Matthew Morrison is trying to clear his name.
The 43-year-old Glee alum is speaking out in response to recent reports that he was fired abruptly from So You Think You Can Dance because he messaged a contestant inappropriately.
On Thursday (June 2), Matthew took to Instagram to post a video sharing his side of what happened.
He began by saying:
“It’s really unfortunate that I have to sit here and defend myself and my family against blatantly untrue statements made anonymously.
But I have nothing to hide, so in the interest of transparency I will read to you the one message that I wrote to a dancer on the show.”
He revealed this to be the message he sent:
“Hey it’s Matthew, if you don’t mind, would love to get your number and talk you through some things.’ The end.
I sent this because this dancer and I both share a mutual respect for a choreographer that I’ve known for over 20 years, and I was trying to help her to get a job as a choreographer on the show.
He spoke out against the culture we are in now where “gossip rules,” declaring:
“It’s devastating that we live in this world where gossip rules, and people’s lives are being thrown around as clickbait. I think this is much bigger than me, and this story. Gossip is toxic and it is destroying our society and we need to do better.
And in no way do I want this to take away from the show because dance has always been a unifying and healing modality.
And I genuinely wish all of the contestants and my fellow judges all the best.”
