Samantha Ware (Sameya) and Lea Michele. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Harmony Gerber / Getty Images and Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images
Lea Michele doesn’t remember threatening to poop on her Glee partner Samantha Marie Ware’s wig is the equivalent of some generation of “I didn’t have sex with that woman.” As for Michele’s memory, she had no fecal ideas with that wig. When Michele issued a lukewarm apology in 2020, he probably expected the rumor to be removed from the public consciousness. Unfortunately for her, she returned to the surface after the news that she would take on the role of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on Broadway, replacing Beanie Feldstein.
“Yes, I’m online today,” Ware tweeted about an hour after the casting announcement. “Yeah, I see you all. Yeah, I care. Yeah, I’m affected. Yeah, I’m human. Yeah, I’m black. Yeah, I was mistreated. Yeah, my dreams were tainted. Yeah, Broadway defends whiteness.” Yes, Hollywood does the same thing. Yes, silence is complicity. Yes, I am strong. Yes, I would do it again. “
Yes, I am online today. Yes, I see you all. Yes, I care. Yes, I am affected. Yes, I am human. Yes, I am black. Yes, I was mistreated. Yes, my dreams were tainted. Yes, Broadway defends whiteness. Yes, Hollywood does the same. Yes, silence is complicity. Yes, I am strong. Yes, I would do it again.
– SAMEYA (@Sammie_Ware) July 11, 2022
Ware also retweeted a quote tweet from the @ucancallmesis casting ad that says, “This industry will reward bad behavior over and over again. It’s good to know that everyone can only identify abusers when she’s a woman who’s being abused. this industry doesn’t care about blacks and our experiences within it. Very sad. “
As a soda, Ware’s allegations against Michele went beyond the wig anecdote. The actress, who played Jane Hayward in the final season of Glee, told Variety in 2020 that Michele was bad with her from her first day on set and told a particular day when the lead actress. ” he publicly humiliated me in front of a crowd of people. ” extras and dancers “and threatened to” call Ryan Murphy to come and fire me. “Ware said he did not report Michele, after multiple incidents, because he did not know it was an option. Commenting on a tweet stating that Michele made “traumatic microaggressions” toward her, Ware told Variety, “Am I saying Lea is racist? No. Does Lea have racist tendencies? I think Lea suffers from a symptom of living in this world in an industry tailored to whites. ”After Ware spoke, Glee co-star Heather Morris, guest star Dabier and background actress Jeanté Godlock presented her own allegations about Michele’s cruel behavior on set.Samber Riley and Alex Newell responded to the tweet with supporting GIFs.Our thoughts and prayers are with Fanny Brice student Julie Benko right now.