'Glee' TV Show Season 6: Creator Ryan Murphy Says Naya Rivera Is Still in the Cast
Lately, reports coming from the "Glee" set aren't too gleeful. Rumor of a feud between Naya Rivera and Lea Michele have plagued the show with some going as far as to report that Rivera was fired (which Fox denies). Creator Ryan Murphy is not blind to all of this, and this week he finally addressed the gossip around his show.
Murphy sat with Extra at the premiere of "The Normal Heart," his new HBO film. According to Murphy, there is nothing going on between the two stars.
"I don't think there is a story between Naya and Lea," he said. "I always marvel at the things that become headline news that most of the time are completely fabricated."
Murphy also cormed that Rivera has not been fired and will indeed appear in season six, the show's last.
"Naya's coming back next year," he said. "Lea's coming back next year. Anybody ever in that cast has an open invitation to come back and finish the character they so beautifully started."
This week, Chris Colfer, who plays Kurt Hummel on the show, addressed the real-life drama on the set as well.
"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 b*tch," he told People. "I don't want to say life is too short for drama, but I think I'm just too old for drama. I'd rather go home and be with my cat and my dog than start a war with someone."
When asked about Rivera, Colfer told People that he would "rather not" talk about it.
"The Normal Heart" premieres on HBO on May 25. Season 6 of "Glee" will have a midseason premiere.
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