Glee star Amber Riley says she 'doesn't give a s***' about Lea Michele drama amid protests - Daily Mail

Amber Riley said she 'didn't give a s***' about reports of Lea Michele's allegedly abusive and bullying behavior on the set of Glee.

Instead, the 34-year-old actress wanted to keep the focus on the death of George Floyd and protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement across the country in a Twitter video posted Wednesday.

Despite not wanting to talk about Michele, she joined a growing chorus of cast and crew members criticizing the Glee star for her treatment toward them by shading her throughout the clip.

No distractions: Amber Riley said she 'didn't give a s***' about reports of Lea Michele's allegedly abusive and bullying behavior on the set of Glee in a video chat posted to Twitter on Wednesday.

Amber made it clear in the impassioned video chat that she didn't want to distract from the much more important stories about systemic racism, police violence and the death of George Floyd.

Eyes on the prize: Amber made it clear in the impassioned video chat that she didn't want to distract from the much more important stories about systemic racism, police violence and the death of George Floyd.

She also said she didn't read Michele's statement responding to allegations about her behavior 'because I don't give a s***.'.

Riley previously posted a gif of herself sipping tea, presumably in response to criticisms of Michele from others. .

Earlier on Wednesday, Australian actor Dean Geyer defended Lea Michele amid the growing backlash against her, after playing her boyfriend on Glee's fourth season in 2012?

Dean said the 33-year-old actress was the 'most welcoming' cast member when he joined the hit Fox show, and that he never witnessed anybody being uncomfortable around her.

His comments come after Heather Morris said Lea had been 'very unpleasant' to work with on Glee, and Samantha Ware claimed she had made her life 'a living hell'.   .

Support: Actor Dean Geyer has defended Lea Michele amid the growing backlash against her, after playing her boyfriend on Glee's fourth season.

'I can only speak of my own experience': Dean said on Thursday the 33-year-old actress was the 'most welcoming' cast member when he joined the hit Fox show, and that he never witnessed anybody being uncomfortable around her.

She is extremely hard working and super fun to be around,' said Dean.

Pals: Dean went on to say that he didn't agree with the backlash against Lea?

With that said, was she unpleasant to work with.

The bullying allegations came to light after Lea took to social media on Friday to pay tribute to George Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed black man who died in custody in Minneapolis earlier that week after being forcefully restrained by a white officer?

Glee actress Samantha re-ignited rumors of Lea Michele's alleged bad behavior on-set, when she responded to Michele's post regarding the death of George Floyd earlier this week

Actor Dabier Snell, who appeared in one episode of Glee, claimed he wasn't allowed to sit with Michele on set, saying: 'GIRL YOU WOULDNT LET ME SIT AT THE TABLE WITH THE OTHER CAST MEMBERS CAUSE 'I DIDNT BELONG THERE' F--K YOU LEA.' 

Pierce on the Ryan Murphy show, claims Michele was 'very' unpleasant to work with, saying: ''Was she unpleasant to work with

Supergirl star Melissa Benoist, who appeared on Glee with Lea Michele, liked a series of posts describing star's bullying and abusive behavior toward castmates. Benoist appeared on Glee's fourth season playing a character named Marley Rose

She said, 'I don't give a s*** about this Lea Michele thing - I really don't give a f*** ..

I don't give a s*** about this Lea Michele thing - I wish her well, I hope she has an amazing pregnancy, I hope that she has grown.'

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