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Joy Actress Lea Michele has faced a string of misconduct allegations by former co-stars in the past few weeks after actress Samantha Ware said Michele had made her experience playing Jane Hayward in the show’s final season a “living hell”.
Ware said Michele had used “micro-attacks” against her, along with others Joy star Heather Morris, who played Brittany Pierce, and also called Michele “nasty” to work with.
Actor Craig Ramsay, who starred opposite Michele in the Broadway show Fiddler on the Roof, has now given his own opinion on the actress, calling her “titled” during a podcast interview Behind the velvet rope.
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After presenter David Yontef mentioned that Ramsay had worked with Michele on the show, Ramsay laughed and said, “I just didn’t want to hear Lea Michele’s name in this interview. Not at all.”
After Yontef said, “Really?” Ramsay explained: “I think he is a despicable and horrible human being. I think he has lost touch with reality.”
Confirmed he starred Violinist along with her, adding that “as far as Lea Michele is concerned, she is one of the most empowered people I have ever met in this business.”
The actor revealed that he was in the room when Michele received the phone call confirming her casting as Rachel Berry in Joy and said the news changed her behavior dramatically.
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“I think the right took over his body,” he said. “She was possessed by this and from that moment … because she moved to Los Angeles at the same time as me from New York. I was very concerned about her, but then, the amount of rights I received at that time, I have never seen The likes.”
He added that he believes Michele is “talented,” saying that she is “more talented than the concerts she has done.” [in] the last 10 years, “but he also added that” it doesn’t mean anything if people don’t want to work with you. “
Following Ware’s statement, Michele issued an apology, saying that “he had acted clearly in a way that hurt other people.”
“Whether it was my privileged position and perspective that made me feel insensitive or inappropriate at times, or whether it was just my immaturity and me being unnecessarily difficult, I apologize for my behavior and any pain it may have caused.” she said.
“We can all grow and change and I have definitely used these past few months to reflect on my own shortcomings.”
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