Broadway's Gerard Canonico Says Lea Michele Was a 'Nightmare' to Him During 'Spring Awakening'

Lea Michele‘s behavior on set has been called out by former co-stars this week, but a source close to the actress says that she should not be characterized as racist, sexist or transphobic.

Lea Michele may be best known for her role as Rachel Berry in Glee, but the actress’ life in the spotlight started long before that, as she made her debut on Broadway at the age of 8, playing a replacement Young Cosette in Les Misérables. Three years later, she played Little Girl in Ragtime.Although she stepped away from the stage in 2009 when Ryan Murphy wrote the role of Rachel Berry for her specifically, her love for Broadway was written into the character.

Lea Michele of bad behavior in the past. Earlier this week actress Monica Moskatow claimed Lea once called her "ugly" at a "Glee" party. "September 2009 I was hired to work at the premiere party for Glee at a high school.

Lea Michele's former colleague has claimed the actress was "self-obsessed" but "did not discriminate" when they worked together. The 'Glee' alum was slammed by her co-star Samantha Marie Ware earlier this week when she was accused of making her life "a living hell", prompting several other co-stars - including Heather Morris, Gerard Canonico, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Dabier Snell - to also come forward to make allegations of mistreatment against Lea.

Lea Michele has been a top of the media headlines over the last few weeks after she posted a social media message in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Following her benevolent message, a number of her castmates slammed her on social media, accusing her of making their lives terrible on the set of Glee and other productions.

Apparently, it was more than just Lea Michele who contributed to an unhealthy set culture on Glee!

Lea Michele has gotten a slight reprieve from one of her “Glee” co-stars. Iqbal Theba, who played Principal Figgins on the Ryan Murphy series, took to Twitter on Wednesday to defend Michele, who starred as Rachel Berry on the show.

Lea Michele‘s professional world continues to burn, as alleged deeds of misbehavior from her past are popping up front and center over and over again…

Lea Michele has gotten a slight reprieve from one of her co-stars. Iqbal Theba, who played Principal Figgins on the Ryan Murphy series, took to Twitter on Wednesday to defend Michele, who starred as Rachel Berry on the show. 

Lea Michele is facing backlash for her alleged rude treatment of her co-stars on "Glee," "Scream Queens," and the Broadway show "Spring Awakening."

Glee actor Dean Geyer is speaking out about the allegations against Lea Michele and his experience working alongside her on the set of Glee.

Another one of Lea Michele's "Glee" co-stars has spoken out about how the actress, who played Rachel Berry on the hit FOX show, treated her colleagues.

Iqbal Theba, who played the role of Principal Figgins on Glee from 2009-2015, is speaking out about the Lea Michele allegations that have been spreading across the Internet for days.

Amber Riley is remaining neutral.  On Wednesday, the Glee star was asked to weigh in on the accusations made against Lea Michele by their former castmates, but chose to use the time to bring attention to the Black Lives Matter movement instead.   "I don't give a s--t about this Lea Michele thing," Riley told journalist Danielle Young during an Instagram Live interview. "I really don't give a f--k.

Glee star Lea Michele is at the centre of controversy after she was accused of “traumatic microaggressions” by her black co-star Samantha Marie Ware and others, which prompted the actress to apologise for her “perceived” behaviour on set.