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Sorry to be THAT person but just want to clarify that while I am not downplaying the emotional tie "Dame Lea" had to him, it needs to be reiterated that they were on and off for two years. They were not engaged, they were not a committed relationship.

Some posters on here might tell you otherwise, but I promise you I speak the truth. Not that it really matters at the end of the day. A death is a death and "Dame Lea" can grieve however she wants. But people on this Board are romanticizing a rocky and turbulent relationship.

Sorry to be THAT person

You mean the douche? Yeah, you're not sorry about that.

but just want to clarify that while I am not downplaying the emotional tie "Dame Lea" had to him, it needs to be reiterated that they were on and off for two years. They were not engaged, they were not a committed relationship.

Some posters on here might tell you otherwise, but I promise you I speak the truth. Not that it really matters at the end of the day. A death is a death and "Dame Lea" can grieve however she wants. But people on this Board are romanticizing a rocky and turbulent relationship.

Romanticizing it? Because people think it's NOT okay to insult the woman over the death of her boyfriend regardless of how TURBULENT it may have been. I reckon that turbulence could have maybe have had something to do with his use of drugs. Hard to believe, but very possible. I assure you anybody whose been in a relationship with a drug addict and then they OD & die is not going to take it well.

My opinion, however scumlike it is, is just as valid as those who sympathize with Dame Lea. I don't like being targeted just because I don't weep at her lose.

I'll repeat my earlier statement. WE ALL DIE. WE NEED TO ACCEPT DEATH. Get over it.

I'm sad that he died at such a young age, but HE WOULD'VE DIED ANYWAY. Is that hard to understand???????!!!!!!!!

And "crappy judgment?" I'm being honest. Honesty is key. Have you accepted your own death?

"Just because you find it so easy to accept death doesn't mean that others do or that they have to."

I do my thing and you do yours. I will happily accept whatever happens to me. If I do at 30 or 100, I will be happy to die.

Everyone dies.

Apparently, this makes me the worst human on the planet.

I think Kristen Johnson's article was powerful. Everything gets turned into a sideshow nowadays including Cory's death. The sad reality is that addicts die everyday. No disrespect to Cory, but when people start praising his work like he was the Meryl Streep of FOX it seems disingenuous. He did a decent job on a mediocre hit show.

He was no different than your neighbor who died from drugs that no one gave a f@#k about. That's just the world.

The amount of press and speculation is ridiculous. I wish everyone who was TRULY close to him peace of heart and mind. To the others who will pretend he meant something to them to make it about THEM, I say get a life.

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Despite everyone's opinion about Lea, I think what hasn't been mentioned, in regards to the show, is the uniqueness that this girl faces. When she returns to the show, she has to relive and act out her reaction to Finn's death in front of the cameras, crew and other actors, bringing back ALL her feelings and memories about Cory's actual demise !

Even if they weren't Romeo and Juliet, she clearly had feelings for the guy, so can you imagine how incredibly hard this can be for any actor ? So, of course Murphy and Fox have to ask her opinion about everything. Subjecting her to this if she didn't have the strength to do it, would be inhumane and cruel ! And Lea saying the show must go on, because people have mortgages to pay and families to take care of, even if it's for her own reasons, raises her high up in my esteem !

This is not a case of a co-star dying, this the case of the star's boyfriend co-star dying ! I'm amazed by the cruelty here, on a site thet supposedy cares about and loves ACTORS, despite their personalities or personal flaws !

And I'm really puzzled about the negativity against Lea, because she supposedly is a bitch !!! Really ? Like all the divas we worship are Angels ????

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Jordan, I understand what you are saying, but I think we have to take into account age groups ! I do believe that for thousands of gay teens and pre-teens, Lea is the biggest Diva of them all ! You can't expect young people to have the same divas we do, who are in their 50s, 60s and more ! Our Divas like Barbra, Bette, Liza, Patti, Madonna, Cher, Bernadette etc. say absolutely nothing to most of the young generation, unfortunately ! And now that Lea got her own personal tragedy, she is on the way to be a mainstream Diva, too ! But if you disagree I respect your opinion, I always love your posts !

On a side note, I don't get why her personal behavior should affect my opinion of her as an artist ! I understand people who do it but I don't ! Ok, maybe she is a bitch ! The only chance I have of meeting her is as a fan and she is super-nice to fans. So, since I will never work with her or be her friend, the way she behaves is really irrelevant for my opinion of her as an artist ! And as an arist I like her, I really really like her !

But what do I know...I adore and worship Madonna and she is one of the biggest ****s on the planet LOL

Updated On: 7/22/13 at 07:56 AM

Greek, I can tell you first hand that I have NEVER had a positive experience with "Dame Lea." Also, you can go ahead and try to separate the person from the artist but that's very disingenuous. They are one person. Enough said

I don't really understand Jungle Red's reasoning. He seems to negate all grief on account of "we all die"...um, what?

In any case, I won't have to ponder it too long, as I'm off to throw myself under the 9.30 from Syracuse - now that I know all human life is essentialy meaningless.

Thanks!

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How Sweet:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/GLEEs-Chord-Overstreet-Dedicates-Original-Song-to-Monteith-20130722

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gothampc, I talked about the uniqueness of THIS specific case.

Are you telling me that the billions of people who have to go back to work after the death of a loved one, have to RE-ENACT their reaction and grief about their beloved one's death, in front of a crew and for all the world to see ???? Again and again until the director gets it right ?

Please, if you can't have compassion, at least have some perspective ! Yes, she will find a way to cope, everyone does. That doesn't mean we are forbidden to think of her and wish her well... at least those of us who want to.

Edit. dramamama thanks, you beat me to it by a minute

Updated On: 7/22/13 at 10:42 AM

"I think the reference was more than just returning to work. The fact that the actress will have to portray a character mourning the loss of a boyfriend, when that boyfriend is played by the boyfriend that passed."

Right. BUT (and it's a big BUT) the difference is that she has a choice in if she wants to do that or not. If Ryan Murphy was going to "cancel" the entire series based on her "I don't wanna do this anymore" than he CLEARLY would have written Finn out in a different way other than having him die, had she asked. Since she's the one who's (for some unknown reason) in charge of the series, she has a say in what she does and how the show is written.

"I don't many teenagers anymore, but I am probably guessing the Babs is still the biggest Diva of them all. I could be wrong, though."

Clearly. Um, no. Quite.

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