Samantha Ware Seemingly Responds to Lea Michele's 'Funny Girl' Casting, 2 Years After Sharing Her 'Glee' Experience
Yes, I’m online today. Yes, I see y’all. Yes, I care. Yes, im affected. Yes, I’m human. Yes, I’m Black. Yes, I was abused. Yes, my dreams were tainted. Yes, Broadway upholds whiteness. Yes, Hollywood does the same. Yes, silence is complicity. Yes, I’m loud. Yes, I’d do it again.
— SAMEYA (@Sammie_Ware) July 11, 2022
Also. My name is not Amber Riley or Alex Newell. Their experience was not mine and mines was not theirs.
— SAMEYA (@Sammie_Ware) July 11, 2022
Samantha tweeted after Lea‘s Funny Girl casting news was announced, “Yes, I’m online today. Yes, I see y’all. Yes, I care. Yes, im affected. Yes, I’m human. Yes, I’m Black. Yes, I was abused. Yes, my dreams were tainted. Yes, Broadway upholds whiteness. Yes, Hollywood does the same. Yes, silence is complicity. Yes, I’m loud. Yes, I’d do it again.”
She also tweeted, “Also. My name is not Amber Riley or Alex Newell. Their experience was not mine and mines was not theirs.”
If you missed it, Samantha later explained the full backstory behind what happened between her, Lea, and the wig story. Lea also issued an apology after Samantha‘s tweet went viral.
You can see a list of every celebrity who spoke out at the time about Lea, both positive and negative.
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