The sitcom star was beforehand a contestant on “Dancing with the Stars,” in addition to a visitor decide.
As promised, “So You Suppose You Can Dance” has revealed their alternative for brand spanking new decide Matthew Morrison, who was let go for purportedly violating his contract in privately reaching out to a contestant.
With all the well-known dancers on the market, in addition to former judges NIgel Lythgoe and “ballroom knowledgeable” Mary Murphy nonetheless obtainable, the present went with … “King of Queens” star Leah Remini.
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The selection is actually a bit of unorthodox, although at the very least Remini shouldn’t be solely a stranger to bounce. She did seem for 2 months as a contestant on “Dancing with the Stars” again in 2013, ending in fifth place.
That leaves JoJo Siwa the one professionally skilled dancer on the panel, which has already felt extra feel-good then technical of their critiques by these early audition rounds.
The panel is rounded out by former contestant/decide, and “Ellen” DJ, Stephen “tWitch” Boss. Whereas his background was in avenue dance, he did acquire a number of coaching throughout his time on the present, and has realized extra since.
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Morrison appeared within the first 4 episodes — the auditions and choreography rounds — which had been filmed previous to his ouster. Remini will take over starting with this Wednesday’s episode.
“I’m thrilled to affix So You Suppose You Can Dance on its milestone three hundredth episode,” she mentioned in a press release obtained by TVLine. “I look ahead to guiding these extremely proficient artists by this competitors as a fan of the present and an incredible admirer of dancers. I can’t wait to see the artistry that the contestants convey to the stage!”
After backlash and hypothesis about his abrupt ouster from the sequence, Morrison got here out with a video assertion on his Instagram the place he clarified simply the way it was that he “didn’t observe competitors manufacturing protocols.”
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Because the media reported it was on account of “flirty” textual content messages despatched to a dancer, Morrison shared the one message he says he despatched to 1 dancer: “Hey, it’s Matthew. When you don’t thoughts, would like to get your quantity and discuss you thru some issues.”
He then defined that they had been mutual admirers of a choreographer and he hoped to assist that girl get a job on the present.
The “Glee” star additional defined that he was unaware that contacting her was a violation of his contract as when he’d labored on dance exhibits overseas, there was a extra collaborative spirit between the expertise and present.
New episodes of “So You Suppose You Can Dance” air Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Fox.
