From 2009 to 2015, we laughed, cringed and cried together with the students (and later
graduates) of William McKinley High School on Glee.
Five years after the show went off air, we still laugh in disbelief, cringe and end up
close to tears when we hear some of the Glee-related news.
We mean, we knew Lea Michelle’s relationship with her TV co-stars was strained. This June,
however, we learned to what extent, with a great deal of shock. According to her colleagues,
the actress actually made their lives (quote) “a living hell”!
Many other storms broke on the set of Glee. Some of these gloomy stories continued to
haunt the actors even when the show was over. The cast fought among themselves and broke
each other’s hearts. The entire entertainment industry was shaken repeatedly when major
Glee stars died and the circumstances of their demise were revealed.
Life was often far from rosy behind the scenes of the much-loved show. In this video, we
will talk about the most disturbing stories in Glee's history that found their way to
the surface. But before we start digging, don’t forget
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Lea Michele's past behaviour caught up with her
Glee’s Rachel Berry is finally living her dream life. She is a successful actor and
singer, happily married, and will soon become a mother. But as of recently, she has also
found herself in the middle of a scandal, and some of Michele’s sponsors have ended
their partnerships with her. It all started with a simple tweet made for
a great and relevant cause. Michele tweeted about George Floyd, whose death at the hands
of police officers sparked protests both in the US and internationally.
"George Floyd did not deserve this. This was not an isolated incident and it must end,"
the actress wrote and added the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag.
She must be really regretting this move now, as her colleagues immediately clapped back
at her and called her out for hypocrisy. Samantha Ware, a black actress who appeared in the
final season of Glee, had this to say: “Remember when you made my first television gig a living
hell?! ‘Cause I’ll never forget. I believe you told everyone that if you had the opportunity
you would [defecate] in my wig!’ amongst other traumatic microaggressions that made
me question a career in Hollywood.” Ware’s response to Michele immediately caught
fire. Many former colleagues of Michele came forward with their own stories and opinions
on the matter. Amber Riley, Glee’s Mercedes Jones, says she wouldn’t call Michele a
racist… But she did receive a lot of messages from black actors detailing the horror stories
they went through on the set of Glee because of certain leads of the show. Riley revealed
that Michele had actually reached out to her for the first time in two years. "She reached
out to me, I responded to her and that’s where it ends for me," the actress said. She
added that she hopes Michele will “grow” following the scandal, and urged haters to
chill. Heather Morris, aka Brittany, agrees with
Riley. While she did stress the fact that Michele was unpleasant to work with, the actress
warned everyone against making assumptions about Michele’s perceived racism.
Certainly, Michele has released a lengthy apology. The disgraced Glee star promised
to be better in the future.
Mark Salling was a monster Fans were crazy for Salling’s talents. The
handsome actor was excellent as Noah “Puck” Puckerman on Glee, and boy could he sing.
The one thing that he couldn’t do was… control himself. In 2013, he was accused by
his ex of committing sexual battery, and in 2015, paid her $2.7 million in settlement.
But that was just the tip of the iceberg. The entire country was shaken to the core
when Salling’s true nature was uncovered. One of his ex-girlfriends told the police
about his obsession with child sex abuse. Tens of thousands of horrible photos and videos
were found on Salling’s computer. Caught red-handed, he pleaded guilty to the charges.
In March 2018, Salling would have heard the judge read out his sentence… But he took
his own life. Salling was 35 years old.
Naya Rivera’s life is TV show material The one and only Santana Lopez had a great
voice and loved drama. What can we say, there has been a lot of drama in Naya Rivera’s
life. She was set to marry rapper Big Sean, but
they broke up. Her next move? She got back together with actor Ryan Dorsey whom she had
already dated in the past. She and Dorsey married on the exact same day she was supposed
to marry Big Sean. For a while, the couple enjoyed a blissful relationship and became
parents to their adorable son. After two years of marriage, they filed for divorce, then
reconciled. Then Naya was charged with domestic battery after allegedly hitting her husband
over an argument about their son. Dorsey dropped the charges, but the pair went their separate
ways shortly after. In her memoir book, Rivera revealed that she
had an abortion in 2010, right after her first break-up with Dorsey. Instead, she chose to
focus on her career that had just started to take off thanks to Glee.
Speaking of which. In her early Glee days, Rivera was romantically linked to her co-star
Mark Salling, the would-be child sex abuse addict. In her memoir, Rivera says: “I can’t
say I was totally shocked [when the news broke], but still — [what the hell]? Then I had
no doubt that God really did have my back along the way."
Rivera’s life was shaken by another Glee-related scandal. Fans long suspected that she didn’t
get on too well with the show’s leading lady, Lea Michele. According to Rivera, Lea
was very sensitive and seemed to blame her for anything that went wrong. "If I'd complained
about anyone or anything, she'd assumed I was [talking] about her. Soon, she started
to ignore me, and eventually it got to the point where she didn't say a word to me for
all of season six." Oof.
Cory Monteith succumbed to his weakness Some of the saddest and emotionally charged
Glee episodes revolved around the death of Finn Hudson, the show’s heart and soul.
What makes it so heartbreaking is that these episodes reflect the reality: actor Cory Monteith
is no longer with us. In July 2013, the 31-year-old was found dead in a hotel room in Canada.
Monteith had a difficult childhood. As a result, he was skipping school and started drinking
alcohol and using drugs from age 13. At 16, the would-be actor stepped into the world
of crime and started stealing money to fuel his addictions. When he was 19, his mother
and friends persuaded him to attend a rehabilitation program, which he did. Eventually, Cory decided
to try his hand in acting. The musically inclined guy wormed his way into the hearts of Glee
creators... We wish we could say that he got life back on track, but, tragically, the opposite
is the case. His addictions didn’t vanish. Glee creators
and actors staged an intervention and urged Monteith to seek professional help. He completed
the treatment, only to die from an overdose a short while later.
The blow from Monteith’s death was felt by virtually everyone: his family, friends,
co-stars, fans, and, of course, his Glee and real-life girlfriend, Lea Michele. Devastated
by her loss, Michele wrote a song a week after Cory’s death, referencing the last words
he ever said to her. You will always be remembered warmly, Cory.
Melissa Benoist reveals the awful truth about her first marriage
She is our favourite and already iconic Supergirl today, but Melissa Benoist rose to prominence
thanks to playing Marley Rose on Glee. She is a proud wife to her Supergirl co-star
Chris Wood, and the couple are expecting their first child.
But for Mel, the path to her newfound domestic bliss was a pretty tough one.
Thanks to Glee, the charming young girl met an equally charming guy named Blake Jenner
who played Ryder on the show. It was revealed in 2015 that the two had married - but Benoist
hinted that they might have tied the knot way earlier. Blake went on to guest star on
his then-wife’s new show, Supergirl. Fans were ecstatic for the lovely couple… and
puzzled by their divorce that happened very abruptly. Benoist even received her fair share
of hate when she started dating Chris Wood almost immediately after that.
The ugly truth about her relationship with her ex-husband surfaced in 2019. Instantly,
from a heart-breaker, the actress turned into a survivor of domestic abuse. Melissa issued
an explosive video where she talked about her previous violent relationship. She never
named the perpetrator, but we quickly pieced two and two together: it must be Blake Jenner.
First, the abuser started manipulating her. He didn’t want her to film scenes that involved
kissing or flirtation. Not wanting to hurt him, she started turning down job offers.
But her former partner’s anger then took a physical form. He could throw a smoothie
in her face, pin her down, slap and punch her. If Melissa tried to lock the doors in
the rooms she hid from the abuser, he would break the door down. Her abuser was really
good at apologies and cried when he felt guilty for his behaviour. But then the story would
repeat. In 2015, he threw an iPhone at Benoist and
she suffered a torn iris. The incident left her with a permanently enlarged pupil in one
eye. When she was asked about the visible injury, Melissa used to attribute it to her
clumsiness: I tripped down stairs and fell into a potted plant, she would say.
But one day, the actress has had enough and threw the abuser out of her life. By going
public with this revelation, she hopes to inspire others to make that life-saving decision.
"I hope telling my story might help prevent more stories like mine happening," Benoist
says.
Will you look at Glee in a totally different way now that we’ve shared all these stories
with you? Tell us in the comment section below!