Glee star Lea Michele is facing backlash and a nice dose of cancel culture following allegations of racism and bullying former cast-mates. It all started when Samantha Ware quoted one of Lea's #BlackLivesMatter tweets with this allegation:
It didn't help Lea's case that some more former Glee cast members seemed to agree or side with Sammie, including Amber Riley:
Subsequently, her partnership with meal-kit company HelloFresh has been terminated. Variety reports:
âHelloFresh does not condone racism nor discrimination of any kind. We are disheartened and disappointed to learn of the recent claims concerning Lea Michele,â the company posted on Twitter, responding to a concerned follower on Tuesday. âWe take this very seriously, and have ended our partnership with Lea Michele, effective immediately.â
A spokesperson for HelloFresh confirmed toVarietythey had terminated âthe relationshipâ with Michele, and a representative for Michele did not respond to Varietyâs repeated request for comment.
They basically doubled down with this post:
No one from Lea's camp has made a statement yet.