Amber Riley Is Sick And Tired Of People Calling Her "Mercedes," The Name Of Her "Glee" Character

Amber Riley Is Sick And Tired Of People Calling Her "Mercedes," The Name Of Her "Glee" Character
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Amber Riley Is Sick And Tired Of People Calling Her "Mercedes," The Name Of Her "Glee" Character

"Basic human decency is to recognize me as a person and use my actual name."

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Most of us know Amber Riley — actor, recording artist, celebrated stage performer, and Grammy nominee to boot with quite an expansive resume and also the voice of an angel. Back in the day, you probably watched her on Glee.

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Amber, who periodically uses her stage name RILEY for contemporary credits, initially rose to fame when the musical comedy-drama series debuted in 2009.

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She was cast as Mercedes Jones, a lead role on the show and frontrunner in its fictional glee club. Amber appeared in Glee throughout all six seasons, until the finale in 2015.

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Since then she's landed the iconic part of Effie in the West End's production of Dreamgirls, won Dancing With the Stars, and launched a solo music career. But for some reason, people still refer to Amber by her former Glee character's name.

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This apparently happens often enough for Amber to address it outright. She recently took to Twitter to share her frustration and urge anyone who's thinking about calling her Mercedes to, please, reconsider.

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"I despise when ppl call me Mercedes. Put some respect on my name," Amber wrote. "Call me AMBER or RILEY. It's wild that I even have to say that." (It really is.) "No shade to the show/character that gave me a career, but please stop this shit," she continued. "I don't answer to it, and if you do it facetiously I'll block you."

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I despise when ppl call me Mercedes. Put some respect on my name. Call me AMBER or RILEY. It’s wild that I even have to say that. No shade to the show/character that gave me a career, but please stop this shit. I don’t answer to it, and if you do it facetiously I’ll block you.

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"I've done too much in my career to be reduced to one role," she added.

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I’ve done too much in my career to be reduced to one role. Whether you respect the work I’ve done or not, I don’t really care, BUT basic human decency is to recognize me as a person and use my actual name. Boundaries