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Amber Riley Defends Herself Against Criticism Over Naya Rivera Silence - Check Out Her Emotional Clap Back!
By Nick Markus
Jul 12, 2020 4:54 PM
Source: people.com
In the aftermath of Naya Rivera’s disappearance, some of her former Glee castmates have shared their pain with the world on social media while others haven’t, including Amber Riley! That being said, some fans of the show were quick to judge and call her out for keeping silent about the tragedy.
The actress now asks everyone to show some ‘respect’ to her way of mourning, stressing that this is a ‘very real’ and ‘devastating’ time for her and many other people close to Naya Rivera.
While Naya’s body is still nowhere to be found after she was presumed drowned in a lake, some social media users have noticed that Amber Riley, one of her former Glee co-stars has said nothing about the sad accident on her platform.
Clapping back at the insensitive criticism, Amber tweeted: ‘Show some respect. All our energy is going toward helping find Naya and praying for her safe return and for her family. No one owes anyone online a performance of grief. This is very real and devastating.’
She went on to point out that people should focus on something else much more important than this negativity: ‘Focus on Naya and her family. Not us. We don’t matter right now. #helpfindnaya #NayaRivera #nayariveramissing.’
As you might know, Naya Rivera has been missing since July 8 when she went boating with her 4 year old son, Josey, on Lake Piru.
My name is Heather Morris, I'm Nayas close friend and co-worker, and I'm trying to conduct an on foot search and rescue mission along with a small group of friends at Lake Piru. I understand your team is doing EVERYTHING in their power, but we are feeling helpless, powerless and
— heather (@HeatherMorrisTV) July 12, 2020
A few hours later, the boy was found alonge on the boat while his mom was nowhere to be found.
The little boy told the police they were both swimming but Naya never got back on the boat.
Teams as well as her family and close friends have been looking for her ever since but with no results.
What do you think about the criticism some of the Glee stars have been getting over not addressing the tragedy?