Matthew Morrison's exit from . A source tells ET that Morrison was fired over «uncomfortable» messages to a female contestant.«Matthew was let go from 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.»«Fox has provided the contestant with support and offered her any additional resources she may need,» the source continues.ET has reached out to both Morrison's reps and Fox for comment.Per , who was first to report the news, Morrison was fired from his judging gig on the dance competition series after an alleged «inappropriate relationship with a female contestant.» A source close to the Fox reality show told , «They didn't have sex, but he reached out to her through flirty direct messages on social media.»The source also noted that Morrison and the unidentified female contestant «never met up off-set.»«It was just messages that crossed the line,» the source shared.On Friday, the 43-year-old Morrison told that he was leaving due to not following «competition production protocols,» though he did not elaborate.«Having the opportunity to be a judge on was an incredible honor for me,» the alum said in a statement. «Therefore, it is my deepest regret to inform you that I will be leaving the show.»He added, «After filming the audition rounds for the show and completing the selection of the 12 finalists, I did not follow competition production protocols, preventing me from being able to judge the competition fairly.
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