Kevin McHale denounces Glee curse speculation on X

Actor Kevin McHale has publicly condemned online discussions that frame the deaths of his former "Glee" co-stars as a "sacrifice" or evidence of a "curse," calling such commentary "diabolical" and detached from reality. The 38-year-old, who played Artie Abrams on the Fox musical series, made the remarks in a post on the social media platform X on Wednesday, July 29, expressing his frustration before stating he would "log off."

McHale's post did not name a specific show, but the context clearly references "Glee," which aired from 2009 to 2015 and has been associated with multiple tragedies. Three principal cast members died in separate incidents: Cory Monteith from a drug overdose in 2013, Mark Salling by suicide in 2018 after pleading guilty to possession of illegal child imagery, and Naya Rivera from an accidental drowning in 2020 after saving her son during a boating incident. A 2023 documentary, "The Price of Glee," also detailed the deaths of several crew members, further fueling online speculation about a so-called curse.

In his statement, McHale wrote that the way "too many of you talk about real people who have passed as a sacrifice or a curse in regards to a tv show...