Lea Michele, who has been in trouble for her past bad behavior, is returning to the Broadway stage! A former co-star who revealed that she was harassed by Lea immediately reacted to this news

Last Updated on 07/13/2022 by てんしょく飯

In 2020, Lea Michele was accused of harassing other actresses on the set of the popular drama “Glee. She is now reportedly returning to the Broadway stage, and the actress who had confessed to harassment in the past has spoken out again.

Lea called extras “cockroaches.

In June 2020, Lea Michele revealed that Samantha Ware, an actress who had worked with her on “Glee,” had “harassed [her] on set. Samantha Ware wrote on social media, “Remember when you made my TV debut look like hell? I will never forget it. You told everyone you would “shit in my wig” if you had the chance. The traumatic and unacknowledged discrimination made me question my success in Hollywood…” This shocking confession shocked the public.

This triggered a series of accusations from other co-stars that Lea had called extras “cockroaches,” and even from Heather Morris, one of the main cast members, who said, “It was very uncomfortable working with her. Heather Morris, one of the main cast members, stated that she was “very uncomfortable” working with Lea. The companies that used her for promotions at the time took the situation very seriously and terminated their contracts with Lea.

Two years have passed since the incident, and Leah has now been cast as Fanny Blythe in the Broadway play “Funny Girl. The play is a semi-autobiographical musical about the real-life comedienne Fanny Blythe, and actress Beanie Feldstein originally played the role of Fanny. However, due to the poor reviews of the play, Beanie Feldstein announced that she would be leaving the company midway through the show. As a replacement, it was decided that Lea Michele would play the role of Fanny.

 

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After the news of Lea’s return to the stage was reported, Samantha Ware, who confessed that she had been harassed in the past, updated her Twitter page. She wrote, “I’m online today. I see what everyone has to say. I care. I am upset. I am human and I am black. Yes, I was bullied. My dreams have been damaged. Broadway passes for whiteness. Hollywood is the same. Silence is the same as complicity. I will speak up. I will do it again,” he posted. Although she did not directly mention Leah by name, the timing suggests that she was writing about her return to Broadway.

She continued, “I am not Amber Riley or Alex Newell. Their experiences are different from mine,” she continued, naming the black actors who also appeared on “Glee,” and noting that their experiences were different from hers.

Yes, I’m online today. Yes, I see y’all. Yes, I care. Yes, im affected. Yes, I’m human. Yes, I’m Black. Yes, I was abused. Yes, my dreams were tainted. Yes, Broadway upholds whiteness. Yes, Hollywood does the same. Yes, silence is complicity. Yes, I’m loud. Yes, I’d do it again.

— SAMEYA (@Sammie_Ware) July 11, 2022

Also. My name is not Amber Riley or Alex Newell. Their experience was not mine and mines was not theirs.

— SAMEYA (@Sammie_Ware) July 11, 2022

Lea is scheduled to begin her Broadway run on September 6 of this year. The future of the show will be closely watched.