Lea Michele Apologises After 'Glee' Co-Star Blasts Her On-Set Behaviour
Lea Michele offered an apology Wednesday after a former “Glee” co-star made pointed accusations about her behind-the-scenes behaviour.
In a lengthy note posted to Instagram, the actor and singer acknowledged that she “clearly acted in ways that hurt other people,” but said she didn’t recall a specific incident cited by Samantha Marie Ware on Twitter.
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“Whether it was my privileged position and perspective that caused me to be perceived as insensitive or inappropriate at times or whether it was just my immaturity and me just being unnecessarily difficult, I apologise for my behaviour and any pain which I have caused,” she wrote. “We all can grow and change and I have definitely used these past several months to reflect on my own shortcomings.”
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Michele, who is expecting her first child with husband Zandy Reich later this year, said impending motherhood had compelled her to “keep working to better myself and take responsibility for my own actions.”
“I listened to these criticisms and am learning and while I am very sorry, I will be better in the future from this experience,” she concluded.
Though “Glee” wrapped in 2015 after six seasons, rumours about Michele’s “diva behaviour” on the show’s set had continued to be the subject of media speculation. In her 2016 memoir “Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up,” actor Naya Rivera wrote Michele “didn’t like sharing the spotlight,” and stopped speaking to her altogether during the show’s final season.
The latest round of accusations, however, were considerably...
