Naya Rivera’s ‘Glee’ Costar Chris Colfer Writes Touching Tribute to the Late Star: She Made You ‘Feel Protected’

Naya Rivera fans gathered at Lake Piru in Ventura County, California, on Saturday to remember the late “Glee” star. The actress went missing on July 8 after going on a boating trip with her 4-year-old son, Josey. While he was found safe on the boat, Rivera was found dead on July 13.

Naya Rivera fans gathered at Lake Piru in Ventura County, California, on Saturday to remember the latestar. The actress went missing on July 8 after going on a boating trip with her 4-year-old son, Josey.

Bobby Brown posted a touching tribute for his late daughter, Bobbi Kristina, on the 5th anniversary of her death. Brown, 51, posted a photo of Kristina as a child.

Amber Riley has finally found the perfect words to say goodbye to her late friend and former co-star Naya Rivera. Sharing a slideshow of photos of the two together, Riley expressed that she and Rivera had the «best duets on the show.»«Miss you baby girl and I love you #NayaRivera,» she wrote.

Over the past few days, the Glee cast has been penning heartbreaking tributes to their late co-star Naya Rivera who sadly passed away at the young age of 33 during a boating trip to Lake Piru with her son Josey Hollis Dorsey, 4. The kind words by the actors which celebrated the personality that was Naya was a testament to how much of a positive influence she was on her co-stars.

Chris Colfer is one of the many people out there still mourning the untimely passing of his former Glee co-star Naya Rivera. The actor took to the media to write a heartbreaking tribute about his ‘cool older sister.’ As fans know, the two actors became quite close while on the set of the popular TV show.

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.

Naya Rivera‘s former Glee costars Iqbal Theba, Dot-Marie Jones and Brad Ellis honored the late actress when they visited her memorial at Lake Piru in California.Theba, 56, tweeted a video of the memorial site on Friday, July 17, which showed the late star’s photo in the middle of a flower wreath surrounded by candles.“Went to see her with my friends @dotmariejones & @BradEllisPiano ❤️NAYA❤️,” he captioned the clip.Rivera was reported missing on July 8 after taking her 4-year-old son, Josey, on

Naya Rivera has received a touching tribute from her pal and former "Glee" co-star Heather Morris. Rivera was pronounced dead at 33 on July 13 after disappearing on July 8 during an afternoon on Lake Piru in California with her 4-year-old son Josey.

Naya Rivera’s bond with her Glee costars ahead of her disappearance and death was unique and felt by everyone who knew her.“Everybody got along and I think everybody respected each other,” Zack Teperman, Rivera’s former publicist told Us Weekly exclusively on Monday, July 13. “I think she respected them.

Heather Morris made good on her promise to help locate her former Glee costar Naya Rivera, who went missing on Wednesday, July 8, and was found dead five days later.“[Morris called] several times over the weekend and yesterday,” Capt. Eric Buschow of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office told Us Weekly exclusively on Tuesday, July 14.

Naya Rivera's friends and Glee co-stars are honoring her life on Instagram and Twitter, following the Ventura Sheriff Department's announcement that Rivera's body was found and that she died of drowning in Lake Piru. Rivera is survived by her four-year-old son Josey, ex-husband Ryan Dorsey, her brother Mychal Rivera, and her parents Yolanda and George Rivera.Here, the tributes that her family, friends, and co-stars shared.Amber Riley"My favorite duet partner.

In news that shook the Glee-loving world, Naya Rivera, who played the fiery yet lovable Santana for the entire six-season run of the show, was found dead on July 13, five days after she went missing, following a day of boating with her young son, Josey, 4, in Lake Piru on July 8. After days of searching for her body, a law enforcement source confirmed to HollywoodLife, on Monday afternoon, that the actress died.

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