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Lea Michele has been accused of making her Glee co-star Samantha Ware’s life on the show “a living hell”.
Samantha made further claims against her fellow
Actor, who played Rachel Berry in the musical TV series, in response to a tweet Lea had posted about the death of George Floyd with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter.“George Floyd did not deserve this. This was not an isolated incident and it must end. #BlackLivesMatter,” Lea tweeted on Saturday.
Two days later, Samantha quoted the tweet, claiming the Glee star told her she’d “shit in [her] wig” while on the show.George Floyd did not deserve this. This was not an isolated incident and it must end. #BlackLivesMatter— Lea Michele (@LeaMichele) May 29, 2020“Remember when you made my first television gig a living hell?!?!” Cause I’ll never forget,” Samantha tweeted.
“I believe you told everyone that if you had the opportunity you would ‘shit in my wig!’ amongst other traumatic microaggressions that made me question a career in
Hollywood.”LMAO REMEMBER WHEN YOU MADE MY FIRST TELEVISON GIG A LIVING HELL?!?! CAUSE ILL NEVER FORGET. I BELIEVE YOU TOLD EVERYONE THAT IF TOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY YOU WOULD “SHIT IN MY WIG!” AMONGST OTHER TRAUMATIC MICROAGRESSIONS THAT MADE ME QUESTION A CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD... https://t.co/RkcaMBmtDA— SAMEYAAAAAA (@Sammie_Ware) June 2, 2020Other Glee cast members, including Alex Newell, Amber Riley and Dabier Snell, also reacted to the accusations on
Twitter, showing their support for Samantha.GIRL YOU WOULDNT LET ME SIT AT THE TABLE WITH THE OTHER CAST MEMBERS CAUSE “I DIDNT BELONG THERE” FUCK YOU LEA https://t.co/s4NoLdtqRs— Dabier (@OfficialDabier) June 2, 2020pic.twitter.com/mgq6Vtcmgm— Amber Patrice Riley (@MsAmberPRiley) June 2, 2020https://t.co/80ohlWM4Ydpic.twitter.com/tcfQyhgiGP— Alex Newell (@thealexnewell) June 2, 2020Samantha had a recurring role as Jane Hayward in the sixth season of Glee in 2015, appearing in 11 episodes. The Fox series was her first TV role, before going on to appear in What/If,
Chicago Med and God Friended Me.
Lea was one of the main cast members throughout all six seasons of the Ryan Murphy smash. She has yet to respond to the accusations.
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