Well, there may be no coming back from this one.
Heather Morris, who made a name for herself as Brittany on Glee, is making headlines for her tweets supporting former castmate Mark Salling.
Castmates supporting castmates doesn’t seem too dramatic, until you remember what Salling did.
Before we get into it, we need to add a serious content warning. What Salling did is beyond reprehensible and is very triggering. Please proceed with caution.
In 2017, Salling pleaded guilty to child pornography charges and died by suicide in his cell while awaiting sentencing.
Here’s where it gets bleak. Salling’s collection included 55,000 images and videos of children. Detectives learned the victims were as young as three years old.
When Glee castmate Kevin McHale quote tweeted a fan’s ode to “A Very Glee Christmas,” his costar Morris took offense with the vomiting emoji the user put over Salling’s face.
This album goes hard tho https://t.co/IeqDlhmk4Q
— Kevin McHale (@druidDUDE) December 18, 2020
Morris responded directly to McHale, calling the vomit emoji – which McHale did not place on the image – “offensive.” Oh honey, no.
This album goes hard tho https://t.co/IeqDlhmk4Q
— Kevin McHale (@druidDUDE) December 18, 2020
Naturally, Morris got called out.
no it’s not and neither is this pic.twitter.com/mefrwMo9s9
— aryaミ☆ (@robertsfiIms) December 18, 2020
This Twitter user in particular ratio’ed the hell out of Morris’ response.
i think being a pedophile is a bit more offensive than an emoji
— ab (@abbiecops) December 18, 2020
And many users followed suit.
i am actually in pain reading this like shut up https://t.co/DXZplJi8Cw
— blair RT PINNED (@DEFYlNGRAVITY) December 18, 2020
He was a nonce, Heather… https://t.co/2DC9H2yvw0 pic.twitter.com/xsiq5eMGlj
— Mitch Thee Morally Corrupt (@MitchellLWell) December 18, 2020
One Twitter user pointed out how hypocritical it is to be a mother and support someone who has committed such horrific acts against children.
you have children, little children and you are standing up for Mark? A man who was about to go to prison for exploitation of children, and had a ton of evidence of that on this computer and in his home. It’s not like it’s a rumor it was true. Love the character not the Actor.
— ✨Amber✨ (@AmberCactus02) December 18, 2020
As the criticism came in, Morris further shoved her foot in her mouth in three tweets defending her actions.
I don’t feel the need to ever justify something because somethings are better left unsaid. Y’all who have lots of things to say, I get it, I UNDERSTAND you…somethings are unforgivable. But this holiday season, amongst ALL holiday seasons is INCREDIBLE hard for so many of us.
— heather (@HeatherMorrisTV) December 18, 2020
We did not loose just 2 cast members, we lost 3. And it is SO incredible tough to have to act like that 3rd one is invisible, because even though his actions are unjustifiable, he was a part of our family at one point and he was mentally SICK. Yes pedophelia is a sickness but…
— heather (@HeatherMorrisTV) December 18, 2020
Morris is referring to castmates Cory Monteith and Naya Rivera, who both died under tragic circumstances. Monteith in 2013 due to a drug overdose and Rivera in 2020 due to a boating accident where she saved her son’s life.
Although I don’t want to have to say all that, its truthful. So THANK YOU for treated me with such disrespect and unkindness during a time that I can’t get through a day without balling my eyes out at the loss of my entire Glee family… thank you
— heather (@HeatherMorrisTV) December 18, 2020