The actress best known as Rachel Berry on 'Glee', who was accused of being rude on the set by former co-star Samantha Ware, claims she has learned from her mistakes in her apology.
- Jun 4, 2020
AceShowbiz - Lea Michele's former on-screen boyfriend has defended her in the wake of her apology following bullying allegations, just as the actress' ex understudy called her "terrifying."
The "Glee" star hit headlines earlier this week (begins June 01), after her former co-star Samantha Ware responded to her Black Lives Matter tweet and accused her of making her life on the set of the U.S. TV show a "living hell."
Following Samantha's claims, numerous other stars from the program came forward to make similar accusations, leading Lea to apologize for her behavior and insist she has learned from her mistakes.
Since her apology, Dean Geyer, who starred as Lea's character Rachel Berry's boyfriend Brody Weston for 14 episodes of the series, has spoken to the Daily Mail Online of his experiences with the screen star, insisting she couldn't have been any nicer to him.
"Lea is still one of my favorite co-stars that I have had the pleasure of working with. She is extremely hard working and super fun to be around," he said. "Her work ethic is so strong it forces you to always be on top of your game, and that's something I looked forward to every day on set. I definitely learned a lot."
"When jumping onto a hugely successful and established show like 'Glee', I went into it expecting to be known as the 'new guy' for at least a month, but that wasn't the case at all. I almost immediately felt welcomed, and to be totally honest, out of everyone, Lea was the most friendly to me."
His complimentary words about Lea are in sharp contrast to the image portrayed by Elizabeth Aldrich, who was Lea's understudy in the stage show "Ragtime".
"I was @LeaMichele's u/s in Ragtime," Elizabeth tweeted on Wednesday (June 03). "She was absolutely awful to me and ensemble. She demeaned the crew and threatened to have people fired if she was in anyway displeased. I used to cry every night from the mean and manipulative things she would do. She was 12. She was terrifying."
Meanwhile, one person who's tired of the headlines about her former co-star is Amber Riley, who urged people to move on from the scandal in an Instagram Live video on Wednesday.
"I don't give a s**t, (about this)," she said. "People are out here dying and being murdered by police... I wish her well, I hope she has an amazing pregnancy, I hope that she has grown."
Amber instead asked her followers to concentrate on the Black Lives Matter movement following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of white police officers.
