Matthew Morrison Shares Direct Message That Got Him Fired From So You Think You Can Dance: "I Have Nothing To Hide"

Matthew Morrison has hit back at claims about his exit from So You Think You Can Dance.

The Glee actor was reportedly fired from the TV series after sending "flirty" messages to a contestant but the actor took to social media to respond to the "blatantly untrue" claims.

In a video — which he captioned "Just to clarify... " — posted to Instagram on Thursday (June 2), Morrison, 43, said: "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 one of the messages I wrote to a dancer on the show."
He read, "'Hey, it's Matthew. If you don't mind, would love to get your number and talk you through some things.'"

Morrison continued: "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 get a job as a choreographer on the show."

He also slammed the "toxic gossip" being spread about his exit from the show.

He said: "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."

Despite the controversy surrounding his exit, Morrison explained that he wished the contestants and his fellow judges on the show "all the best".

He said: "And 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 the contestants and my fellow judges all the best." 

— BANG SHOWBIZ