Emma Roberts and Lea Michele in 2019.Photo: Jennifer Graylock/GettyEmma Robertsis poking fun at an online conspiracy theory that her friendLea Michelecannot read.While onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenthis week, Roberts, 31,answered a fan questionabout seeing Michele, 36, in Broadway’sFunny Girland what the biggest misconception is about her.“I saw her inFunny Girland I was crying at the end. Like, I literally— And she looked at me. I said to my friend, ‘I think she saw me!’ And my friend was like, ‘Emma, she didn’t see you. Shut up.’ Then I go backstage and she’s like, ‘I saw you!’ And I was like, ‘I knew! I knew that we connected.’ “Roberts added of herScream Queenscostar, “I’m just so happy for her. She’s so down to earth and so talented, and she just deserves everything she’s getting with all theFunny Girlpraise. I couldn’t be happier.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.Host Cohen, 54, then followed up with the “biggest misconception” component of the question, guessing that it’s “that she can’t read.” Roberts responded with a laugh: “I mean, we have not been in a book club together, but…. No.“Modern FamilyalumJulie Bowen, the other guest on the talk show, then joked, “Why is reading so important, goddamnit? Let her not read if that’s what she wants.“On Oct. 22, Micheleshared a photoon Instagram of herself with Roberts on the Broadway stage between shows and wrote in the caption, “The smiles say it all. I love you so much @emmaroberts Thank you for being the greatest friend a girl could ask for.” Roberts commented, “Love you!“RELATED VIDEO: Lea Michele Says Online Rumors She Can’t Read or Write ‘Wouldn’t Be the Case’ If ‘I Were a Man’Michelereacted to the online speculationthat she can’t read during an interview withThe New York Timeslast year. (Several viral TikToks and social media threads in recent years pushed a conspiracy theory that Michele never learned to read, with peopleclaiming to show “evidence.")“I went toGleeevery single day; I knew my lines every single day. And then there’s a rumor online that I can’t read or write? It’s sad. It really is. I think often if I were a man, a lot of this wouldn’t be the case,” said Michele at the time.Michelepreviously joked about the rumorswhen they bubbled up back in March 2018. She set the record straight with a sense of humor, tweeting to a fan who said she must be “laughing her head off right now” about it: “Loved READING this tweet and wanted to WRITE you back? literally laughing out loud at all this? love you!!! ?.”
Emma Roberts and Lea Michele in 2019.Photo: Jennifer Graylock/Getty
Emma Robertsis poking fun at an online conspiracy theory that her friendLea Michelecannot read.While onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenthis week, Roberts, 31,answered a fan questionabout seeing Michele, 36, in Broadway’sFunny Girland what the biggest misconception is about her.“I saw her inFunny Girland I was crying at the end. Like, I literally— And she looked at me. I said to my friend, ‘I think she saw me!’ And my friend was like, ‘Emma, she didn’t see you. Shut up.’ Then I go backstage and she’s like, ‘I saw you!’ And I was like, ‘I knew! I knew that we connected.’ “Roberts added of herScream Queenscostar, “I’m just so happy for her. She’s so down to earth and so talented, and she just deserves everything she’s getting with all theFunny Girlpraise. I couldn’t be happier.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.Host Cohen, 54, then followed up with the “biggest misconception” component of the question, guessing that it’s “that she can’t read.” Roberts responded with a laugh: “I mean, we have not been in a book club together, but…. No.“Modern FamilyalumJulie Bowen, the other guest on the talk show, then joked, “Why is reading so important, goddamnit? Let her not read if that’s what she wants.“On Oct. 22, Micheleshared a photoon Instagram of herself with Roberts on the Broadway stage between shows and wrote in the caption, “The smiles say it all. I love you so much @emmaroberts Thank you for being the greatest friend a girl could ask for.” Roberts commented, “Love you!“RELATED VIDEO: Lea Michele Says Online Rumors She Can’t Read or Write ‘Wouldn’t Be the Case’ If ‘I Were a Man’Michelereacted to the online speculationthat she can’t read during an interview withThe New York Timeslast year. (Several viral TikToks and social media threads in recent years pushed a conspiracy theory that Michele never learned to read, with peopleclaiming to show “evidence.")“I went toGleeevery single day; I knew my lines every single day. And then there’s a rumor online that I can’t read or write? It’s sad. It really is. I think often if I were a man, a lot of this wouldn’t be the case,” said Michele at the time.Michelepreviously joked about the rumorswhen they bubbled up back in March 2018. She set the record straight with a sense of humor, tweeting to a fan who said she must be “laughing her head off right now” about it: “Loved READING this tweet and wanted to WRITE you back? literally laughing out loud at all this? love you!!! ?.”
Emma Robertsis poking fun at an online conspiracy theory that her friendLea Michelecannot read.
While onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenthis week, Roberts, 31,answered a fan questionabout seeing Michele, 36, in Broadway’sFunny Girland what the biggest misconception is about her.
“I saw her inFunny Girland I was crying at the end. Like, I literally— And she looked at me. I said to my friend, ‘I think she saw me!’ And my friend was like, ‘Emma, she didn’t see you. Shut up.’ Then I go backstage and she’s like, ‘I saw you!’ And I was like, ‘I knew! I knew that we connected.’ "
Roberts added of herScream Queenscostar, “I’m just so happy for her. She’s so down to earth and so talented, and she just deserves everything she’s getting with all theFunny Girlpraise. I couldn’t be happier.”
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Host Cohen, 54, then followed up with the “biggest misconception” component of the question, guessing that it’s “that she can’t read.” Roberts responded with a laugh: “I mean, we have not been in a book club together, but…. No.”
Modern FamilyalumJulie Bowen, the other guest on the talk show, then joked, “Why is reading so important, goddamnit? Let her not read if that’s what she wants.”
On Oct. 22, Micheleshared a photoon Instagram of herself with Roberts on the Broadway stage between shows and wrote in the caption, “The smiles say it all. I love you so much @emmaroberts Thank you for being the greatest friend a girl could ask for.” Roberts commented, “Love you!”
RELATED VIDEO: Lea Michele Says Online Rumors She Can’t Read or Write ‘Wouldn’t Be the Case’ If ‘I Were a Man’
Michelereacted to the online speculationthat she can’t read during an interview withThe New York Timeslast year. (Several viral TikToks and social media threads in recent years pushed a conspiracy theory that Michele never learned to read, with peopleclaiming to show “evidence.")
“I went toGleeevery single day; I knew my lines every single day. And then there’s a rumor online that I can’t read or write? It’s sad. It really is. I think often if I were a man, a lot of this wouldn’t be the case,” said Michele at the time.
Michelepreviously joked about the rumorswhen they bubbled up back in March 2018. She set the record straight with a sense of humor, tweeting to a fan who said she must be “laughing her head off right now” about it: “Loved READING this tweet and wanted to WRITE you back? literally laughing out loud at all this? love you!!! ?.”
source: people.com
