Matthew Morrison has dismissed rumors that he was released as a judge of So You Think You Can Dance for having an “inappropriate relationship” with a contestant.
The Glee star posted a video on Instagram and wrote, “Just to clarify …”
In the video, he said, “It’s really unfortunate that I have to sit here and defend myself and my family from blatantly false statements made anonymously.”
He added: “But I have nothing to hide, so in the interest of transparency, I will read you the only message I wrote to a dancer on the show.”
The message allegedly said, “Hi, it’s Matthew, if you don’t mind, I’d like to receive your number.”
He then stated that he and the dancer have a “mutual respect” for a choreographer and that he hoped to get her a job as a choreographer on the show.
“It’s devastating that we live in this world where gossip rules and people’s lives are being thrown like a click bait,” he added.
Last week, Morrison himself issued a statement to EW stating: “After filming the auditions for the show and completing the selection of the 12 finalists, I did not follow the production protocols of the competition, which prevented me. to be able to judge the competition fairly. ”
He added: “I can’t apologize enough to everyone involved, and I’ll be watching from all of you what I know will be one of the best seasons so far.”
“I can’t apologize enough to everyone involved,” he said, without delving into the moment.
A privileged person later alleged to People that Morrison had “an inappropriate relationship with a contestant.”
“They did not have sex, but he contacted her through flirtatious direct messages on social media,” the source alleged.
“He was uncomfortable with his line of comment and went to the producers, who later implicated Fox. He was fired after they did their own research.”
The unidentified actor and contestant “never found themselves out of the game,” the People source stressed.
“It was just messages that crossed the line.”