Naya Rivera’s Dad Says Late Daughter Had ‘Trouble With’ Lea Michele on ‘Glee’ Set: ‘They Hated Each Other’

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Rehashing the past. Naya Rivera‘s father dished on his late daughter’s workplace dynamic with former costar Lea Michele in The Price of Glee.The Investigation Discovery documentary dropped all three episodes on Monday, January 16, with appearances by George Rivera, former crew members and others who were close to the Glee cast throughout its six seasons on Fox. (The Ryan Murphy high school drama aired from 2009 to 2015.)According to George, the 36-year-old Scream Queens alum was the only person Naya — who died at age 33 in July 2020 after an accidental drowning — had “trouble with” in the Glee cast.“There was always a fight between them.

Always. Everybody knew. Everybody saw it,” George alleged in the docuseries. “They hated each other but, at the same time, respected each other’s talent.”Among the topics discussed in The Price of Glee were the allegations brought forward against Michele by former costar Samantha Ware in June 2020.

At the time, Ware claimed that the Tony nominee made Glee “a living hell” after unleashing “traumatic microagressions” on set.The Broadway vet issued an apology via Instagram at the time, asserting that she wanted to “take the time to listen and learn about other people’s perspectives” before addressing the situation publicly. “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,” Michele, who was then pregnant with son Ever, wrote. “We all can grow and change and I have definitely used these past several months to reflect on my own shortcomings. … I listened to these criticisms