'Glee' Star Samantha Ware Details Lea Michele's On-Set Bullying, 'She Told Me To Shut My Mouth'

Samantha Ware is spilling the tea about her former "Glee" costar Lea Michele.

In a candid interview, Ware opened up about why she felt the need to call out the actress on Twitter.

"I knew from day one when I attempted to introduce myself. There was nothing gradual about it. As soon as she decided that she didn’t like me, it was very evident," Ware, who joined the cast of the popular dramedy in Season 6, explained to Variety.

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"It was after I did my first performance," she recalled. "That’s when it started – the silent treatment, the stare-downs, the looks, the comments under her breath, the weird passive-aggressiveness. It all built up."

Unaware that she was able to file a formal complaint, Ware never reported Michele's actions to the network or studio. She did bring up the issue with other members of the staff, though, but their reaction wasn't what she expected.

"Lea’s actions were nothing new, so I guess since it was such a common thing, my case didn’t seem like that big of a deal," Ware explained. "I remember the first day I actually spoke up and unfortunately no one did anything. They just shrugged it off, like 'That’s her.' No one was stopping these things, which is an issue because the environment was helping perpetuate this abuse."

At one point the shenanigans had gone on for so long that despite not having the support of others Ware tried to stand on her own two feet against the mother-to-be, but it didn't work out as well as she would have hoped.

"When I tried to speak up for myself, she told me to shut my mouth. She said I don’t deserve to have that job," she explained.

"She talked about how she has reign," Ware added. "And here’s the thing: I completely understood that, and I was ready to be like, 'This is your show. I’m not here to be disrespectful.' But at that point, we were already past the respect and she was just abusing her power."

Lea has since issued an apology, writing, "Whether it was my privileged position and perspective that caused me to be perceived as insensitive or inappropriate at times or whether it was just my immaturity and me just being unnecessarily difficult, I apologize for my behavior and for any pain which I have caused."