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Matthew Morrison Asked to Exit 'Glee' Early But Was Told He Needed to Stay After Cory Monteith's Death

The actor asked to depart the show in season 5 but was told he needed to stay for a tragic reason.

"I actually was trying to get off the show," Morrison told his former co-stars, after discussing his disappointment at the reception his character, Will Schuester, received and the storylines he was given. Morrison said he "obviously" understood the reasoning, but noted that he "was trying to reconcile my own wants and selfish needs with the grief of losing an amazing friend," something that left him with "a lot of mixed emotions and stuff." When Morrison looks back on Glee now, he said that his view on the show, which ran for six seasons from 2009 to 2015, "is so mixed."

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