‘Glee’ star Cory Monteith found dead in Vancouver hotel room

“Glee” star Cory Monteith was found dead in a Vancouver hotel, local police said in a press conference Saturday night. He was 31.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the actor was found lifeless in his room on the 21st floor of the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, where Monteith had checked into on July 6. Hotel staff went to his room after he had missed his checkout time at noon.

Police did not give the cause of his death but said no foul was suspected. Other news sources, including a Canadian TV station, said the actor had died of an apparent drug overdose.

Monteith, who played singing jock Finn Hudson on the musical drama series “Glee, had struggled with drug addiction since his early teenage years. He voluntarily checked into an addiction treatment facility in March and was absent from the show’s last episodes this season.


Monteith was engaged to his “Glee” co-star Lea Michele.

An official statement from the ‘Glee’ executive producers, 20th Century Fox Television, and FOX Broadcasting Company was posted on the show’s Facebook page shortly after the announcement of his death.

“We are deeply saddened by this tragic news. Cory was an exceptional talent and an even more exceptional person. He was a true joy to work with and we will all miss him tremendously. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones,” the statement said.

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‘Glee’ star Cory Monteith enters addiction treatment facility

NEW YORK – “Glee” star Cory Monteith has entered a rehabilitation facility where he is being treated for an unspecified substance addiction, his publicist said on Monday.

Monteith, who plays Finn on the popular Fox television series, “asks for your respect and privacy as he takes the necessary steps towards recovery,” the publicist’s statement said.

The statement said Monteith’s decision to seek treatment at the facility was voluntary. It offered no details on the nature of the addiction other than that it was a “substance addiction.”

The Canadian actor has starred on the musical series since 2009 as singing jock Finn Hudson, but was expected to be absent from the show’s final episodes later this season.

Lea Michele, Monteith’s girlfriend and “Glee” co-star, issued a statement saying, “I love and support Cory and will stand by him through this. I am grateful and proud he made this decision.”



In recent years Monteith has openly discussed having had what he characterized as a serious drug problem during his early teenage years, and entered a treatment facility at age 19.

20th Century Fox Television, a subsidiary of News Corp., also issued a statement of support saying the show looked forward to his return.

source: interaksyon.com