Glee may have been off the air for seven years now, but that clearly hasn't dulled the harrowing experience of working alongside Lea Michele on the show if recent comments by costar Chris Colfer are any indication.
During a recent appearance on TV and radio personality Michelle Collins' SiriusXM show The Michelle Collins Show, Colfer had little love for Michele when Collins brought up her name.
When Collins invited Colfer to join her for an upcoming Michele performance as Fanny Brice in Broadway's Funny Girl, Colfer didn't just decline—he went full-on scorched earth in the most deliciously shady way possible.
See his comments below.
Obviously ribbing the actor, Collins told Colfer, "By the way, Chrissy, guess what I'm doing tonight. You should come," to which Colfer instantly interjected, his voice dripping with the sound of rolling eyes:
"Oh no, are you seeing Funny Girl?"
When Collins confirmed she was, Colfer deadpanned.
"Oh... My day suddenly just got so full."
He then tried to change the subject by saying he had recently seen the Broadway musical Six, but Collins was undeterred.
When she reiterated her invitation to Funny Girl, Colfer quipped:
"No, I can be triggered at home."
On social media, people loved Colfer's shady takedown of his former costar.
\u201cWhen Chris Colfer handed these hats out on the last day of filming, he meant it #glee\u201d— Lynz \ud83c\udf20 \ud83d\udc99 (@Lynz \ud83c\udf20 \ud83d\udc99) 1665593602
\u201cchris colfer saying he won\u2019t be watching lea michele\u2019s funny girl revival just reminded me of this the glee cast does not like that girl \ud83d\ude2d\u201d— kate (@kate) 1665594720
\u201cChris Colfer\u2019s response to whether or not he will be seeing Lea Michele in Funny Girl is SENDING ME PLS\u201d— Lex (@Lex) 1665600478
\u201cliterally crying tears over chris colfer being asked if he\u2019s seeing lea michele in funny girl\u201d— michelle \ud83d\udda4 (@michelle \ud83d\udda4) 1665618533
\u201cpeople are dunking on chris colfer like this isn\u2019t the absolute funniest thing i\u2019ve seen said about the lea michele drama\u201d— beatrice bleakley (@beatrice bleakley) 1665602018
\u201cwhat i would do to be on that glee set back in 2009 seeing lea michele and chris colfer interact\u201d— \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 (@\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25) 1665596026
\u201cChris Colfer, probably, when asked to go see Lea Michele in 'Funny Girl.'\u201d— Daily Beast's Obsessed (@Daily Beast's Obsessed) 1665608805
\u201cChris Colfer really hates Lea Michele huh?! \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\u201d— can I sit on top of you? (@can I sit on top of you?) 1665597702
\u201c\u201ci can be triggered at home\u201d IM SCREAMING i will never not die over the glee cast making fun of lea michele\u201d— sandra oh emmy campaign manager (@sandra oh emmy campaign manager) 1665587414
\u201c@PopCrave L O Fvkin L\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1665591863
Colfer is only the latest former colleague of Michele's to publicly drag the actor who has become infamous for being difficult to work with and even downright abusive on set.
Several of her Glee costars publicly called out Michele's abuse on set, most notably Samantha Ware, who accused Michele of being racist.
Glee stars Amber Riley and Alex Newell also spoke out about Michele's racist and abusive behavior, as have actors who have worked with Michele on other projects like Yvette Nicole Brown.
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