Matthew Morrison Breaks Silence on ‘SYTYCD’ Firing Over ‘Flirty’ Texts to Contestant

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Matthew Morrison says he was fired from  after sending one single message to a female contestant he was trying to help land a job on the show.The 43-year-old actor took to his Instagram account on Thursday and posted a 1 minute video and called the «flirty messages» allegations «blatantly untrue.» In that video, Morrison sought to «clarify» the events that led to his dismissal from the dance competition series last week.«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,» Morrison said. «So, in the interest of transparency, I will read to you the one message tha tI wrote to a dancer on the show.»Morrison then grabbed his phone and read aloud, «Hey, it's Matthew.

If you don't mind, would love to get your number and talk you through some things.» After reading that text message, the actor looked into the camera and said, «The end.» Morrison later explained why he sent that one text message.«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.»Morrison then blasted the episode as «toxic» gossip that «is destroying our society.»A post shared by Matthew Morrison (@matthewmorrison)«It's devastating we live in this world where gossip rules and people's lives are being thrown around as click-bait,» he said. «I think this is much bigger than me and this story.