“I can be triggered at home”

If allegations that Lea Michele can not read are true, let’s hope she can’t hear it either: in a performance The Michelle Collins Show on Tuesday, Michele’s joy Co-star Chris Colfer was a harsh no when Collins asked if he’d like to see Michele Funny girl.

“Oh,” Colfer told Collins: “MMy day was suddenly so busy.”

“So you don’t see Funny girl is my guess while you’re in town?” Collins asked him. Colfer replied, “No, I can be triggered at home.” Shot!

Colfer, who was pretty quiet with some of him joy Co-stars claimed Michele created a toxic work environment on set and made racist and transgender comments appears to have clearly taken sides in the conflict. For a refresher in 2020, shortly after Michele posted her support for Black Lives Matter on Twitter, her co-star Samantha Ware replied, “I think you told everyone that if you had the chance, you would shit in my wig Ware claimed Colfer did the entire set joy a toxic environment and was supported by fellow co-stars, Amber Riley and Alex Newell, who shared memes encouraging her when she spilled the tea. Around the same time that Ware was alleging Michele’s racist behavior, trans model Plastic Martyr claimed that Michele once tried to throw her out of the women’s restroom. In 2021, Heather Morris told the All iconic Podcast that Michele was “very uncomfortable to work with.”

Following the allegations, HelloFresh dropped Michele as a brand ambassador. and she ended up issuing a long pseudo apology, appreciative the She “definitely used these last few months to reflect on my own shortcomings.”

More recently, having been officially cast in Broadway’s revival of funny girl, MichaelThe species addressed the incident to the New York Times, Blame for her actions or the perception of her actions at the time on the fact that she has “an advantage”. “I work really hard. I leave no room for error,” she said said. “That level of perfectionism, or that pressure to be perfectionism, left a lot of blind spots on me.”

Blind spots, flaws and edges aside, Michele has garnered rave reviews for her performance both on and offstage — as well as a TikTok where she plays into the rumor that she can not read. In September, page six reported that Michele had learned the names and birthdays of everyone in the cast and crew Funny girl and was “so nice she makes Julie Andrews look like a slut”.

Colfer is the latest, but not the only, former Glee co-star to open up about seeing — or not seeing — Michele on Broadway. Kevin McHale recently said E! News that they haven’t spoken in a while and that he has “no plans” to watch the show, adding, “I’m sure she’s freaking phenomenal at it.” And Jenna Uskowitz told Weekly entertainment that when she “is in New York, I’ll look at it,‘ but that she hadn’t reached or spoken to Michele.

Colfer is currently in New York promoting the 1oanniversary of his book series, The land of stories, according to on page six. Find him anywhere except the August Wilson Theater.