Matthew Morrison has supplied extra element about his abrupt exit from So You Assume You Can Dance, which he joined in April. The previous Glee star had solely appeared on two episodes of the fact competitors when he introduced over the weekend that he would not be a decide, as a result of he “didn’t comply with competitors manufacturing protocols,” and he apologized to everybody concerned.
Folks reported Tuesday that Morrison had been fired after sending “flirty” messages that made a contestant “uncomfortable.” A person named as somebody near the present advised the journal that Morrison had “an inappropriate relationship with a feminine contestant.” The supply stated Morrison by no means met with the girl exterior of the set and their contact had been restricted to direct messages.
Morrison had a distinct story.
“It is actually unlucky that I’ve to take a seat right here and defend myself and my household towards blatantly unfaithful statements made anonymously, however I’ve nothing to cover,” he stated in a video he posted. “So within the curiosity of transparency, I’ll learn to you the one message that I wrote to a dancer on the present: ‘Hey, it is Matthew. In the event you do not thoughts, would like to get your quantity and discuss you thru some issues.’ The top. I despatched this as a result of this dancer and I each share a mutual respect for a choreographer that I’ve identified for over 20 years, and I used to be making an attempt to assist her get a job as a choreographer on the present.”
Morrison, who married Renee Puente in 2014, stated he hopes his story does not take away from the present.
“It is devastating that we dwell on this world the place gossip guidelines and other people’s lives are being thrown round as clickbait. I believe that is a lot greater than me and this story. Gossip is poisonous, and it’s destroying our society, and we have to do higher,” he stated. “And by no means do I would like this to remove from the present, as a result of dance has at all times been a unifying and therapeutic modality, and I genuinely want all of the contestants and my fellow judges all one of the best.”
Episodes of the present that Morrison already filmed will air via mid-June, in accordance with Leisure Weekly. A brand new decide is anticipated to affix JoJo Siwa and Stephen “tWitch” Boss on the desk this month.
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