Nicole Crowther regrets leaving Twitter over 'Glee' spoiler, says she didn't work prom episode

Nicole Crowther, the one-time "Glee" extra who was skewered for tweeting a spoiler of the hit show's prom episode and incurred the wrath of co-creator Brad Falchuk, is trying to set the record straight: She did not work the episode in question and heard the information secondhand.

"I had no idea it would blow up like this, I do regret it," she told the Ministry on Monday. Crowther, 21, appeared on only one episode of the show, she said, in 2010. Reports last week had characterized her as working "Glee" regularly, and tweeting after learning the prom king and queen's identity in person.

"I'm afraid my career is in jeopardy -- my career that hasn't even started because of this lie," she said. "Nobody took the time to check the facts. But I do understand why [Falchuk] would be upset ... the truth of the matter is that I wasn't on set."

Crowther, a film student, revealed the cryptic spoiler last week to her nearly 2,000 followers, with whom she had a "Glee"-related rapport. Fans of the show were able to decipher the code, but she said she wasn't even sure if the rumor was true.

Then a Twitter tirade from Falchuk seemed to confirm her speculation: "@nicolecrowther Hope you're qualified to do something besides work in entertainment," he wrote, adding "Who are you to spoil something talented people have spent months to create?"

"That's what surprised me the most," Crowther said. "I was very stunned by what he said to me regarding my career. I honestly think that my heart stopped beating for a minute that he even heard what I said."

So where did Crowther get her info? She said she heard the secret at an April 16 dinner party, from a girl who claimed to have been an extra on the "Glee" prom set the day before -- and it was Falchuk who appeared to confirm its veracity.

"Nobody really knows who I am, I'm just twittering away and he goes on and he confirms it. Only a few people would have heard what I said. And he's the one that spread it even more than I did and seemed to threaten my career." She deactivated her Twitter account soon after.

Now, the actress says she's been blackballed. The extra casting agencies she works through suspended her for two to three weeks, and the agency that casts background specifically for "Glee" told her she'd never again work on the Fox show, or on any show it handles.

Crowther's background gigs are a side job while she pursues training to becoming a director. The Fort Myers, Fla., native is a student at the Los Angeles Feature Film Academy, and has found herself in the background on TV sets including Disney's "Shake It Up," "Kickin' It" and "A.N.T. Farm"; Nickelodeon's "Big Time Rush," "Victorious," and "Supah Ninjas"; Fox's "Traffic Light"; and TNT's "Men of a Certain Age." She also worked on the upcoming movies "Prom" and "The Muppets."

The self-proclaimed "Glee" fan had been tweeting about Fox's hit show for about five months, building her following among the Gleek community last October after tweeting that she'd been an extra on the show. She said she's tried to reactivate the account, to no avail, and regrets having deactivating it in the first place, despite knowing that she'd upset a lot of people.

"I deleted it because I thought it would help," but in doing so might have convinced people she was in the wrong. "I shouldn't have deleted it."

"I have nothing to be ashamed of, I have nothing to hide. I'm telling the truth and I'm going to prove that to everyone."

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Photo: Actress Nicole Crowther. Credit: Kevin Johnson

Comments

[Pranali]

AMEN to Cheryl!!!! She is speaking nothing but the truth!!!

[CDZ from the Ministry]

Christie D'Zurilla here from MOG with a gentle reminder that we don't publish comments that include profanity, even if asterisks or other symbols are used to alter the words.

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//cdz

[Rob]

Good, she should be blackballed. Too many people bust their asses for some idiot to go and "TWEET" it, or put it on their wall, just so they can get followers and popularity. I mean come on, grow up, this is a corporate industry and you have learned a valuable lesson. Maybe now, this will keep the wannabees from opening their dam mouths and realize, this is not your set mrs director. By the way, all this says is you can not be trusted with confidential or secrets at all, not good, not good at all.

[Roberts6328]

Idiot!!! At least now us up and commers knows that Nicole Crowther can not be trusted with pertinant, and secretive information. I am glad she is blackballed, is is a joke when I see all these "im on set, just did this, this, this" it is obvious she is one of those people that need the attention, look at her giving her interviews and taking thye pictures. America will of course hate her and tehn find a way to revel her. This is the way our culture works, we will cast her in some stupid movies, then she will write a book and Tweet even more. Lol, she is garbage and like all the attention starved fools, you are too.

[Doug]

Wow... rumors swarm the internet everyday. It actually seems like it's Brad Falchuk's fault. If I was one of the people who read the tweet, I'd probably think that it was just another made up guess, and if it wasn't confirmed I'd still be anticipating the plot. I'm not saying what this girl did was smart, but it was completely out of the question to confirm the information.

[Ezra James]

I think this girl is an idiot who enjoys the attention of being able to give out little secrets about what she did while she was on set as an extra. It's not unreasonable for agencies to not want to deal with her after this, since she has proven that she cannot keep the inside tidbits to herself. I think it's lame that she's trying to defend herself.

Although, I don't think it was right for Brad Falchuck to respond to her and basically confirm what she said. I, myself, saw all the fuss on tumblr about this girl spoiling a big plot, but I managed to avoid things on twitter and tumblr which showed exactly what she spoiled.

Also, it's not just a "silly TV show." It's part of a multi-million dollar entertainment industry.

[Liz in CA]

Honey, here's a thought: try keeping your hands OFF your keypad for once. You are not the archivist of Hollywood, and it is NOT your business to try to get info onto the net 'first.' You were well and duly fired because you couldn't keep your mouth shut. Hope spoiling something was worth jeopardizing your Hollywood career, you sure did a good job.

[BakaBuns]

Does anyone else think her leaking it, and getting fired was all her ploy in the first place? Think about it. Leak a highly "sensitive" plot point, get tons of articles, and then people know who you are. She's getting fame just by this. She probably can't act, so here's her career, she'll have interviews for months now.