Amber Riley, and Dabier Snell, tweeted their support of Ware’s comments at the time.

Michele, who will now take on the role of Fanny Brice in Broadway’s “Funny Girl”, replacing Beanie Feldstein, told the New York Times in a new interview that she’s since undergone an “intense time of reflection” about her conduct at work. “I really understand the importance and value now of being a leader,” she shared. “It means not only going and doing a good job when the camera’s rolling, but also when it’s not.

And that wasn’t always the most important thing for me.” Michele apologized in 2020 for her past behaviour but didn’t want to go into specifics in her NYT interview.