What’s up? It’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver News and Lea Michele is reportedly
working on herself after her Glee cast mates recently called her out for her vindictive
and ‘mean girl’ behavior on set.
In case you missed it, after Lea Michele posted a tweet in support of the Black Lives Matter
movement, many of her former Glee cast members spoke out against her, especially due to her
behavior against her Black co-stars.
Samantha Ware was the first to call her out, replying to Lea’s tweet about George Floyd
saying quote, “LMAO 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 'S--T IN MY WIG!' AMONGST OTHER TRAUMATIC MICRO-AGRESSIONS THAT MADE ME QUESTION A CAREER
IN HOLLYWOOD..."
Dabier Snell, who appeared in the series back in 2014, also took to Twitter writing, “GIRL
YOU WOULDNT LET ME SIT AT THE TABLE WITH THE OTHER CAST MEMBERS CAUSE 'I DIDN'T BELONG
THERE' F--K YOU LEA."
And more of Lea’s co-stars, including Heather Morris, followed suit sharing their negative
experiences with Lea on set.
Heather tweeted saying quote, “Let me be very clear, hate is a disease in America that
we are trying to cure, so I would never wish for hate to be spread on anyone else. With
that said, was she unpleasant to work with? Very much so; for Lea to treat others with
the disrespect that she did for as long as she did, I believe she SHOULD be called out.
And yet, it’s also on us because to allow it go on for so long without speaking out
is something else we’re learning along with the rest of society.”
And amid all this drama, fellow Glee star Amber Riley shared this tea sipping GIF.
As more and more claims came out against her, companies like HelloFresh ended their partnerships
with Lea.
And for more details about what Lea’s co-stars said about working with her, we’ve linked
another Clevver video above.
Anyway, a few days later, Lea posted an apology, saying that she quote "doesn't remember" the
instances on set, but that she "clearly acted in ways which hurt other people."
She went on to apologize for her behavior and said she will quote be "better in the
future from this experience."
Many people continued to criticize Lea for her apology, but it looks like she may be
ready to make some changes.
While Lea has remained quiet since her statement, a source told Us Weekly that quote, “This
experience has made her reevaluate her behavior in the past. This has been a serious learning
lesson and she is committed to making these adjustments as a complete life change for
the future. She is listening to those who have come forward and has been reaching out
to initiate open and honest conversations.”
And another source told Page Six that quote, “Lea has been working on trying to patch
things up between her and her ex co-stars now that they've started to talk about her
time on set and how she made them feel over the years. She’s had a real wake-up call.
It’s never easy to hear people speak about you this way. It’s a total shock,"
The source also added quote, “Lea was a b*tch to a lot of people who are now taking
the opportunity to come forward. She may not be the nicest person, but she’s not racist,
sexist, or transphobic. I would say she has behavioral issues that she’s dealing with."
And a source backed up this statement to Us Weekly too saying quote, “she [was] completely
self-obsessed but she did not discriminate against any of her costars. It didn’t matter
if you were young or old, black or white — it’s just kind of her world.”
So it seems like Lea is taking some time to work on reflecting both on how she made her
former cast members feel and her own alleged behavioral issues.
And fans are taking to Twitter to share their thoughts on all of this.
One person tweeted saying quote, “She’s literally had someone from every major project
she’s worked on complain about her awful behavior. Idk if she’s racist, but she’s
clearly an insecure tyrant who is cancelled for me. And I used to be such a huge fan.
Disappointing, but someone kinder can get her jobs.”
This person chimed in and said quote, “Also I don’t think lea Michele is racist. Just
a b***h”
And this person also called out the people tweeting about Lea, who is pregnant with her
first child, saying quote, “As much as I agree that she deserved to be called out,
attacking her unborn child is uncalled for. Let's hope this is a massive wake up call
for, she'll grow up and learn from this.”
But others are concerned that she is only taking action to make her wrongs right for
her own personal gain like this person who tweeted saying quote, “she's just afraid
to lose her projects and endorsements. and she shouldve done this years ago, not now
that she's being cancelled.”
And another person chimed in writing quote, “LEA MICHELE DIDN'T APOLOGIZE UNTIL HER
BRAND DEAL GOT REVOKED LMAOOOOOOO”
And like we said before, Lea has yet to speak out again about all of this, but according
to those sources she’s trying to work on herself and have conversations in private.
We will obviously keep you all posted as this story continues to unfold and let you know
if Lea speaks out again.
And here at Clevver we want to make it clear that we stand with our black co-workers, friends,
viewers, and everyone else impacted in this fight for change.
We will continue to cover these stories and have these conversations because, like we
said, this is only just the beginning.
We’ve linked resources down in the description below with ways to get involved.
And please take a moment and click right over here to watch this video to know why this
issue is so important to us here at Clevver.
Feel free to keep the conversation going down in the comments below and share your thoughts
about all of this Lea Michele drama.
I’m your host, Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys!