Heather Morris responds to backlash after slamming ‘offensive’ Glee fan post about Mark Salling
Heather Morris responded to backlash after finding a Glee fan post ‘offensive’ for covering Mark Salling’s face with an emoji.
Kevin McHale initially retweeted a message celebrating the 10th anniversary of the show’s A Very Glee Christmas episode.
Morris was unhappy with the tribute and continued to defend her position after fans pointed out that Salling pleaded guilty to child pornography possession but died by suicide in 2018 before he could be convicted.
Support: Kevin McHale initially retweeted a message celebrating the 10th anniversary of the show’s A Very Glee Christmas episode
‘A Very Glee Christmas’ aired ten years ago today,’ the fan wrote with a heart emoji. “Artie got his magical legs, we all fell in love with Coach Beiste, and Brittany rekindled the magic of Christmas for everyone.”
Heather soon noticed Mark’s face blurred by a vomiting emoji and wrote, “The vomit on Mark’s face is offensive.”
She starred as cheerleader Brittany Pierce on the hit show, which aired from 2009 to 2015.
Not great: Fans attacked Morris for defending someone accused of possessing child pornography, but Heather responded via Twitter Friday morning
In the past, she starred as cheerleader Brittany Pierce on the hit show that aired from 2009 to 2015
Fans attacked Morris for defending someone accused of possessing child pornography, but Heather responded via Twitter Friday morning.
‘I don’t feel the need to ever justify anything, because it is better to leave something unsaid. You who have many things to say, I understand, I UNDERSTAND you … something is unforgivable. But this holiday season, of ALL holiday seasons, is INCREDIBLY difficult for so many of us, ‘she tweeted.
‘We didn’t just lose 2 cast members, we lost 3. And it’s SO incredibly difficult to have to pretend that third one is invisible because while his actions are unjustifiable, he was once part of our family and he was mentally ill. Yes a pedophile is a disease but … ‘
Sad: Morris was unhappy with the tribute and continued to defend her position after fans pointed out that Salling pleaded guilty to child pornography but died by suicide in 2018 before he could be convicted
“While I don’t want to say all of that, it’s true,” she added. “So THANK YOU for treating me so disdainfully and unkindly at a time when I can’t get through a day without gazing at the loss of my entire Glee family … thank you.”
Heather’s co-star and on-screen love, Naya Rivera, drowned in a tragic boating accident on Piru Lake in July earlier this year.
Cory Monteith, who played Finn Hudson, lost his battle with addiction and died of a drug overdose in 2013.
“While I don’t want to say all that, it’s true,” she added. “So THANK YOU for treating me so disdainfully and unkindly at a time when I can’t get through a day without gazing at the loss of my entire Glee family … thank you.”
Awful: Heather’s co-star and on-screen love Naya Rivera drowned in a tragic boating accident on Piru Lake in July earlier this year, and Cory Monteith, who played Finn Hudson, lost his battle with addiction and died of an overdose in 2013 drugs.