Chris Colfer savagely reveals whether he’ll see Lea Michele in ‘Funny Girl’
From glee to gloom.
Chris Colfer threw shade at his former “Glee” co-star Lea Michele when asked whether he would like to see her in “Funny Girl” on Broadway.
“Oh, my day just suddenly got so full,” the actor, 32, said Tuesday on Sirius XM’s “The Michelle Collins Show” after the comedian extended him an invite to the play.
Collins, 41, then asked if he was going to take an opportunity to see it while he was “in town” in New York City, and Colfer responded, “No, I could be triggered at home.”
We’re told the reason the author was on the East Coast in the first place was to promote the tenth anniversary of his book series, “The Land of Stories.”
A rep for Michele, 36, did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment on her former co-star’s remarks.
Colfer – who played Kurt Hummel on “Glee” – appears to have had a change of heart from eight years ago, when he avoided contributing to rumors about turmoil between his co-stars.
“I’ve seen some of my closest friends on ‘Glee’ go through where these horrible things are written about them and none of it is true, but some reporter wants to get a hit, they say so-and-so is a raging bitch,” the “Struck by Lightning” star told People, per PopCrush, in 2014.
“I just mind my own business, really. I don’t want to say life is too short for drama, but I think I’m just too old for drama.”
However, since “Glee” ended in 2015, there have been many actors on the show who have come forward to bash Michele – who played lead Rachel Berry – for her alleged “diva” behavior on the set.
Former castmate Samantha Ware called out the “Scream Queens” actress in 2020 for alleged microaggressions, including “stare-downs,” “comments” under her breath and “weird passive-aggressiveness.”
Heather Morris also publicly stated that Michele was “unpleasant to work with.”
The mother of one issued an apology at the time, saying in part, “One of the most important lessons of the last few weeks is that we need to take the time to listen and learn about other people’s perspectives and any role we have played or anything we can do to help address the injustices that they face.”
Although Michele has seemingly not repaired her friendships with many of the stars of “Glee,” one former castmate, Jonathan Groff, was present for her debut on “Funny Girl” after she took over for Beanie Feldstein amid an abrupt exit this past summer.