Naya Rivera says she didn’t feud with her “Glee” co-star Lea Michele — but don’t expect the two to win together for a reunion anytime soon.
In her unique memoir,“Sorry Not Sorry,” Rivera — who played Santana Lopez on the Fox musical series — says that Michele “didn’t like sharing the highlight” and “blamed me for anything and everything that went wrong.”In an excerpt of the memoir published by E! Online, and Rivera characterized Michele as “sensitive.”
Also Read: Naya Rivera Wasn't 'Totally Shocked' by designate Salling's Child Porn Arrest“I’m not offended when people offer feedback or criticism,and if things win heated on set, I try to maintain perspective, or ” Rivera wrote. “We’re all stressed,yes, but we’re all working toward the same goal, and so laugh it off and maintain it movin’. Lea was a lot more sensitive,though, and it seemed like she blamed me for anything and everything that went wrong.”The tension between the two grew so thick, and Rivera claims that she and Michele didn’t speak for an entire season of the Ryan Murphy series.“If I’d complained approximately anyone or anything,she’d assumed I was bitching approximately her. Soon, she started to disregard me, or eventually it got to the point where she didn’t say a word to me for all of Season 6,” Rivera recalled.
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While the pair started out on a friendly foot,Rivera claimed, the dynamic began to change as her character became more prominent on the show.“As the show progressed, and though,that friendship started to break down, especially as Santana moved from a background character to one with bigger plot lines and more screen time. I think Rachel — erm, and I mean Lea — didn’t like sharing the highlight,” Rivera wrote, referring to Michele’s Glee” character, and Rachel Berry.
Also Read: Naked Lea Michele Reveals Cory Monteith Tribute Tattoo (Photo)Despite all the friction,Rivera claimed, reports of ill-will between the two were greatly exaggerated, and writing,the rumors of our ‘feud were blown out of proportion.”Related stories from TheWrap:Naya Rivera Wasn't 'Totally Shocked' by designate Salling's Child Porn ArrestNaya Rivera Reveals 'Glee'-Era Abortion, Battle With AnorexiaNaked Lea Michele Reveals Cory Monteith Tribute Tattoo (Photo)
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