Lea Michele sits awkwardly behind Ziwe Fumudoh at the US Open men’s final… months after the comedian’s comments about the ‘rude’ Glee star’s racism scandal

Actress Lea Michele sat behind Ziwe Fumudoh at the US Open on Sunday after she conducted an interview in which she spoke about Lea’s racism scandal.

The Glee actress, 37, was joined by her husband Zandy Reich, 40, in Flushing Meadows where they were watching the men’s final of the US Open tennis tournament, while Ziwe, 31, was awkwardly placed in the stands in front of the couple.

Her appearance at the tournament comes just nine months after Ziwe, who was seated with friend Emily Ratajkowski, 32, interviewed Lea’s Glee co-star Amber Riley about allegations of racism on the show’s set.

In 2020, Glee star Samantha Ware accused Lea of ​​having “racist tendencies” – something Ziwe asked Amber about in an awkward interview in December, leading to an awkward moment with Novak Djokovic And Daniil Medvedev faceoff.

To add fuel to the fire, Watch What Happens Live producer Frank Costa tweeted a picture of the seating and wrote, “Lea Michele sits behind Ziwe and Emily Ratajkowski at the US Open.” I need a full breakdown of all the interactions.

Outing: Actress Lea Michele sat behind Ziwe Fumudoh at the US Open on Sunday after she conducted an interview in which she alluded to Lea’s racism scandal

Lea’s appearance: The Glee actress, 37, was joined by her husband Zandy Reich, 40, at Flushing Meadows where they watched the men’s final of the US Open tennis tournament, while Ziwe, 31, was awkwardly placed in front of the couple, standing next to Emily Ratajkowski

Behind: Emily and Ziwe didn’t seem to communicate with the smiling Lea

Shock: In 2020, Glee star Samantha Ware accused Lea of ​​having “racist tendencies” – something Ziwe asked Amber about in an awkward interview in December, leading to an awkward moment during the Novak Djokovic vs. Daniil Medvedev duel

Frank: To add fuel to the fire, Watch What Happens Live producer Frank Costa tweeted a picture of the seating and wrote, “Lea Michele sits behind Ziwe and Emily Ratajkowski at the US Open.” I need a full breakdown of all the interactions .

In pictures taken of the foursome at the match in which Djokovic was victorious, the duo were never seen speaking and there is no confirmation of an exchange.

The scandal erupted in 2020 when Samantha made allegations against the leading actress, claiming she had abused her on set – echoing claims made by other stars.

The bullying allegations came to light after Lea took to social media to pay tribute to George Floyd, who was killed by police, sparking global protests and giving rise to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Lea wrote on Twitter at the time: “George Floyd didn’t deserve this.” “This wasn’t an isolated incident and it has to come to an end.”

Samantha, who appeared as Jane Hayward in the show’s sixth season in 2015, quickly hit back: “Remember when you made my first TV appearance hell?!?!…”

‘Cause I’ll never forget it… I think you told everyone if you had the chance you’d fuck my wig!’ among other traumatic microaggressions that made me question a career in Hollywood.”

After Lea vowed in a statement to “get better” but insisted she didn’t remember any of the moments Samantha remembered, the latter gave an interview in response.

When talking about the “traumatic microaggressions,” she said, “Am I calling Lea a racist?” No. Does Lea have racist tendencies? “I think Lea is suffering from a symptom of living in this world in an industry that caters to white people.”

EmRata’s view: In pictures taken of the foursome at the match in which Djokovic was victorious, the duo was never seen speaking and there is no confirmation of an exchange

Ziwe’s look: They watched intently as the game began

‘I’ll be better in the future’: In 2020, Lea (left) publicly apologized to Samantha Ware (right), claiming she had “made her life hell” during her time on Glee.

Statement: She took to social media to pay tribute to George Floyd and support the Black Lives Matter movement, which led to the backlash

Remember me? The news sparked a scathing reaction from Samantha

Ziwe then spoke to Amber, who played Mercedes Jones on the Fox comedy, about whether Lea was racist.

Ziwe said: “When we were talking about getting into the mud, you said one of your famous colleagues is not racist. Did you think it was her?’

Amber took a moment to figure out how to answer before politely asking Ziwe to move on to the next question, adding: “I don’t know how to answer that.”

Amber then defiantly explained that she wasn’t sure what colleague Ziwe meant because she had so many when she played the video in which Riley said she didn’t think Lea Michele was racist.

Ziwe then asked: “Would you say that your famous colleague doesn’t know race and is actually rude to all her colleagues?”

Amber replied diplomatically, “I think she would probably say she doesn’t see race. But as we discussed, everyone does.”

Between Ziwe and Justin: Later, Ziwe and Emily swap places and sit next to Justin Theroux