On Wednesday, Kevin McHale called out fans who describe Glee as “cursed” after the deaths of several cast members. The actor said treating real people and their tragedies like pieces of a supernatural TV theory is cruel, detached from reality, and deeply disrespectful to grieving loved ones. McHale addressed the backlash on X, telling people who frame the deaths as a “sacrifice” to log off and stop turning human loss into fandom mythology. The message was blunt, profane, and very much giving “we are not doing this today.” Glee Was a Show, Not a Supernatural Prophecy Three major Glee cast members died after the Fox series premiered in 2009. Cory Monteith died from an accidental overdose in 2013 at age 31, Mark Salling died by suicide in 2018 at 35 while awaiting sentencing after a child pornography conviction, and Naya Rivera drowned in California’s Lake Piru in 2020 at age 33 after helping her 4-year-old son, Josey. Fans largely backed McHale, pointing out that the people involved had families, friends, and real lives beyond their roles on Glee. The renewed “curse” conversation surfaced after co-creator Ryan Murphy said he had considered revisiting the series because a younger audience has recently discovered the show, proving the internet can turn a reboot tease into an entire conspiracy corkboard.