I know he had a drug problem ever since he was a teen, and that was because of a turbulent upbringing but…honestly, between being on Glee and having to put up with Lea Michele, it would not shock me if it stressed him the fuck out and that made things so much worse.
We know that the Glee set was NOT a healthy place to be for anyone, let alone someone struggling with a drug addiction. Naya talked about in her book how toxic being on the set was, especially since Lea was Ryan Murphy’s special favourite, and I’ve seen people who were extras talking about how miserable it could be. There was even one person who wrote a piece about the sheer amount of extras and actors who were actively engaging in bulimic purging, and how it was a big problem because it was just accepted/encouraged, but I can’t find it now so…maybe take that with a grain of salt. I’m pretty sure Naya also mentioned having anorexia while on the show, so there’s that to unpack too. A LOT of people have spoken about how manipulative and horrible it was to work with Lea Michele - both on Glee and in general. It’s no surprise that a lot of her co-stars have either called her out publicly or have liked tweets doing so. It’s not just her old co-stars on Glee, it’s extras and people who met her back when she did Spring Awakening etc.:
What I find very telling is the people who’ve said how horrible she is vs what an absolute angel Cory was:
The other cast must have been in HELL putting up with her and her bullshit - as I said, she’s always been Ryan Murphy’s special darling, and as such speaking out against her would have resulted in them losing their jobs.
I mean:
I’m pretty sure Naya and Alex Newell have both said they were cut out of Glee because Lea told Ryan to or some shit. Like the feud between Naya and Lea, it’s obvious Ryan cut Naya/Santana out because of Lea and wanting to keep her happy.
Obviously she’s not solely to blame for Cory and his drug problem, he was the one who continued to use drugs - and I say that in the kindest way possible because he was also really fighting that addiction and he even went to rehab a couple of months before his passing, but no one physically made him do them…he needed help, but I don’t think we can blame it all solely on her, if that makes sense.
But yeah…if this is the kind of diva bullshit the cast were putting up with for six years, and being too scared to say anything in fear of losing their jobs, I honestly feel so sorry for them, and it wouldn’t surprise me if that had a hand in driving Cory back to the drugs. I feel so sorry for him - he deserved so much better.
I’m coining generation Nobody Knows for people born in 1995-2000
generation Nobody Knows has the qualities of both Millennials and Gen Z. We are broke and miserable like Millenials and frothing at the mouth and out for blood like Gen Z.
“there are just some people you’ll always answer, even if you haven’t spoken to them in months or years and the last time you spoke they decimated your heart, your entire being. even if they were the reason for the permanent stains on your cheeks where your dimples used to be. even if they’re the reason why you didn’t get out of bed for days on end, praying that this was somehow some nightmare you would eventually wake up from. even if it’s years later, and the wounds they had inflicted turned to scars and your smile has returned because of someone new. even if it’s 2 a.m. on a tuesday and you’ve got to be up at 6 a.m. to start your day. a day in a life where they no longer exist. you cling onto a shred of hope that maybe, just maybe that nightmare is still ongoing, that you’re going to wake up one day and he’s going to be there, looking at you with those golden brown eyes and million dollar smile telling you just how beautiful you are. when was the last time he told you that? was it before or after he took your soul? before or after he whispered sweet nothings and empty promises of forever into your ear that you desperately wanted to hear as he was more concerned with taking of your shirt than tearing down your walls. before or after he was unfaithful? before or after he came crawling back to you, head in hands, tear stained cheeks, begging for you. begging for your heart, your forgiveness. little did he know, he didn’t have to beg because he already had it. he still has it. even after all these years. even after all this time. even after all the bullshit and lies. i know he’ll never call again. i’ll never hear his voice. i’ll never tremble at his sweet caress. i’ll never not love him. i’ll always answer him, even though he’ll never want me to. even now, even after all this time.”
“I used to think I was tough, but then I realized I wasn’t. I was fragile and I wore thick fucking armor. And I hurt people so they couldn’t hurt me. And I thought that was what being tough was, but it isn’t.”
