On Friday, the 33-year-old actress, who is expecting her first child with husband Zandy Reich, posted a photo in her Instagram Stories showing her belly exposed during a hike in the mountains. She was wearing black leggings, a sports bra, and a black face mask.
Michele announced her pregnancy in May, but the news was quickly overshadowed by accusations that she had intimidated her former co-stars, particularly Samantha Ware, who claimed that Michele made her life a “living hell.” Ware spoke when Michele tweeted her support for the Black Lives Matter movement during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
“LMAO, remember when you did my first TV show one hell of a thing?!?!” Ware tweeted. “I think you told everyone that if you had the chance, you would suck at my wig!” among other traumatic micro assaults that made me question a career in Hollywood. “
Lea Michele posted her first pregnancy photo after her former ‘Glee’ co-stars accused her of bullying. (Instagram / Lea Michele)
After the tweet and protest on social media, Michele lost her partnership agreement with Hello Fresh, a food kit delivery service. “HelloFresh does not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind,” the company tweeted. “We are discouraged and disappointed to learn of the recent claims about Lea Michele. We take this very seriously and have ended our partnership with Lea Michele, with immediate effect. ”
On June 3, Michele apologized to Instagram with a three-page post.
“One of the most important lessons of the past few weeks is that we must take the time to listen and learn about other people’s perspectives and any role we have played or anything we can do to help address the injustices they face,” he said. Michele. wrote “When I tweeted the other day, it was meant to be a show of support for our friends and neighbors and communities of color during this really difficult time, but the responses I received to what I posted also made me focus specifically on how they perceived their own behavior towards other cast members. “
Michele said she did not recall making negative comments “and I have never judged others by their background or skin color, that is not really the point, what matters is that I clearly acted 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 myself being unnecessarily difficult, I apologize for my behavior and any pain it may have caused. “
Reflecting on his upcoming birth, Michele admitted that he should “take responsibility for my actions, so that I can be a true role model for my son and that he can pass on my lessons and mistakes, so that they can learn from me.” “I have heard these criticisms and I am learning, and although I am very sorry, I will be better in the future thanks to this experience.”
