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Weeks After Criticizing Its Online Spread, Lea Michele Referenced The Conspiracy Theory That She Can’t Read In A New TikTok
Lea's TikTok comes after she directly addressed the conspiracy theory in an interview with The New York Times.

Weeks After Criticizing Its Online Spread, Lea Michele Referenced The Conspiracy Theory That She Can’t Read In A New TikTok

Lea Michele may have just joined TikTok, but she’s clearly wasting no time when it comes to getting those posts off.

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The joke, as a whole, is an obvious reference to the online meme-slash-conspiracy theory that Lea can’t read.

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As BuzzFeed News points out, the meme has origins in a 2017 episode of the pop culture–focused podcast One More Thing.

The reference is…interesting, since Lea herself voiced her disapproval with the meme at the top of this month.

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“I went to Glee every single day; I knew my lines every single day,” she told the New York Times. “And then there’s a rumor online that I can’t read or write? It’s sad. It really is.”

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“I think often if I were a man, a lot of this wouldn’t be the case.”

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I guess she thinks it’s funny now! What a wild ride. Guess we’re just gonna have to wait to see what she posts next.

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