Lea Michele finally broke her silence over boyfriend and "Glee" co-star Cory Monteith's death. She thanked fans for their love and support and shared a picture of the couple through her Twitter account.
"Glee" actress Lea Michele spoke to the public for the first time since boyfriend and "Glee" co-star Cory Monteith's death. She thanked her fans for all their love and support during this tough time and shared an endearing picture of herself and Monteith on her twitter account. "Thank you all for helping me through this time with your enormous love & support. Cory will forever be in my heart," she wrote Monday morning.
Monteith passed away July 13 and was found in his hotel room. An autopsy revealed that the actor died of "mixed drug toxicity, involving heroin and alcohol." Michele had not commented on the tragic incident till Monday. However, a representative for Michele confirmed that the actress was grieving the loss with family and relatives.
"Lea is deeply grateful for all the love and support she's received from family, friends, and fans," her reps said in a statement. "Since Cory's passing, Lea has been grieving alongside his family and making appropriate arrangements with them. They are supporting each other as they endure this profound loss together. We continue to ask the media to respect the privacy of Lea and Cory's family."
Fox and producers 20th Century Fox TV have pushed back the fifth-season premiere of Glee to Sept. 26. Co-creator Ryan Murphy told The Hollywood Reporter that they plan to pay a tribute to Monteith during the show's third episode in the new season.
"The right thing to do for the show, at least at this point, is to have that character pass," Murphy said. "When we do the tribute episode to that character, we'll have to do it in a way where the cast members will not have to re-create feelings of grief that they've had [following Monteith's death] -- but do it in an upbeat way. If we can do this responsibly and help young people through these feelings, that's the best that we can hope for."
