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Lea Michele says Ryan Murphy called to inform her the internet thinks she can't read

Who actually started the rumors that Lea Michele can't read? Better yet, who first told Michele herself about the rumors? The 'Glee' star now reveals that it was Ryan Murphy who first alerted her.

"What was trending online more was 'Lea Michele can't read,'" the Funny Girl star shares in an advance clip of the new episode of Jake Shane's Therapuss podcast, which drops Wednesday evening. Lying somewhere between mean-spirited schoolyard rumors, a light-hearted online meme, and a full-blown conspiracy theory, rumbles of Michele's alleged illiteracy date back at least as far as 2017. The following year, Michele posted another TikTok in reference to her starring role in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl, which Barbra Streisand originated in 1964.

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