Naya Rivera Remembered as ‘Fun, Kind, Generous’ by ‘Glee’ Creators

Glee star went missing in Lake Piru, California, on July 8 after a boat trip with her four-year-old son. News of Rivera’s death was then confirmed after her body was found on Monday (July 13) in the lake.“This is so unfair…” Dorsey wrote on Instagram.

Nickayla Rivera broke her silence on her sister, Naya Rivera‘s, death on Saturday, almost two week after Naya was found dead. The late “Glee” star‘s younger sibling took to Instagram to express her heartbreak, writing that her “world is turned upside down.”

Chris Colfer I’m not sure anyone on Earth could give Naya Rivera the tribute she deserves.In fact, the process of losing her has been such a nightmare, I find myself wondering if Naya was even real or if she was just a dream all along. How could a human being be that talented, that hilarious and that beautiful at once? How could one person be responsible for so much joy and be the subject of so many wonderful memories?When Naya sang, you could feel her soul resonating through your own.

Big Sean is breaking his silence about the death of one-time fiancee Naya Rivera.

Glee co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan announced Tuesday in a heartfelt statement that they are starting a college fund for Naya Rivera's son, Josey Dorsey. "She was a joy to write for, a joy to direct and a joy to be around," they said in a statement released by 20th Century Fox.The actress was pronounced dead this week at the age of 33 after accidentally drowning in California's Lake Piru.

Naya Rivera’s talent touched so many lives. 

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVOn the fateful July 13, Naya Rivera’s family’s worst nightmare came true. After five agonizing days of a search operation at Lake Piru, the body of the former Glee actress was recovered.

One day after authorities said that they were "confident" a body found in California's Lake Piru is former "Glee" star Naya Rivera, the co-creators of the show -- Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan -- paid tribute to Rivera in an emotional statement and also announced they will be starting a college fund for her 4-year-old son Josey.

Naya Rivera's son, Josey, will always be a part of the family.One day after the actress was officially pronounced dead when her body was recovered from Lake Piru in Ventura County, California, the creators of the beloved Fox musical series, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, paid tribute to the late star — and made a promise to her family — in an emotional statement to ET.«We are heartbroken over the loss of our friend Naya Rivera,» the trio wrote.

Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan penned a touching tribute to Glee star Naya Rivera, who was declared dead at the age of 33 Monday after a body was recovered at the lake where she went missing at last Wednesday while boating with her 4-year-old son.In an emotional tribute, the creators shared how "heartbroken" they are over the loss of their "friend" Rivera that they "lucked into finding.""Naya wasn't a series regular when we cast her on Glee.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVA former child actor, Naya Rivera got her break on Fox’s 2009 high school music dramedy series Glee. Her character, Santana Lopez, started as a stereotypical queen bee mean girl, with Rivera guiding her into becoming a multi-dimensional fan favorite.A day after Rivera’s body was found in lake Piru, confirming the actress’ tragic death at age 33, Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan shared their memories of working with her.

Naya Rivera‘s body was recovered as her former Glee costars gathered at Lake Piru on Monday, July 13.“I don’t know who is who in the cast, but there were 12 to 15 people,” Captain Eric Buschow, spokesperson for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, told Us Weekly exclusively on Tuesday, July 14, one day after Rivera was pronounced dead at age 33. “They were down there by the edge of the lake and prayed for about a half hour.

was discovered dead Monday morning in the Southern California lake where she disappeared last week while boating and swimming with the boy. She used her last bit of strength to push her son Josey Dorsey onto their drifting boat, but didn’t have the energy to save herself, officials said Monday.“My favorite duet partner.

It was on July 8, when Naya Rivera and her four-year-old son, Josey Hollis Dorsey, went on a boating trip to Lake Piru and hours later, only Josey was found on the rented boat. After an extensive search, Naya's body was found and identified, as revealed by Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.