'One of the most important lessons of the last few weeks is that we need to take the time to listen and learn about other people's perspectives and any role we have played or anything we can do to help address the injustices that they face,' she had written. Not long after the claims surfaced, Lea took to her social media to issue a lengthy apology. Other Glee stars soon came forward after Ware's comment, including Heather Morris, who played Brittany Pierce on the series. Newell responded with, 'She was there I was being polite!! Like I was with anyone that came to see my show! Also I know youre not talking about the season I wasn’t in… until I had to ask to come back so I could pay my bills… since I was released mid season five… while being a series regular.' One fan then questioned Newell about a photo that they had taken with Lea in January 2018 after their performance in Once On This Island, and further asked why they returned to Glee for season six if the claims of on-set harassment were true. She had continued, 'I BELIEVE YOU TOLD EVERYONE THAT IF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY YOU WOULD 'S- IN MY WIG! AMONGST OTHER TRAUMATIC MICROAGRESSIONS THAT MADE ME QUESTION A CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD."'Īlex Newell had responded to Samantha's comment with a 'Get her' gif, sharing her support for Ware's statement. 'Poetic justice': 'OMG, the pure poetic justice of Alex Newell winning a Tony in front of Lea Michele is giving me LIFE! This is the moment we all deserve to witness!' one fan wrote However, her former castmate, Samantha Ware, responded to the actress, writing, 'LMAO REMEMBER WHEN YOU MADE MY FIRST TELEVISON GIG A LIVING HELL?!?! CAUSE ILL NEVER FORGET.' Three years earlier in June 2020, Lea took to her Twitter to share a message of support for Black Lives Matter, which has since-been deleted, per Entertainment Weekly. 'OMG, the pure poetic justice of Alex Newell winning a Tony in front of Lea Michele is giving me LIFE! This is the moment we all deserve to witness!' one fan wrote.Īnother added, 'alex newell winning a tony and lea michele performing don't rain on my parade.GIGANTIC night for gleeks,' while one penned, 'the alex newell/lea michele thing is bringing me great joy.' the only upside is that alex newell just won a tony in front of lea michele.' 'they have no shame for what they did to beanie. All still more than Lea Michele.'Īnother penned, 'I don't know but having Lea Michele perform Don't Rain On My Parade in the Tony Awards-the role Rachel Berry was obsessed with-while not being eligible for a nomination and having her black Glee co-star Alex Newell win a Tony in front of her is.ironic.'Ī Twitter user referenced to Beanie Feldstein, who Lea replaced last year as Fanny Brice. One fan wrote, 'So apparently Alex Newell is the THIRD Glee alumna to win a Tony! Jenna Ushkowitz has two for producing & Ali Stoker has one for Oklahoma. Social media users flocked to Twitter to point out that Alex was sitting just a few rows behind Lea, while also expressing the irony that Newell won a Tony, although Michele has yet to earn the award herself. The win also caused Newell to be the first nonbinary star to earn a Tony. The situation prompted the mother of one to make a public apology for her past 'behavior' and vow that she would 'be better in the future' in a statement.ĭuring the Tony Awards that aired on CBS, Lea jumped to the stage as a presenter and performer, while Alex won Best Featured Actor in a Musical for their role in Shucked. The Scream Queens alum, 36, who performed Don't Rain On My Parade from Funny Girl during the unscripted ceremony, played the role of Rachel Berry on Glee while Newell, 30, portrayed Wade 'Unique' Adams in later seasons.Īccusations that Michele had bullied others on set came to light in June 2020 from former castmates, such as Samantha Ware, with Newell showing support of the claim at the time by sharing a gif entitled 'Get her'. Glee stars Lea Michele and Alex Newell both attended the 76th Annual Tony Awards in NYC on Sunday, and fans were quick to point out the past drama that had occurred on set of the hit series.
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