Lea Michele Dispelled Rumors She Cant Read, and Her TikTok Retort Was Hilarious

Lea Michele is attempting to clear the air after seeing the same TikToks you've probably come across concerning her purported reading abilities.

By combining all the instances in which the Glee actress appears to struggle with text at different award shows and live events, one TikTok has given rise to the belief that she is illiterate. Also Documented in Archive: Bigg Boss 18 Voting Drama: Avinash, Eisha in Bottom Two While Vivian Shines in a Stellar Week Profile & Career Dossier

The description above the video, which shows Lea Michele using assistance from others to read the winner's name off the paper rather than doing so herself, reads, "Enjoy this compilation of Lea Michele's 'presenting' awards."
According to the caption for the video, "she'll say [the name] after the incident or not at all" in each film. More than 4 million people have seen the film in an effort to decipher it, and that alone prompted comments to question if the hypothesis might be genuine.
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Lea Michele Dispelled Rumors She Can't Read, and Her TikTok Retort Was Hilarious
"hello lea!! to be translated:"
Sameen Chaudhry, Staff Writer, Global
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Screenshots from Lea Michele's most recent TikTok videos.
TikTok video screenshots from Lea Michele.

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Lea Michele is attempting to clear the air after seeing the same TikToks you've probably come across concerning her purported reading abilities.

By combining all the instances in which the Glee actress appears to struggle with text at different award shows and live events, one TikTok has given rise to the belief that she is illiterate.

The description above the video, which shows Lea Michele using assistance from others to read the winner's name off the paper rather than doing so herself, reads, "Enjoy this compilation of Lea Michele's 'presenting' awards."

According to the caption for the video, "she'll say [the name] after the incident or not at all" in each film. More than 4 million people have seen the film in an effort to decipher it, and that alone prompted comments to question if the hypothesis might be genuine.

The top comment on the video, which has received almost 50,000 likes, reads, "THE WAY RICKY MARTIN SAID TO HER,'say it, say it,' AND SHE COULDN'T."

Another user said, "She's performing the thing where people estimate the colour after they see it.

Another person said, "Not her gasping like she knew what it stated."

Another commenter stated, "This is my favourite conspiracy theory." It only gets better and better.

Although Michele's TikTok video has recently become popular, the idea that she could not be literate has existed since 2017. At that point, according to The Independent, the hosts of the podcast One More Thing speculated that the actress couldn't read because her demanding schedule as a child actor left her with little to no time for school.
Since then, the conspiracy notion has occasionally surfaced, most recently when Michele assumed the title role of Fanny Brice in the smash Broadway production of Funny Girl.

And judging by the fact that Michele addressed it in her second-ever TikTok video this week, it appears she has seen and read enough about it.

Her initial video was a composite of her and another user who was giggling over her Funny Girl cameo, but many of the users started making jokes about the reading hoax.
The most prominent commentator asked, "How did she read his tik tok."

One more person wrote, "hello lea!! to be translated:"
In her second TikTok video, Michele responded to the remarks by playing up the rumours in line with her Funny Girl persona.

Over 12 million people have watched the video, in which Michele lip syncs to the well-known audio of Kim Kardashian sobbing and uttering, "hey… It's fantastic, but hold on, could you speak for a moment, "a telephone.

Calling Jonathan to read me the comments on my first TikTok, according to the caption at the top.
Her closest friend, actor Jonathan Groff, is the Jonathan Michele is referring to in this sentence.

Many others laughed at her joke, with one commenter under the video saying, "This is funny girl."
Individuals > Lea Michele
Lea Michele Dispelled Rumors She Can't Read, and Her TikTok Retort Was Hilarious
"hello lea!! to be translated:"
Sameen Chaudhry, Staff Writer, Global
2 Days Ago
Screenshots from Lea Michele's most recent TikTok videos.
TikTok video screenshots from Lea Michele.

TikTok: leamichele

Lea Michele is attempting to clear the air after seeing the same TikToks you've probably come across concerning her purported reading abilities.

By combining all the instances in which the Glee actress appears to struggle with text at different award shows and live events, one TikTok has given rise to the belief that she is illiterate.

The description above the video, which shows Lea Michele using assistance from others to read the winner's name off the paper rather than doing so herself, reads, "Enjoy this compilation of Lea Michele's 'presenting' awards."

According to the caption for the video, "she'll say [the name] after the incident or not at all" in each film. More than 4 million people have seen the film in an effort to decipher it, and that alone prompted comments to question if the hypothesis might be genuine.

The top comment on the video, which has received almost 50,000 likes, reads, "THE WAY RICKY MARTIN SAID TO HER,'say it, say it,' AND SHE COULDN'T."

Another user said, "She's performing the thing where people estimate the colour after they see it.

Another person said, "Not her gasping like she knew what it stated."

Another commenter stated, "This is my favourite conspiracy theory." It only gets better and better.

Although Michele's TikTok video has recently become popular, the idea that she could not be literate has existed since 2017. At that point, according to The Independent, the hosts of the podcast One More Thing speculated that the actress couldn't read because her demanding schedule as a child actor left her with little to no time for school.

Since then, the conspiracy notion has occasionally surfaced, most recently when Michele assumed the title role of Fanny Brice in the smash Broadway production of Funny Girl.

And judging by the fact that Michele addressed it in her second-ever TikTok video this week, it appears she has seen and read enough about it.

Her initial video was a composite of her and another user who was giggling over her Funny Girl cameo, but many of the users started making jokes about the reading hoax.

The most prominent commentator asked, "How did she read his tik tok."

One more person wrote, "hello lea!! to be translated:"

In her second TikTok video, Michele responded to the remarks by playing up the rumours in line with her Funny Girl persona.

Over 12 million people have watched the video, in which Michele lip syncs to the well-known audio of Kim Kardashian sobbing and uttering, "hey… It's fantastic, but hold on, could you speak for a moment, "a telephone.

Calling Jonathan to read me the comments on my first TikTok, according to the caption at the top.

Her closest friend, actor Jonathan Groff, is the Jonathan Michele is referring to in this sentence.

Many others laughed at her joke, with one commenter under the video saying, "This is funny girl."

Another said, "He probably typed this out as well." "So adorable!"

Even the well-known Duo Lingo account left a "elite" comment beneath her video.

Michele has disputed the illiteracy allegations before. After landing the Funny Girl part, she also addressed them in an interview with The New York Times.

She stated in that interview, "I went to Glee every single day; I knew my lines every single day. "Then, there's an online rumour that I'm illiterate? That is sad. Really, it is. I frequently consider how different a lot of stuff would be if I were a man."