UPDATED: Colfer's manager tells THR that the star's verified Twitter account has been hacked and that the actor will indeed be back for the final season of the Fox musical as he has a signed contract for season six. The actor's publicist tells THR that Colfer is on a mid-Atlantic flight without WiFi access and not immediately available to update his Twitter account.
Studio 20th Century Fox Television also just issued a statement confirming that Colfer will indeed be back for the final season. "We’ve been alerted that Chris Colfer’s Twitter account has been hacked. Rumors of his dismissal from Glee could not be further from the truth. We love Chris and look forward to working with him again this season." The tweet has subsequently been deleted.
PREVIOUS: Fox's Glee will be without one of its original stars when it returns for its sixth and final season.
Star Chris Colfer, who has been a regular since the series debuted, announced Thursday that he will not be coming back to the musical dramedy where he has played fan favorite Kurt Hummel for the past five seasons.
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"Due to personal issues, I have been let go from the cast of Glee. Explanations will come shortly," he wrote on Twitter.
Studio 20th Century Fox Television and Fox did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Glee was left off Fox's fall schedule and will likely return midseason with its 22-episode final season order likely cut short. An exact return date and episode count have not yet been announced.
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