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Glee fans all saying the same thing as 'villain' Lea Michele reunites with co-stars Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By T. ZELLER and EVE BUCKLAND FOR DAILYMAIL.
COM Published: 17:49 EDT, 10 April 2025 | Updated: 18:04 EDT, 10 April 2025 e-mail View comments Glee fans were thrown into a tizzy after Lea Michele reunited with co-stars Darren Criss and Dianna Agron — despite years of behind-the-scenes cast drama. The unexpected meet-up, which Michele shared on Instagram Thursday, showed the trio posing backstage after seeing Criss perform in his latest Broadway play. 'Night out with my beautiful friend from high school to see our former classmate perform on Broadway,' she captioned the post — a clear wink to their days at Glee's McKinley High.
But the nostalgic moment didn’t sit well with everyone. 'Are Darren and Dianna the only ones who don't hate Lea?' one Reddit user quipped under the photo, as another chimed in, 'I thought everyone hated Lea?' The skepticism is rooted in long-standing allegations that Michele mistreated several cast members during the show’s six-season run. Glee fans were thrown into a tizzy after Lea Michele reunited with co-stars Darren Criss and Dianna Agron — despite years of behind-the-scenes cast drama The unexpected meet-up, which Michele shared on Instagram Thursday, showed the trio posing backstage after seeing Criss perform in his latest Broadway play The skepticism is rooted in long-standing allegations that Michele mistreated several cast members during the show’s six-season run; (GLEE cast members Jenna Ushkowitz, Chord Overstreet, Darren Criss, Melissa Benoist, Jacob Artist, Naya Rivera and Alex Newell.
Bottom (L-R bottom) Blake Jenner, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch, Becca Tobin and Kevin McHale) In 2020, co-star Samantha Ware, a Black actress, accused her of on-set bullying and 'traumatic microaggressions,' prompting a wave of former castmates to speak out. Among them was Heather Morris, who played cheerleader Brittany S. Pierce.
'Was she unpleasant to work with? Very much so,' Morris said at the time. 'For Lea to treat others with the disrespect that she did for as long as she did, I believe she should be called out.' Read More Behind the 'Glee Curse': Hit show's off-screen controversies including drug overdoses, pedophilia, on-set bullying and tragic deaths set to be explored in new docuseries Actor Dabier Snell and Yvette Nicole Brown also shared stories supporting the claims.
In response to the backlash, Michele issued a public apology, saying she had 'never judged others by their background or color of their skin.' Still, her recent reunion has reignited conversations about where things really stand between her and the rest of the Glee cast — and whether Criss and Agron are the last two still in her corner. In May 2024, Jane Lynch claimed that the Glee cast 'liked each other very much' while recalling her time portraying Sue Sylvester on the beloved Fox series between 2009 to 2015.
While the show certainty had a lot of behind-the-scenes drama and controversies, which were explored in the 2023 docuseries, The Price of Glee, the actress, 64, insisted all the stars 'got along.' 'Night out with my beautiful friend from high school to see our former classmate perform on Broadway,' Lea captioned the post — a clear wink to their days at Glee's McKinley High. 'Are Darren and Dianna the only ones who don't hate Lea?' one Reddit user quipped under the photo, as another chimed in, 'I thought everyone hated Lea?' In 2020, co-star Samantha Ware (pictured) accused Lea of on-set bullying and 'traumatic microaggressions,' prompting a wave of former castmates to speak out.
Rivera and Michele famously had on-set friction, with the former writing in her book: 'One of the Glee writers once said that Lea and I were like two sides of the same battery and that about sums us up' 'They liked each other very much. And they would go out — they would sneak out for lunch, and come back an hour late,' she recalled of her former costars. Still, she joked that between takes on set she would 'forget that they were singers and performers' because 'they were just on the phones like zombies.
' The Emmy Award winner noted that she and Matthew Morrison, who played Will Schuester, have 'stayed friends' since wrapping the series almost a decade ago. 'Any scene I could do with him was just great,' she said of their time portraying rivals on-screen. She also praised Iqbal Theba, who portrayed Principal Figgins, and Dot-Marie Jones, who played Sheldon Beiste.
'Those are the people I worked with most, and I just loved,' she recalled fondly. Lynch also noted it was 'unbelievable' that 'Cory [Monteith], Mark [Salling] and Naya [Rivera]' are 'just gone.' Rivera and Michele famously had on-set friction, with the former writing in her book: 'One of the Glee writers once said that Lea and I were like two sides of the same battery and that about sums us up.
We are both strong willed and competitive – not just with each other but with everyone – and that’s not a good mixture...
The show aired on Fox from 2009 to 2015, running for six seasons and becoming a cultural phenomenon with its mix of musical performances and high school drama 'We’re all stressed, yes, but we’re all working toward the same goal, so laugh it off and keep it movin’. Lea was a lot more sensitive, though, and it seemed like she blamed me for anything and everything that went wrong.’ In July 2020, Rivera drowned after renting a pontoon boat at Lake Piru.
Her death came after the passing of Monteith, who died of a heroin overdose in 2013, and Salling, who died by suicide at age 35, after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Glee centered on the William McKinley High School Glee club and starred Michele, Morrison, Monteith, Criss, Chris Colfer, Lynch, Amber Riley, Salling, Morris and Kevin McHale. The show aired on Fox from 2009 to 2015, running for six seasons and becoming a cultural phenomenon with its mix of musical performances and high school drama.
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