Matthew Morrison DEFENDS himself against accusations of inappropriate behavior on SYTYCD

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Matthew Morrison defended himself in an Instagram clip Thursday after he was fired last week as a judge on the Fox TV show So You Think You Can Dance, amid allegations he had an inappropriate relationship with a female contestant.In a clip, the 43-year-old entertainer, saying he had 'nothing to hide,' and recited the text message he sent to the contestant. 'It’s really unfortunate that I really have to defend myself and my family against blatantly untrue statements made anonymously, but I have nothing to hide,' Morrison said. 'In the interest of transparency, I will read to you the one message that I wrote to a dancer on the show: "Hey it’s Matthew, if you don’t mind, would love to get your number and talk [about] some things." The end.' The latest:Matthew Morrison, 43, defended himself in an Instagram clip Thursday after he was fired last week as a judge on the Fox TV show So You Think You Can Dance amid allegations he had an inappropriate relationship with a female contestantMorrison said he sent the text message in an effort to try and help get a mutual colleague hired by the Fox show.'I sent this because this dancer and I share 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 said.

Morrison condemned a 'world where gossip rules,' saying it is destroying our society and we need to do better.'And no way 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,' he said.