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Amber Riley Refused to Film ‘Glee’ Sex Scene for Virginity Story Line


Glee's Amber Riley Revealed she put her foot down and rejected a ‘full-blown scene’ where Mercedes was supposed to have sex with Sam

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Amber Riley revealed that she put her foot down when Glee writers crafted a sex scene for her character Mercedes Jones. Riley’s former costars Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale, who are the hosts of the Glee recap podcast, laughed in shock as they heard the behind-the-scenes scoop that they had no idea went down during the time. Rodin Eckenroth/Getty ImagesOn season 5 of Glee, Mercedes had declared that she wasn’t ready to have sex and wanted to wait for marriage, and Riley felt her character “should stick to her guns.”

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