Lea Michele/Rachel Berry

[Sara2009]

IMDB and ONTD in particular are FILLED with trolls. Why should anyone take what they say over there seriously?

[Omnihelix]

from Eonline: "Our insider adds, "He treats her really well, he's smart and fun. She's really happy."

 

End of story as far as anybody should be concerned. 

Edited June 12, 2014 by Omnihelix

[camussie]

Also, I guess if I had to have some kind of point, it would be that if it's wrong to reduce Cory to nothing more than his addiction, then it's wrong to reduce this guy to nothing more than his job. Or to see him as some kind of PR liability that her team will want to fix, or not good enough for her, the "wrong" guy, and on and on.

 

 

Like it or not the fact that he is a former escort is what is going to get media attention.  I agree that the only thing anyone should care about is does he treat her right?  But I also know that isn't how the media works so of course the question of how will her PR team handle this sort of press comes into play.  Just like her PR team had to come up with a plan on how to handle the attention that came from Cory's passing.  Acknowledging both realities is not the same thing as reducing Cory to his addiction or this guy to his recent means of employment.  

 

Really, even if her most recent relationship hadn't ended because of Cory dying, as a fairly well known actress rumors of her dating a recent escort was going to make the gossip sites.  Then there is the added hook life imitating art with Lea dating an escort like Rachel did in season 4.

Edited June 12, 2014 by camussie

[truthaboutluv]

Well more power to her if she says "screw the jokes and comments" and sticks with the guy. Although reading the article I wonder if some lines got crossed here. E! Online does not reference the TMZ/US Weekly story at all and the article reads like it had already been planned pre-TMZ bombshell. So I'm wondering if Lea and her people were planning to announce the relationship this week and all the regulars like E! Online, People, US Weekly got the heads up, including TMZ.

 

But then TMZ being TMZ did some digging and found out about the escort thing and basically leaked it and jumped ahead of all the upcoming "Lea is Dating Again, Lea Has Found Love Again" articles that were scheduled to come out. I just think it's too coincidental that all these publications already had some kind of source, confirmation, etc. of this relationship that before that TMZ bombshell no one even knew existed. 

[tom87]

I highly doubt Lea was going to annouce she was dating again espeically since they have been dating less than 2 months.   E! last night reported what TMZ did and today they got some so called source that happns with every "story". They have had  24 hours to find a source.

[truthaboutluv]

Just for the record, when I say announce, I don't mean I expected her to tweet about it or that she would make a public statement but more that the story would be "leaked" to the media but her and her people would be the ones doing the leaking to the media. It's a known fact that many media stories, especially in publications like People are planted or leaked by a star's publicist.

 

My point is if it is something that's not entirely a fling or at least something they figured would likely come out soon if she's spending a lot of time with the guy, her and people may have planned to leak just a small story, give that time to settle and maybe the next month or so, she'd be "caught" by the Paps with him and this way the public was already told she was seeing someone new.

 

By the way, none of this is me criticizing or somehow making Lea out to be manipulative - this kind of stuff just happens all the time in Hollywood. It's just like the break-ups that are always announced months, sometimes a year after the couple have more or less been living their lives separately. This is a lot of what publicists do - control a story whatever it it is. Try to control how it's released, when and the general narrative. And I just think TMZ with their story significantly altered the narrative her camp might have planned but then judging by the E! Online and US Weekly story they're trying to damage control and stick to the original script and hope everyone just ignores the TMZ story.

Edited June 12, 2014 by truthaboutluv

[Cranberry]

No one's going to be banned for discussing other sites or the fandom (we don't have a "boards on boards" rule here), as long as you debate with your fellow posters respectfully, but I agree that it doesn't make a lot of sense to argue against points that no one on this site is making. If you (general you) disagree with trolls on LiveJournal or Twitter or wherever else, argue with them there -- they won't see your points here.

[truthaboutluv]

Well according to TMZ's latest (and keep in mind of all this is coming from "sources", well except the proof the guy was working for that escort service), she didn't know but she was pissed when they broke the story and confronted the guy where he admitted to going out with a few clients for research purposes, to be a better "life coach" to actual gigolos. This sounds so ridiculous that I'm just going to chalk it up to fanfiction and say if she stays with the guy it's because she wants to despite what he did before meeting her. Because I cannot believe anyone is that naive to believe that story - and naive and stupid are not words I've ever thought to use about Lea. 

Edited June 13, 2014 by truthaboutluv

[tom87]

A cheesey fanfic where the dating coach has a heart of gold..

[truthaboutluv]

Well whatever happens, she is or was definitely seeing him as People magazine just confirmed it and People is like the go-to for publicists. They don't say something is confirmed unless it's likely been confirmed by the celebrity's camp. And now I'm even more convinced of my theory that this "leak" was planned to announce Lea was dating again but TMZ got ahead of the story and changed the narrative by revealing the guy was an escort.

 

I'm kind of fascinated by her camp's response so far which seems to be to just stick to the narrative they already planned (i.e., she's happy, he treats her well, they met on the set of the video, etc.) and I guess just hope everyone ignores TMZ's story which I mean I guess it could work especially because the relationship is so new and it's not like she's been seen all over the place with the guy so everyone was aware of the relationship. However sometimes TMZ can be like a dog with a bone with a story and keep digging up stuff to keep it going. They've already added the latest bit about his telling her he did it for "research" purposes.

 

I'm also surprised if they were planning to go public with this that she would do so soon. Her music video was only filmed in mid-April and if that's where she met him, that means they've only been seeing each other a little over a month. Seems quick to make it public. 

[ShadowDenizen]

I hope she sticks with the dating coach/hooker/model/ whatever the hell else he is. Just as a big "fuck you" to all her detractors.

 

I agree she should stick with him, but only as long as he makes her happy.  And it really doens't matter what he does for a living, as none of us are dating him, and we really have no right to judge.

 

But being drawn into the "I'm seeing him as a big F-U to all my detractors" does no-one any good, IMO..

 

And no-one knows what her situation is, or what the situation with Cory was; we're only privileged to see a small piece of the story they they ALLOW us to see.

Edited June 13, 2014 by ShadowDenizen

[Hana Chan]

I'm also surprised if they were planning to go public with this that she would do so soon. Her music video was only filmed in mid-April and if that's where she met him, that means they've only been seeing each other a little over a month. Seems quick to make it public. 

 

I agree. Chris was dating his boyfriend for quite awhile before they made any kind of public appearance together. For people who are in the public eye like this, you don't do a lot of press about every person that you happen to date. Unless this relationship was serious, it doesn't make sense for Lea's PR people to even comment on the guy unless the relationship is serious or if they think that his past may be a problem for Lea.

 

Unfortunately for celebreties, their personal life is rarely completely personal. And who Lea decides to date, even casually, is going to be noted and critiqued. Fair or not, being involved with someone who's got a questionable past is going to be a problem for her image (which is why I think her PR people jumped on this so quickly).

[caracas1914]

It could be that they just want it out there that Lea is dating again, even if this was a casual summer fling that has run it's course. Ie she will soon be seen with other dates so I suppose that could be one reason to acknowledge this guy by Lea's camp.

Unless this turns into a serious relationship I doubt the story will have more legs, Bieber or Khardasians will bump it out of the rag cycle.

[truthaboutluv]

My point is if it is something that's not entirely a fling or at least something they figured would likely come out soon if she's spending a lot of time with the guy, her and people may have planned to leak just a small story, give that time to settle and maybe the next month or so, she'd be "caught" by the Paps with him and this way the public was already told she was seeing someone new.

 

 

Quoting myself because right on schedule, People magazine has a picture of the two hanging out in a park. Honestly, I would think Lea and her people would do better because the way she and the guy look in the pictures, they don't even seem to be trying to pretend that they weren't practically sitting and waiting for the paps to take their picture. Also Just Jared blog has pictures of him leaving her place in the morning and grocery shopping with her car. 

 

So yeah, I have zero doubt in my mind now that her camp leaked the news about her and this guy and TMZ did a little Google search and found out he moonlighted as an escort. Good on her I guess but yeah I'm pretty sure the jokes will continue for however long they last and she must be in some serious attraction to one, make this public so soon considering she'd only met the guy in April which meant they'd only been dating a month and a half by the time the story leaked. 

[truthaboutluv]

To each his own but I'm going to give Lea more credit than imagine she's deliberately parading her relationship a few weeks before the anniversary of Cory's death as some big "fuck you" to a bunch of lunatics online making comments about her. Because as pathetic and insane as these people are, it wouldn't exactly speak particularly highly of her either. Not to mention since most of her most ardent haters were convinced she was only milking Cory's death for publicity anyway, they'd only see it as her confirming their opinions.

 

So I'm going to choose to give her the benefit of the doubt on this. Good for her if she's happy and the guy is attractive. I won't lie, the escort thing does make me raise my eyebrows just because I know my nature, I'd be wary of anything the guy said or did as I'd feel like he was paid to make women feel special and desirable so how much is genuine or just a really good line. That said, I would not have dated an addict either, recovering or otherwise so clearly Lea and I have very different taste in men. 

Edited July 3, 2014 by truthaboutluv

[camussie]

To each his own but I'm going to give Lea more credit than imagine she's deliberately parading her relationship a few weeks before the anniversary of Cory's death as some big "fuck you" to a bunch of lunatics online making comments about her. Because as pathetic and insane as these people are, it wouldn't exactly speak particularly highly of her either. Not to mention since most of her most ardent haters were convinced she was only milking Cory's death for publicity anyway, they'd only see it as her confirming their opinions.

 

 

Completely agree.  I assume she is just living her life.  Of course managing the publicity, but that isn't the same as letting what some unhinged people online say about her dictate who she gets or stays involved with.  As far as the People pictures they too made me laugh in how obvious they were.  Her people are usually much more on the ball than that.   Still they look like they are enjoying each other's company so good on them.  

 

I think it should also be noted that there are many people online, including many a Cory fan, who are happy to see her happy and moving forward with her life.   The unhinged fringe gets the attention but I think there are far more people who are supportive than who aren't.

Edited July 3, 2014 by camussie

[tom87]

I don't think she leaked the stuff to TMZ . Some of his "freinds" seem to be photags or have connections to phottags.    I do think the People magazine photos were done a purpose to control the paps some from trying to get shots fo the two of them.

 

I do not think she timed anything she is just trying to move along and I guess this guy was of interst to her.   So called fans worried about the timing need to to seriouly start thinking of moving along too.

 

Those who have a real problem with it being July 2 would still have a problem with Aug 2 or Sept. 2.

[tom87]

Yup. Never liked this to be honest. She has to be overly enthusiastic 24/7 and can't even hint at the idea that she finds some of Glee's story lines to be shitty but someone like Chris can easily get away with being completely over it and never having to promote Glee at all. Same for Darren saying some shit in the past.

 

 

I mean you can even kind of tell at times.  She didn't tweet about episodes she was not in.  Her tweets usually about the people within the show and pumping them up tbh.  I think Lea does likes the work but her wishes for Rachel  usually don't  jive  with what Rachel gets.

 

If  they did what Lea wanted  (like everyone pretends they do) then we would have had a much better storyline for Rachel.  Including her struggling in NY  and ending with her winning a Tony not back in Lima  or LA for tv.

Jane to can get away with being snarky about glee and it is laughed off. 

[camussie]

I don't think RM does everything ANY actor wants but I do think it is fair to say that Lea has the most influence of any cast member and rightfully so given that she is the lead of the show.  Acknowledging that reality is not pretending gets everything she wants.  I also think it is fair to say that she is kept most in the loop by those in charge and again that makes sense given she is the lead.  

 

As far as what Lea can get "away with" she is no different than most leads on shows.  They generally are expected to tow the company line and if they don't they get negative press because of it.  In other words I don't think she is being held to extraordinary standards compared to the leads of other shows.  I am sure it is frustrating to those leads when the show is crap but that is the price of doing business. Given that there are people from all walks of life who are also expected to tow the company line, as part of their professional obligations, I certainly don't feel bad for them. 

Edited July 4, 2014 by camussie

[tom87]

Geez it was hyperbole much like those who "pretend' she gets everything she wants. :)

 

Just  because other leads my be under the same scrutiny doesn't make it right.   

[Sara2009]

I don't feel bad for any of them considering the fact that they make more money than most of us will ever see in our lifetimes, I just think it's a bit of a double standard sometimes among the

actors on the show

Naya + Lea was a "catfight" reported on way too much, but Darren, Chris, Chord, and Matt have all made snarky kind of asshole comments concerning Glee and the storylines and they get

off scot free. I mean damn, Matt Morrison has

practically been saying that Glee sucks and he

wants to get the hell out of there since Season

2/3 (I don't blame him) but he never gets any

blowback for those comments. Ever.

He gets paid "lead" salary, yet he's not held to the kind of standard Lea is. Darren talked about how characterization for Blaine was confusing or inconsistent, I think he said,, but nothing..

Matt gets TONS of blowback every time he says anything less than complimentary about " Glee." We must not visit the same places online.

With that being said, there was only one time that he was quoted as saying anything really negative, and that was in a trashy tabloid. With everything else, he's made it clear that he wants to move on while still towing the "this show has touched a lot of people, and I'm proud to have been a part of it" line.

[dizzyizzy01]

Male actors get away with being snarky; female actors, especially ones that have very strong personalities, aren't given the same latitude.  If Lea said even a quarter of what the Chris, Matt, Darren, or anyone else for that matter it would be repeated and quoted endlessly.  Part of it is that she's just a lot more high profile than the others, but I really do think a large part of it is because she's a woman.  I hate gender arguments, but it's really hard to discount that women are held to a different standard.  

 

I honestly don't see it as wrong to hold her or any lead to that standard.

 

 

It's not wrong to expect your employee to tow the company line, it's the public/media's perpetuation of a double standard that's bothersome.  It would be better if everyone was treated or considered the same way, but that isn't the case.  Guys get away with a lot more than girls do.  Lea has a pretty sarcastic sense of humor, but there's no way she can get away with it in a public forum.  Lea's actions are scrutinized more than any other cast member.  

Edited July 4, 2014 by dizzyizzy01

[camussie]

I honestly don't see it as wrong to hold her or any lead to that standard.  When Cory was alive I think it is fair to say that he too wouldn't have been given much leeway if he got all snarky about the show and, while there were times as a Finn fan I would have loved it if he just tore into the writing, I also understood that part of his and Lea's jobs was promoting the show which also meant putting a positive spin on whatver was coming out of the writers room.  Hell he even tried to put a positive spin on that Quinn redux mess in season two.  Meanwhile RM couldn't offer a coherent explanation for it.

 

Regular people have to do the same every day in their jobs and it isn't seen as a burden but rather just what professional people are expected to do.  Sure it would be nice if we could publicly say what we want to when things aren't going well at our jobs but most professionals, especially professionals who are a very public face for their company, don't have that luxury.

 

 

Just curious, where have you seen him get blowback for making those remarks about the show? I haven't seen anything. But I did see every possible source cover Lea and Naya's issues.

 

 

I wouldn't put the gossip about Lea and Naya's supposed issues in the same category as leads being expect to promote the show, even if the show is crap.  To me positive promotion is just part of the job. The other is gossip meant to stir up controversy using misogynistic stereotypes.  

 

I hate gender arguments, but it's really hard to discount that women are held to a different standard.

 

 

I think that is generally true but I still say the biggest standard here is simply she is the lead of the show and it most recognizable face and because of that she ix expected to be positive about it.  As I said above I doubt Cory would have been given the latitude that others have been given by the press if he got all snarky about the show.  For that matter if Matt made some of his more ambivalent comments from seasons 3/4 during season 1,  when he was given lead airtime and story, I think it would have stirred up some controversy given that he was more of a face for the show back then.

Edited July 4, 2014 by camussie

[caracas1914]

Well it begs the question that there were sources saying that Naya and Lea had a on set fight/difficulty.  That is different than someone shading the show in an interview. 

 

If Lea shaded Glee and got reamed for it , that's one thing.  Since she's never done that the supposed negative feedback is all theoretical.

[Sara2009]

I feel like Matt went a good while with just ragging on the show, and only in the past 6 months has he gone back to the "it was such a great impact on the arts, I'm proud of being a

part of it" spiel. Just curious, where have you

seen him get blowback for making those

remarks about the show? I haven't seen

anything. But I did see every possible source

cover Lea and Naya's issues.

I've seen a lot of it on Tumblr and Twitter and

such

But I disagree that he only ever ragged on the show. He praised the writing in season 2 particularly in regards to the Burt/Kurt stuff. Heck, he even spoke positively about the writing for his own character back then. He also denied

wanting to leave the show back then.

He's certainly made snarky comments here and there like the other guys, but he's never outright bashed the show. He HAS recently been very clear in his desire to move on, though.

Edited July 4, 2014 by Sara2009

[dizzyizzy01]

Well it begs the question that there were sources saying that Naya and Lea had a on set fight/difficulty.  That is different than someone shading the show in an interview.

 

 

Yea, but the sources were bogus, yet the media/general public takes it as truth that Lea/Naya have some sort of feud and hate each other.  Or how about Lea's supposed affair with Big Sean.  That was some ridiculous blind item, that some media outlets picked up as well.  It's laughable how ridiculous the stories are.

There's plenty of rumors that Darren/Chris hate each other, but the media doesn't bother to pick that story up.

 

To clarify, I don't think any of these cast members are feuding, they may not be BFFs, but  I don't think they hate each other either.

[Sara2009]

My point was that I don't think he's ever outright trashed the show. He's just stopped hiding his desire to move on. LOL

[camussie]

But that's kinda what I'm trying to say? They're not all held to the same standard as leads. I think it is fair to say Lea, Matt, and Jane are the "leads" as far as salary goes. 

 

 

Maybe salary wise but I wouldn't say to the public.  Like it or not Lea is the face of Glee.  With that comes certain expectations.  I think it is fair to say Cory had those same expectations put on him which is why he also never shaded the show.  I think it is also fair to say back when Matt was more of a face for Glee  there would have been more controversy about him casting shade on the show.  Since he became more of a supporting character he had more freedom to express his ambivalence towards the show.

 

Or imagine if she said 'I don't know what the fuck Ryan and Ian and Brad were thinking trying to have Rachel end up as a teen bride. That was terrible. Teen marriage is NOT ok"

 

 

I think if any of the actors were that blunt about a crap story on Glee there would be controversy.  Neither Chris nor Darren has been that blunt about what a dumb idea it was for Blaine/Kurt to get engaged even though it is being treated as a positive development, unlike the Finn/Rachel engagement.  On that same note were RIB trying to have Rachel end up as a teen bride?  Seems to me the Finn/Rachel engagement story stressed at almost every turn what a bad idea it was for them to be contemplating marriage.  The moral of the story was indeed "teen marriage is not okay"  so there was no need for Lea or Cory to shade the writing for trying to sell teen marriage as a positive development.

 

As far as Jane I think she is given the freedom to say whatever she wants by the public/press because it plays right into the "Sue Sylvester" persona.  That said the only controversial thing I can ever remember her saying is that thing about knowing who Ryan is mad at.  Most of the time she is extraordinarily complimentary about the show.  

Edited July 4, 2014 by camussie

[caracas1914]

All I'm saying is that if Darren and Chris were reported as fighting on set, that is news.  As to the news being fabricated per Lea and Naya, certainly.   However we do know that something went down with Naya on set.

[Danielle87]

Yeah, I crack up at Lea's tweets and interviews about Glee all the time, the poor girl practically kills herself gushing over the show, and no she would never be able to say anything remotely negative about the show, and yes it's because she's a woman. Although the fact that she has a reputation as a diva certainly doesn't help matters. I do disagree with this though:

 

Yea, but the sources were bogus, yet the media/general public takes it as truth that Lea/Naya have some sort of feud and hate each other.  Or how about Lea's supposed affair with Big Sean.  That was some ridiculous blind item, that some media outlets picked up as well.  It's laughable how ridiculous the stories are.

There's plenty of rumors that Darren/Chris hate each other, but the media doesn't bother to pick that story up.

 

 

 

I have no doubt if Chris or Darren had to be abruptly written out of two episodes due to a set blow up that the story would have been picked up, however since nothing of that sort has happened, that's why it's not talked about.

[caracas1914]

I think if any of the actors were that blunt about a crap story on Glee there would be controversy.  Neither Chris nor Darren has been that blunt about what a dumb idea it was for Blaine/Kurt to get engaged even though it is being treated as a positive development, unlike the Finn/Rachel engagement.

 

 

 

"Chris and I have not been down with it from day one. There’s a difference between shooting for marriage equality and having teenagers get married."

— Darren Criss on the klaine engagement storyline

 

***********

I dunno, I thought Darren was blunt enough on the Klaine engagement.

Edited July 4, 2014 by caracas1914

[dizzyizzy01]

I have no doubt if Chris or Darren had to be abruptly written out of two episodes due to a set blow up that the story would have been picked up, however since nothing of that sort has happened, that's why it's not talked about.

 

 

That may be true.  But I still contend that they wouldn't levy the blame on the other actor nearly as much as they do with Lea.  With the girls, Lea more often than not gets blamed.  If Diana isn't in the tribute episode, it's because Lea hates her and didn't want her there.  If Naya has some issue with the show that causes her to get written out, it's because she and Lea are feuding and hating each other, when it's more than likely just something up with Naya.  

 

Maybe Chris's fakeout tweet today didn't last enough to get to that level of speculation, but people jumped on theories of scheduling conflicts rather than Darren pushing him out.  It was pretty immediate with media reports when Naya got written out that it was supposedly caused by a feud with Lea.

[truthaboutluv]

Maybe it's an angry crew member pissed off they're about to lose their job because the show is pretty much over. Of course it would make far more sense to hack RIB's account since it's their fault. 

[tom87]

urg saying it is a PR stunt.  How stupid would Lea and glee's PR teams be to  say  ok something like that after Lea has been getting hate for days just for dating again?

 

I swear the conspiracy theories in this fandom.

Edited July 4, 2014 by tom87

[truthaboutluv]

Actually I saw some people declaring it a PR stunt yesterday with Chris and the claim was that his book was coming out or just came out or whatever. The other theory is that it's being done to give publicity to the show since no one really cares about Glee anymore - critically and viewership-wise. And really, did anyone care or remember anything about the season and the last few episodes, but people sure did jump on all the Naya rumors and whether she was fired and if she and Lea got into it and all that drama. Of course I don't buy that but people always love a conspiracy theory.

[tom87]

If the hacker reappears in  a month or two before they actually air again I might revise my thoughts but to try a PR stunt before they even have started filming for season 6 seems a bit much to swallow.

 

Plus as I said the  nature of Lea's  fake tweet  make no sense considering. 

[grandemocha]

Good for Lea for doing something radically different compared to Rachel Berry. Looking forward to her episode of SOA in October. It's going to be nice to see her play an adult that doesn't sing or dance.

[MDKNIGHT]

Am I totally naive to believe somebody could be and escort and not a prostitute?  If he is a prostitute I just hope he doesn't have an STD and that he isn't a gold digger.  Not that many people who are not prostitutes have an STD or are gold diggers and Lea would make a good target for gold diggers and fame whores unfortunately.  I've always said the ONLY bad thing about being rich is that you can never be sure if anybody really loves you for you.  Even your kids may be rooting for you to die to inherit.  I hope she keeps her wits about her and things turn out for the best.

 

SOA is Sons of Anarchy right?  Is she playing a biker? 

 

If I had my wish for Lea's career I would want it to be like Bette Midler...Grammy's, comedies, dramas, musicals, live stageshows, and with longevity.  Some of that is luck but I do think she has the talent to pull it off.  I think one thing we learned from the Carrie Underwood Sound of Music is that you can be a good singer and a terrible actress but Broadway people tend to do both really well (the second people started telling me the only thing that didn't suck was the Abess who sang Climb Every Mountain I said "I bet you she's a Broadway person" and I was right.)  and Lea is definately one of those.

[grandemocha]

 

SOA is Sons of Anarchy right?  Is she playing a biker?

She's playing a single mother who is a waitress. She'll interact with Katey Segal's character, Gemma. Episode airs in October.

 

 

Am I totally naive to believe somebody could be and escort and not a prostitute?  If he is a prostitute I just hope he doesn't have an STD and that he isn't a gold digger.

No, not necessarily naive. Not every single escort out there is going to fuck their client/customer. But, and this isn't 100% of the time, your average prostitute is going to get tested for STDs much more frequently than a regular person just because (for example) a raging case of herpes won't earn you too many repeat clients, so it's good for them to constantly stay updated about the state of their sexual health. Even regular 9-5 people can easily get STDs, it's not limited to sex workers. The guy was apparently a gigolo/escort for a few months to a year and then quit. 

 

Also, I think Lea has been in the business long enough to recognize and get rid of moochers, scam artists, or just generally people who want to use her for money and fame. She's not dumb.

Edited July 30, 2014 by grandemocha

[tom87]

I can't get to worked up about a gigolo in the end it is a business arrangement between two consenting adults.  These women know what they are getting in to so more power to them.    This was high price stuff not a kid hustling on the corner for change.   Tbh  she could have hooked up with some rocker or basketball/baseball player who has a different girl every night in a different city.     We have no idea the sexual experinces of any of her ex-boyfriends before and never seemed to worry if they had some secret agenda.

 

I am glad she got SOA even if it is a one episode guest spot any little thing to get her exposure away from glee is a good thing.  She will undoubtly have the hardest time geting the glee off her.

[caracas1914]

Even those that say that Lea only does things for  press/media exposure  probably couldn't  imagine her thinking that hooking up with a an ex -escort is going to gather her positive media attention. 
 

 

She will undoubtly have the hardest time geting the glee off her.

 

At the same time I would think she's going to get more outside  opportunities precisely because she was the high profile  star of Glee, she's landed national endorsement for companies, had an album out, etc.   All it takes is one or two non singing gigs  (which let's face it, is the majority of Hollywood roles) and since I think she's a very good actress I doubt doors are automatically going to shut because of the perception that  all she can do is sing.

[Pink ranger]

At the same time I would think she's going to get more outside  opportunities precisely because she was the high profile  star of Glee.

IDK, Chris Pratt is currently blowing all of his Parks and Recs co-stars away in terms of movie careers, including the female lead. I think that being on a high profile show gives everybody on it the platform to further their careers but from there on there is a lot of variables ( luck, picking the right projects) that will determine how relatively successful they all become.

[tom87]

I doubt doors are automatically going to shut because of the perception that  all she can do is sing.

 

 

Actaully I think some doors have already shut for some projects  due to glee even for musicals.     Hopefully more people like the SOA producer will see beyond  her being mainly known for singing.   

[grandemocha]

 

Actaully I think some doors have already shut for some projects  due to glee even for musicals.

I think she's talented, so it'll be interesting to see what Lea does once she's not permanently tied to Glee anymore and a non stop schedule of filming singing and acting and dancing scenes. Glee is time intensive, I don't think anyone would dispute that, so the next year or two will be interesting to see for her and her projects.

[caracas1914]

Actaully I think some doors have already shut for some projects  due to glee even for musicals

 

Glee takes up so much of her calender year  that I would think she couldn't do most movie musicals simply because she was not  available. (Not that  I am implying she would get any musical role regardless, but simply there wouldn't be any reason to audition for them)

 

I laughed when people said she was on the short list of the movie version of  Les Miz, because logistically it would have been impossible with her Glee schedule to do that movie at all.   Any musicals the last few years would have to be scheduled to go into production precisely when Glee ended their filming season for the spring of 2012 and 2013 and not go into time overruns before Glee started up again in July of those years.   That reduces a hell of alot movie roles, much less musicals in production.   For the summers of 2010 and 2011 due to the Glee tour she was literally working 12 months out of the year.

Edited July 31, 2014 by caracas1914

[tom87]

Wel if you listen to some peole they seem to think that the cast can just say they want off the show and they get to be off the show.   So if she was ever a real contender for anything  shoud would have been able to just leave.  (I  kid of course, Lea is stuck there untl the last scene)

 

 

As I said because of glee some opportunities may have be closed to her due to glee for whatever reason already.  (And of course some opportunites only came about due to glee)

Edited July 31, 2014 by tom87

[Advance35]

I just hope to god she has a sweet back door deal where she get's more of a profit share than is publicly known.   Lea carried this show in Season 1, poor girl had to be put on Vocal Rest because SHE had to insure the first Glee Tour was a success.    This girl deserves a medal.    While them making other characters top tier probably took some of the load off Lea, the show sure suffered as a result.

 

And I'm loving that I'll have some new songs to add to my iPod before Glee ends.   She's got some nice songs on the docket.   I'm a little full on hearing frozen BUT I'll still download Lea's version.

Edited August 30, 2014 by Advance35

[Sara2009]

Lea didn't carry the show single-handedly in season 1. Cory, Matt, Jane, and Chris got a lot to do as well.

[Advance35]

Subjective perception and all that.   I've heard people say the show succeeded DESPITE Rachel Berry.   Different strokes, though I still have to say, as far as I'm concerned, Lea carried this show the first year.

[Sara2009]

I'm not saying she wasn't a big reason for the show's success. She was. I'm just saying that a bunch of other talented people also contributed to it.