“But at the same time, in my inbox there are a lot of black actors and actresses telling me their stories,” she says
Amber Riley is addressing accusations made against her former “Glee” co-star Lea Michele by other black actors on the set of the Fox musical series.
Days after Michele began trending on Twitter following former “Glee” castmember Samantha Marie Ware’s accusation the actress of making her experience on set “a living hell,” Riley, who played Mercedes Jones in the series, explained her thoughts on the controversy during an Instagram Live conversation with journalist Danielle Young.
Michele has since apologized.
Riley and Young’s discussion focused on racism and the Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers. But Riley also took a moment to address Michele’s behavior, saying that she doesn’t think the actress is racist.
