Matthew Morrison's Wife Renee Reacts to His 'So You Think You Can Dance' Texting Controversy

Actress Leah Remini will join the dance competition series "So You Think You Can Dance" as a judge following Matthew Morrison's departure from the show during the ongoing 17th season. Remini will be on the judges' panel alongside singer JoJo Siwa and Hip-Hop dancer Stephen "tWitch" Boss.

Fox has replaced Matthew Morrison as a judge on So You Think You Can Dance with actress Leah Remini, 51, after axing the Glee star for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a contestant.The network released a statement announcing the official replacement on Friday and Leah said she was looking forward to 'guiding these incredibly talented artists through this competition.'The move comes a week after Morrison, 43, was given the boot from the dance series. He later defended himself in an Instagram clip claiming he had 'nothing to hide' and denied accusations he behaved inappropriately.

Leah Remini is replacing the since-fired Matthew Morrison as a judge on “So You Think You Can Dance”, and the actress’ first appearance will come during a milestone episode for the dance competition series, ET can confirm.

Leah Remini is replacing the since-fired Matthew Morrison as a judge on, and the actress' first appearance will come during a milestone episode for the dance competition series, ET can confirm.Remini will join Stephen 'tWitch' Boss and JoJo Siwa on the judging panel when the show celebrates its 300th episode on June 15 on Fox. That episode is set to introduce this season's top 12 dancers, selected to move on to the studio to showcase their skills.«I am thrilled to join on its milestone 300th episode,» Remini said in a statement released by the network.

Matthew Morrison‘s replacement on the So You Think You Can Dance judging panel has been revealed: Leah Remini!

Leah Remini is replacing the since-fired Matthew Morrison as a judge on, and the actress' first appearance will come during a milestone episode for the dance competition series, ET can confirm.Remini will join Stephen 'tWitch' Boss and JoJo Siwa on the judges' panel when the show celebrates its 300th episode on June 15 on Fox. That episode is set to introduce this season's top 12 dancers, selected to move on to the studio to showcase their skills.«I am thrilled to join on its milestone 300th episode,» Remini said in a statement released by the network.

Matthew Morrison and his wife are showing a united front in wake of his firing from .Renee Puente took to Instagram on Thursday and reposted her husband's 1 minute video in which he shared the exact message he sent to a contestant on the show and ultimately led to his firing. Puente called the whole ordeal " a wild ride" while applauding her husband for speaking his truth.«My husband has finally been given an opportunity to speak his truth,» she captioned her post.

Matthew Morrison‘s wife is speaking out in his defense following the actor’s dramatic dismissal days ago from So You Think You Can Dance.

He then read the alleged message. “Hey, it’s Matthew. If you don’t mind, would love to get your number and talk you through some things.”

Matthew Morrison is speaking out about the controversy that has suddenly consumed his career this week.

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.

Breaking his silence. Matthew Morrison addressed the “devastating” allegations against him after he was fired from So You Think You Can Dance — and he didn’t hold back.

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.

Matthew Morrison is speaking out.

JoJo Siwa is standing her ground — and reminding the world just how accomplished she is for her age!

Matthew Morrison may be more well-known than his wife Renee Puente, but the Hawaii native has gushed over the actor every chance she gets.

New information is emerging following Matthew Morrison‘s exit from “So You Think You Can Dance“. A source tells ET that Morrison was fired over “uncomfortable” messages to a female contestant.

Matthew Morrison's exit from . A source tells ET that Morrison was fired over «uncomfortable» messages to a female contestant.«Matthew was let go from after Fox did an internal investigation,» the source says.

Matthew Morrison's exit from . According to multiple reports, Morrison was fired over inappropriate texts to a female contestant.Per , who was first to report the news, Morrison was reportedly fired from his judging gig on the dance competition series after an alleged «inappropriate relationship with a female contestant.» A source close to the Fox reality show tells , «They didn't have sex, but he reached out to her through flirty direct messages on social media.»She felt uncomfortable with his line of comments and went to producers, who then got Fox involved," the source added.

Falling in love is never easy. Matthew Morrison’s love life has made headlines through the years — long before he found The One in his now-wife, Renee Puente.

Standing together? Matthew Morrison and Renee Puente have been together for more than a decade.