Happiness Alum Matthew Morrison made what could have been his triumphant return to Fox as one of the judges So you think you can dance , who is back with season 17 after a long hiatus. Shortly after the premiere, however, he was fired , the only explanation at the moment is that it “did not follow the production protocols of the competition”. Allegations of being fired for inappropriate behavior towards a competitor followed, and now the actor / singer / dancer has responded to what he considers “blatantly false claims”.
Allegations about the reason for his dismissal began spreading on the internet this week after being initially reported on May 31. Apparently they come from an unidentified source (quoted by people ), who reportedly said Morrison was fired for “an inappropriate relationship with a competitor” after being approached “via flirtatious direct messages” to the point that the dancer “felt uncomfortable with his line of comment”.
On 2 June, Matthew Morrison (married with two children) took over instagram with her side of the story, including reading what she claims is the only message she ever sent to a dancer in the show. Although he did not explicitly cite the source of the allegations, he said:
It’s a real shame to have to sit here and defend myself and my family from blatantly false statements made anonymously, but I have nothing to hide. So, for the sake of transparency, I’m going to read you the only message I’ve ever written to a dancer on the show: ‘Hi, I’m Matthew. If you don’t mind, I’d like to have your number and talk to you about a few things. The end. I introduced him because this dancer and I share a mutual respect for a choreographer I have known for over twenty years and who were trying to help her find a job as a choreographer on the show.
According to Matthew Morrison, there was only one message he sent to the So you think you can dance contestant who only contacted and asked for her number to speak, in order to discuss a choreography job. His opening statement on May 27 (via us weekly ). She continued in her statement on Instagram from June 2 saying:
It is devastating to live in this world where the rules of gossip and people’s lives are tossed around like a clickbait. I think it’s much bigger than me and this story. Gossip is toxic and destroys our society and we need to do better. I don’t want this to detract from the show in any way as dance has always been a unifying and healing modality, and I sincerely wish the best to all contestants and my fellow judges.
Morrison’s concluding comment about wishing the contestants and fellow judges the best echoes his opening statement, in which he said he “will watch with all of you in what I know will be one of the best seasons to date.” At the time, Us Weekly quoted an unnamed source as saying that a “minor misdemeanor” resulted in Morrison’s departure. As of this writing, there has been no public response from Fox either So you think you can dance regarding Morrison’s statement on social media.
The return of So you think you can dance it involved a drama for all three judges accept the changes , although Matthew Morrison’s firing was the biggest step forward. JoJo Siwa and tWitch have received enough social media criticism to speak, with tWitch’s defense dance in the program e Siwa citing her years of experience in dance. how to qualify for the job
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Source: Cinemablend
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