Ryan Murphy has said he is in contact with the estate of late actor Naya Rivera to establish a college fund for her son.
Rivera, who died suddenly last year, was best known for starring in Murphy’s musical drama-comedy series Glee.
Her father, George Rivera, had recently made public comments which suggested that Murphy had not followed through on a promise to finance Naya’s son’s education.
“Everyone needs to know what Ryan Murphy really did... or didn’t do,” he wrote on Twitter, in a series of replies to different tweets. “I’m about to blow up this story... and make sure he’s knows that I know.”
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He then wrote: “When you are part of the Hollywood elite, some people treat others as they are ‘less than’... vocalise a good game , but it’s as shallow as the sets on stage that they create. Promises made in public, only to fade with time and excuses... even in a unexplainable tragedy… [sic]”
“Broken Promises... fake outrage... hollow gestures... no phone call,” he added.
In a statement subsequently provided to Entertainment Tonight, Murphy’s representative said: “Ryan Murphy, [and Glee co-creators] Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan have committed to fund and create a college fund for her child through the Naya Rivera Estate Trust, and have been in repeated conversations with the appropriate executors of her estate.”
Rivera died in July 2020 in a tragic boating accident during a trip to Lake Piro with her son, Josey.
