!! OMG, the spitefullness! Chris Colfer on his blackmailing past !!

Talking to IndieWire, Glee centerpiece Chris Colfer revealed the origins — or at least part of the plotline — behind his screenwriting debut, “Struck By Lightning,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival:

“The whole blackmailing came from me from when I was in high school and I did a show called “Shirley Todd” which was a spoof of “Sweeney Todd.” None of my friends wanted to be in it so I kind of blackmailed them into being in it. There was a vegetarian, a die-hard vegetarian, and I found a hamburger receipt in her car. I was like, ‘You’re going to be in my show.'”