Lea Michele has apologized for her past behavior as a result of her “really hard” work ethic.
“I have an edge. I work very hard. I leave no room for error,” she told the New York Times in an interview published Thursday.
“That level of perfectionism, or that pressure of perfectionism, created a lot of blind spots.”
The “Glee” alum, who is taking on the role of Beanie Feldstein in “Funny Girl,” went on to claim that the pressure to be a child star on Broadway put her in a “semi-robotic state.”
Michele, 36, came under fire in June 2020 when she tweeted a post with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, which led her former “Glee” co-star Samantha Ware to taunt her for “traumatic micro-aggressions” towards her. had committed. Ware claimed Michele had threatened to fire her, humiliated her in front of their castmates, and turned her first television opportunity into “living hell.”
Following Ware’s stunning revelation of Michele’s widely publicized terrible behavior, fellow Glee cast member Heather Morris piled up, tweeting, “That said, was she unpleasant to work with? Very bad; for Lea to disrespect others. treat that she did for as long as she did, I think she MUST be called out.”
The accusations of racism and mistreatment of others were enough for meal kit company HelloFresh to cut ties with Michele.
The ‘Spring Awakening’ star apologized to Ware, though most dismissed the action of Atonement because she seemed to blame people’s perception of her behavior.
However, it seems that even “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy was aware of Michele’s seemingly narcissistic behavior. Jonathan Groff, Michele’s best friend and frequent co-star, told the New York Times that Murphy referred to her personality during her wedding.
“This was the first time I’ve had dinner with Lea where the main topic of the conversation wasn’t about her, what she wanted to do creatively next,” he is said to have said.