{"id":293190,"date":"2020-06-04T06:32:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T12:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1158499"},"modified":"2020-06-04T06:32:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T12:32:00","slug":"amber-riley-says-she-doesnt-give-a-s-t-about-lea-michele-accusations-people-are-out-here-dying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/amber-riley-says-she-doesnt-give-a-s-t-about-lea-michele-accusations-people-are-out-here-dying\/","title":{"rendered":"Amber Riley Says She Doesn’t “Give a S–t” About Lea Michele Accusations: “People Are Out Here Dying”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amber Riley<\/a><\/strong> is remaining neutral. <\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the Glee<\/em> star was asked to weigh in on the accusations<\/a> made against Lea Michele<\/a><\/strong> by their former castmates, but chose to use the time to bring attention to the Black Lives Matter movement<\/a> instead.  <\/p>\n

“I don’t give a s–t about this Lea Michele thing,” Riley told journalist Danielle Young<\/strong> during an Instagram Live interview. “I really don’t give a f–k. I don’t. I don’t want to be asked about it\u2014and I’m not talking to you, I’m talking about everyone else\u2026I don’t give a s–t. People are out here dying. Being murdered by police. Trans women are being murdered at the hands of men.”<\/p>\n

Reiterating her stance, she continued, “I don’t give a s–t about this Lea Michele thing. I wish Lea Michele well. I hope that she has an amazing pregnancy<\/a>. I hope that she has grown.”  <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Referencing the apology that Michele made<\/a> earlier in the week, Riley added, “I didn’t read it because, I told you, I don’t give a s–t about it That’s my hope and my prayer for her. She reached out to me and I responded to her. That’s where it ends for me.”<\/p>\n

“I ain’t talk to that girl in two years, you know what I’m saying?” she continued. “I have no hatred or ill-will on that end and I want to make that very clear, that my life and what I talk about is not going to be about that. This is the first and last time I’m gonna say something.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Amber Riley: \u201cI really don\u2019t give a sh*t about this Lea Michele thing. People are out here dying. I hope that she has grown… she reached out to me, I responded to her, and that\u2019s where it ends for me.\u201d #GLEE<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/e4jAj0wI1o<\/a><\/p>\n

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Riley concluded, “If it ain’t about defunding the police, prosecuting killer cops or Black Lives Matter\u2014or, my EP that’s coming out\u2026if it’s not about those things, I don’t care.”<\/p>\n

On Monday, Samantha Marie Ware<\/strong> accused Michele of allegedly making Ware’s “first television gig a living hell.” Ware also tweeted, “I believe you told everyone that if you had the opportunity you would ‘sh-t in my wig!’ amongst other traumatic microaggressions that made me question a career in Hollywood.” <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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While Riley would not comment on Michele, she did voice support for Ware. “I’m very proud of her for standing up for herself,” she said, according to Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/em>. “I am proud of her not being fearful for speaking her truth\u2026[Her] feeling was, ‘I am not going to allow you to jump on what is happening now when you didn’t treat me right.'” She also mentioned that the Glee<\/em> set was “not the most comfortable environment” to work in.<\/p>\n

Prior to Riley’s Instagram Live, Heather Morris<\/a><\/strong> also claimed that Michele was “unpleasant to work with<\/a>.” Taking to Twitter, she wrote, “Let me be very clear, Hate is a disease in America that we are trying to cure, so I would never wish for that hate to be spread to anyone else. With that said, was she unpleasant to work with? Very much so; for Lea to treat others with the disrespect that she did for as long as she did, I believe she SHOULD be called out.” <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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