Renee Puente, Matthew Morrison’s Wife: What She Said About The Inappropriate SYTYCD Texts

It was revealed that Matthew Morrison was fired from “So You Think You Can Dance” because he sent “uncomfortable” text messages to a female contestant. Morrison took to his Instagram account to debunk the story, saying that it was every inch false. Renee Puente is solidly behind her husband Matthew Morrison in maintaining that he didn’t send out flirty texts to a female contestant in the show.

Renee Puente took to Instagram on Thursday and reposted her husband’s 1-minute video in which he shared the exact message he says he sent to a contestant on the show that 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. “He has done so with such grace and integrity in a situation that is complex and incredibly complicated.”

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Puente also echoed Morrison’s sentiments when it comes to the toxicity that comes with gossip. “Gossip and cruelty are poison that have penetrated the depths of our society and somehow have made people forget their true nature- Love & compassion,” she continued.

Puente also shared a couple of quotes and reminded the masses to have perspective and “stop perpetuating hate and shame” because “NO ONE DESERVES IT.”

Renee Puente — Puente’s Husband Denied The Allegations

Morrison insisted he sent one single text message to a female contestant he was trying to help land a job on the show. He also called the “flirty messages” allegations “blatantly untrue.”

“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 that I 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.”

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A source close to the situation revealed that “Matthew wasn’t aware of the no contact rule in his judge’s contract for SYTYCD. He has previous experience working on dance shows in the U.K. where collaborating with contestants was encouraged. He didn’t think this was going to be an issue.”

According to another source, Morrison was fired because he sent “uncomfortable” messages to a female contestant. The source went ahead to reveal that the messages were so discomforting to the female contestant that she had to take it up with Fox executives.

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“Matthew was let go from SYTYCD after Fox did an internal investigation,” the source says. “A female contestant received messages from Matthew on social media and felt uncomfortable about the tone. She brought this up to Fox executives who took it very seriously and after looking into it made the decision that Matthew crossed the line.” The source further disclosed that “Fox has provided the contestant with support and offered her any additional resources she may need.”

But Morrison maintains he sent one single text. Initially, Morrison said in a statement that his exit stemmed from the actor not following “competition production protocols” that prevented him from “being able to judge the competition fairly.”

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