“Glee” Creators Are Establishing A College Fund For Naya Rivera’s Son
While fans, friends, and close celebrity friends are still mourning the loss of “Glee,” star Naya Rivera, the creators of the hit show are coming together for the late star’s family.
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In a statement released Tuesday, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan paid tribute to Rivera, who drowned at Lake Piru in Ventura County, California last week. The statement read: “Naya wasn’t a series regular when we cast her on ‘Glee,’” they wrote. “She didn’t have more than a few lines in the pilot. But it didn’t take more than an episode or two for us to realize that we had lucked into finding one of the most talented, special stars we would ever have the pleasure of working with,” Variety quotes.
While praising her for her musical performances and “humor and humanity” that she brought to her character’s relationship with Heather Morris’ character, Brittany, the creators said “it was one of the first times an openly lesbian, high school relationship was seen on network television and Naya understood what ‘Brittana’ meant to the many young women who were seeing themselves represented on television for the first time,” the three explained. From there, they concluded by revealing that they are currently in the process of creating a college fund for Rivera’s four-year-old son, Josey.
”Our hearts go out to her family, especially her mom, Yolanda, who was a big part of the Glee family and her son Josey. The three of us are currently in the process of creating a college fund for the beautiful son Naya loved most of all.
-Ryan, Ian, and Brad
Naya Rivera was just 33 years old.
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