Glee's Alex Newell Clears the Air with Lea Michele, Three Years After Making Negative Comments About Her

Alex Newell is showing fans that there’s no beef between them and Lea Michele.

Three years after Alex made some negative comments about their Glee co-star, they are clearing the air and showing that they are friendly now.

Alex won their first Tony Award over the weekend for their performance in the Broadway musical Shucked and Lea was sitting just a few rows in front of them at the ceremony. Fans couldn’t help but notice that Alex had to walk past her on their way to the stage to accept the award.

Lea shared a photo with Alex on Instagram and the newly-minted Tony winner just reshared the pic with some positive comments.

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“This was a moment for me! I’m so happy we could share this season together! And thank you for celebrating me! @leamichele look how far we’ve come!” Alex said on Instagram Stories, adding a heart emoji.

Lea reshared the story to her Instagram Stories, adding a heart emoji too.

So, why is this such big news to Glee fans?

Alex was a recurring star on Glee for several seasons and when people were speaking out with allegations against Lea in 2020, they shared a “get her” GIF in response. Check out what was said three years ago.