'Glee' star Kevin McHale denies involvement in 'Price of Glee' docuseries
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- Kevin McHale spoke out on Friday against the upcoming Discovery+ docuseries, "The Price of Glee."
- McHale tweeted that he and his fellow castmates were not involved in the docuseries production.
- "Don't make me speak on this again," McHale tweeted in response to the false claims.
"Glee" star Kevin McHale spoke out against the upcoming Discovery+ docuseries, "The Price of Glee." On Friday, McHale took to Twitter to set the record straight on the cast's involvement in the investigative series.
On Thursday, Twitter user Ashley Ray-Harris tweeted that "cast and crew are involved" in the making of "The Price of Glee." McHale responded on Friday, "Show me this cast you speak of."
Representatives for McHale and Discovery did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
—Kevin McHale (@druidDUDE) December 10, 2022
After denying the claims that the cast was involved, McHale stated that he did not want to further comment on the matter. "This was the nice version, ftr. Don't make me speak on this again," McHale wrote on Twitter Friday.
According to Entertainment Weekly, none of the original cast or creator Ryan Murphy are involved with the docuseries.
The three-part docuseries is set to release on January 16. According to Deadline, the series aims to uncover the behind-the-scenes experiences of the cast and crew on the hit Fox series "Glee." The trailer, which was released Thursday, sparked controversy after equating actor's deaths to a "curse," Them writer James Factora reported.
"In May 2009, 10 young actors made their TV debut on 'Glee.' By 2020, all of them would be famous. And three of them would be dead," the trailer reads. The docuseries examines the deaths of "Glee" stars Cory Monteith, Naya Rivera, and Mark Salling.
McHale, who played Archie Abrams on "Glee," currently cohosts the podcast "And That's What You Really Missed" with his fellow "Glee" costar Jenna Ushkowitz. On the podcast, the two share behind-the-scenes details about their time filming "Glee" from 2009 to 2015.