Laura Benanti Slams Zachary Levi for Using Broadway Costar Gavin Creel’s Death for His ‘Political Agenda’

Laura Benanti is letting her emotions about Zachary Levi be recognized.

Benanti, 45, candidly addressed her emotions about her She Loves Me costar, 44, alongside along with her sentiments about how Levi dealt with their fellow costar Gavin Creel’s demise, throughout an look on Wednesday, Dec. 4 version of the That’s a Gay Ass Podcast.

“I by no means favored him,” Benanti mentioned of Levi. “Everyone was like, ‘He’s so nice!’ And I used to be like, ‘No, he is not. He’s sucking up all of the f—— vitality on this room. He desires to mansplain everyone’s half to them.”

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Benanti mentioned that Levi tried to get the forged to do a dance occasion each evening, which she says she wished no a part of.

“He actually sucked everyone in along with his like dance occasion vitality,” she continued. “Like, ‘We’re doing a dance occasion at half-hour.’ I used to be like, ‘Good luck. Have enjoyable.’ ”

But it was the best way Levi responded to their costar Gavin Creel’s demise that vastly upset her.

Creel died on Monday, Sept. 30, on the age of 48 amid therapy for a uncommon and aggressive type of most cancers known as metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma. The most cancers develops within the physique’s bones or tender tissues, resembling muscle mass, fats, blood vessels, and nerves. Creel was recognized simply months prior in July.

During an October Instagram Live following Creel’s demise, Levi implied that Creel died on account of the COVID vaccine, per Deadline.

“For [Levi] to make use of [Creel’s] reminiscence – an individual he was not mates with — to make use of his reminiscence for his political agenda and to observe him attempt to make himself cry till he had one single tear, which he didn’t wipe away, I used to be like, ‘F— you without end,’ ” mentioned Benanti.

The actress added that she believes Levi’s conservative views will assist him sooner or later.

“Everyone’s like, ‘It’s profession suicide.’ But it’s not profession suicide as a result of Christian, faith-based TV and movie is big,” she mentioned.

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“He’s going to be an enormous f—– star in that realm,” she continued. “He’s going to earn more money than he ever has.It makes me nauseous, but additionally a bit bit, like, ‘I instructed you, motherf——.’ ”

Representatives for Levi didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for remark.