Glee star Samantha Ware says Lea Michele threatened to 'call Ryan Murphy' and have her fired from show
Glee actor Samantha Marie Ware has spoken about working with Lea Michele for the first time since accusing the actor of making her life “living hell”.
Speaking to Variety, Ware, who initially called out Michele for displaying “traumatic microagressions” towards her, detailed how the show’s star showed “abusive” behaviour to her when she joined Glee for its sixth season in 2013.
“I knew from day one when I attempted to introduce myself. There was nothing gradual about it,” Ware said. “As soon as she decided that she didn’t like me, it was very evident.”
Describing “the silent treatment, the stare-downs, the looks, the comments under her breath, the weird passive aggressiveness,” the actor, who played Jane in the musical comedy, recalled one moment where Michele humiliated her by threatening to have her fired while filming a large group scene.
Ware explained: “When you’re shooting a scene, sometimes the camera is on you and sometimes it’s not, but you still have to be in the scene.
Her tweet prompted fellow Glee stars Heather Morris and Alex Newell to come forward about Michele’s “bullying”, while trans model Plastic Martyr later accused the actor of making her feel like a “circus freak”.
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)
The Independent has approached Michele’s representatives for comment.
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