Back in 2020, Lea was referred to as out by fellow Glee alum Samantha Ware for “traumatic microagressions” and making her “first television gig a living hell.”
In response, Amber stated on Instagram Live on the time, “I’m not going to say that Lea Michele is racist. That’s not what I’m saying.”
So, within the new clip, Ziwe requested Amber outright, “You said that one of your famous coworkers wasn’t racist, did you mean that she was?”
“I don’t know which coworker you’re talking about, I’ve had so many,” Amber replied after attempting to ask for an additional query.
“I think that she would probably say she doesn’t see race,” Amber finally added. “But as we discussed earlier, everyone does.”
Ziwe then introduced up a 2017 interview the place Lea stated that she cried after she discovered Spanish to audition for West Side Story however wasn’t forged. In basic Ziwe trend, the query was phrased as, “Who’s more diverse: Your famous coworker or your famous coworker after she learned Spanish?” To which Amber replied, “She learned Spanish? What?”
As for “macro and micro aggressions” Amber herself has skilled in Hollywood, she stated, “It always happens in the hair and makeup trailer. ‘Oh your hair is so interesting, oh wow, can I touch it?’ A lot of that. … I’m mad at the other actors for wanting to touch my hair.”
You can watch the complete clip with Amber right here.