Could An Illiterate Woman Do THIS⁉️

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Lea Michele attends 75th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)

We are four days away from Lea Michele making her Funny Girl debut, but maybe only halfway through Michele’s image rehabilitation tour. The latest stop: The New York Times, where she addressed, you know, all of it: replacing Beanie Feldstein, how that replacement actually went down, allegations of racism, bullying, and general diva-hood on the set of Glee, how much she loves Barbra Streisand, how honored she is to finally be playing Fanny Brice.

“Online hatred of her can verge on gleeful,” — lol — “and she fears that if she responds to criticism — or a bizarre rumor that she is illiterate — it will fuel the fire,” the Times reported. But respond she has: “I we…