Glee will deal with drug abuse during Cory Montieth's tribute episode

According to Hypable:

At their Television Critics Association panel today in Los Angeles, Fox confirmed that Glee season 5′s Cory Monteith tribute episode will focus on drug abuse.

While he did not confirm whether or not the Finn character will die due to a drug-related incident, Fox president Kevin Reilly told reporters that Glee season 5 will “deal directly with the drug abuse.” 

Glee fans had speculated this would be the case for two reasons. For one, the show has never taken on the subject of drugs like they have gay marriage, school shootings, and other hot button topics. Two, Monteith died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol

Following Monteith’s death, Fox pushed the season 5 premiere of Glee back one week to Thursday, September 26. The first two episodes will be Beatles-centric tributes. Episode 3 will be the Finn/Monteith tribute. 

Related posts:

Please read my Cory Monteith story here.

Lea Michele speaks out

Cory's last role and coroners report

 

Lea Michele tweets about Cory Monteith's death

Cory Montieth‘s Glee co-star and girlfriend Lea Michele has been silent publicly about Monteith’s death July 13 in a Vancouver BC hotel room. She took to her Twitter today 
after Glee cast, producers, Fox and studio 20th Century Fox TV held a private memorial last Thursday.

 "Thank you all for helping me through this time with your enormous love & support. Cory will forever be in my heart"

she posted, linking to this photo of the pair. The network has already pushed back the show’s Season 5 premiere one week to September 26, giving co-creator Ryan Murphy and the writers more time to rewrite two episodes that had featured Monteith and consider how to most respectfully deal with the death of the actor who became a breakout star on the high school musical series.

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Read also:

Cory Monteith's autopsy results and his last role here.

My personal story of meeting Cory Monteith here.

Results of Cory Monteith's autopsy show heroin and alcohol in his system.

Yesterday the autopsy on Cory Monteith's body was conducted and it was found that he had a mixture of heroin and alcohol in his system. Devastating!

Lea Michele made a statement through her reps:

“Lea is deeply grateful for all the love and support she’s received from family, friends, and fans. Since Cory’s passing, Lea has been grieving alongside his family and making appropriate arrangements with them,” the 26-year-old Glee actress’ rep told People.

The rep added, “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.”
It was recently announced that Cory died from a lethal mixture of heroin and alcohol over the weekend.

Cory's last role was as a drug addict in the film, McCanick. He will be missed on Glee, where his storyline had just tkaen a turn where he was returning to college to become a teacher. It is unknown how they will address this on the show, but I do hope, as difficult as it may be, that they use this as an opportunity to learn and show viewers the dangers of drugs.

How difficult will that episode be...

If you missed it, I did a pos I had the pleasure of meeting him three summers ago, you can red it here.

R.I.P Cory Monteith

Cory Monteith, Vancouver actor, who played Finn on Glee, was found dead today in a Vancouver hotel. He had checked in on July 6, and was scheduled to check-out today, however, when he did not, hotel staff checked on him and called emergency vehicles who declared him deceased when they arrived on the scene. No further details have been released. All news sources have the story currently and Cory's past struggles with substance abuse starting in his early teens have been mentioned, along with his stay in rehab earlier this year. It is suggested that he O.D'd, however, this has not been confirmed. His autopsy is scheduled for Monday, with results coming back in a few weeks. I am sure it will continue to make news as his family, friends, cast mates, and fans mourn this very tragic loss.

 

I am feeling absolutely shocked and devastated. I met Cory in July 2010 outside a Gastown resturant. He was very friendly, kind, chatted with my friend and I for a bit after taking some photos. I remember thinking he was so nice and genuine.

He was one of those actors Canadians, like myself, were proud to call "our own" Growing up locally, working as a greeter at Walmart, then, making it big on Glee. The little Canadian boy that made it big... I can't believe he is gone.


I wish his family and friends peace in this difficult time.

Death on Glee?

I had heard rumours of a Glee death and today I was told by an uber-fan that she discovered who would die....

*Possible Spoilers*

More...

First of all these may just be rumours but Matthew Morrison confirmed there would indeed be a death on Glee.

She said Kurt's Dad will die because in reality he has committed to a new show and schedule conflicts couldn't allow for him to do both shows....

Not believing, I did some research of my own and found this article from March, which reassured me that my friend was incorrect.

The actor has signed on to shoot a pilot for Fox called Family Album, which immediately made fans think that Burt’s days on Glee might be numbered. But O’Malley stresses that he is in no rush to leave the show. “This is one of the best parts I’ve ever had in my life,” says O’Malley. “I don’t want to leave it behind until it’s run its course or the story has run its course.” He adds, “I would not have taken this job, as much as I like Family Album, if they prevented me from continuing as Burt Hummel. I would show up to Glee every day. It’s a really thrilling place to work.” Luckily, both the pilot and Glee have the same network (Fox) and studio (20th Century Fox) behind them, so it’s been fairly easy to figure out O’Malley’s commitments if Album does indeed go to series. Says the actor, “Part of working out this deal was to say that if Family Album gets picked up as a series, I will still be able to do at least six episodes of Glee. That doesn’t mean only six episodes. Only [series co-creator] Ryan Murphy can ultimately tell you where he wants this to go.”

THen I started to wonder, if this was written a month ago, maybe something changed?

Further investigation I found articles suggestiong a suicide, and some considering an accident... the theories are endless.

I started to research actors careers and who had other projects coming up.

Matthew Morrison is rumoured to be pursuing his musical career, but not leaving the show:

Matthew Morrison has denied that he wants to leave Glee in order to fully focus on his budding music career.

While being interviewed by Extra, the actor was questioned about rumblings that he is actively trying to exit the hit Fox show.

"What is that? I don't know where the people get that stuff," he replied. "No, [I'm] not at all [planning to leave]."

Morrison appeared similarly confused when asked whether there was truth to claims that Tom Cruise might film a Glee guest appearance, retorting: "What? That's the first time I've heard it."

Yesterday, the actor confirmed that an upcoming episode of the hit series will feature the death of a character that no-one "would probably expect".

SO - I think it will be someone "not important" like Gwen Paltrow or a very minor character ( I hope ) THough I still think it may be Kurt's dad - - - and something has changed since that interview... I mean he already had a heart attack once... I don't know....




Time will tell.... What do you think? Let me know if you hear anything!!

Deadly Helicopter Crash in La Push Washington

My husband texted me ths information which I tweeted... and had a lot of people tweet me back with questions so I did some research, here it is...

Seattle Times reported Wednesday:

Rescue teams are searching for a crew member after a Coast Guard helicopter crashed in the water near James Island off of La Push on the Olympic Peninsula. Two other crew members have been hospitalized with injuries and a third was recently located, according to the Coast Guard.

The condition of the third crew member was not immediately disclosed.


Today's update Q13 Fox:

SEATTLE - The U.S. Coast Guard Friday started removing pieces of the wreckage of a helicopter crash out of the waters off La Push. Up until now fog has hampered efforts to do so. The crash killed 3 crew members Wednesday and left one in the hospital.

The sole surviving crew member is in satisfactory condition. He has been identified as Lt. Lance D. Leone, 29, of Ventura, California.

The other three crew members who were killed are:

Lt. Sean D. Krueger, 33, of Seymour, Conn. The Aircraft Commander is married with three children.

AMT1 Adam C. Hoke, 40, of Great Falls, Mont. The Air Crewman is single with one child.

AMT2 Brett M. Banks, 33, Rock Spring, N.Y. The Air Crewman is married with two children.

Photos and additional details here

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, co-workers and friends of the survivor and with those that have lost their loved ones to this tragic accident. Team Coast Guard nationwide mourns this loss," said Rear Adm. Gary T. Blore, Commander of the 13th Coast Guard District.

All four crew members were recovered from the crash Wednesday. Officials say they were based in Sitka, Alaska.

Officials indicated they found power lines down near the crash site. Although they are still investigating, they believe this may have caused the crash.

Multiple U.S. Coast Guard units responded to the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crash. Only four crew members were in the helicopter at the time of the crash.

Officials say two crew members were rescued by tribal members of the Quileute Nation. Darryl Penn, the harbormaster for the Quileute Nation in La Push, heard the crash and saw the wreckage. Penn said he and his cousin raced out to the wreckage on a small boat and were able to reach two of the members, who were "pretty banged up." He found one of the crew members in the water, wet suit on, and the other in the wreckage. (The complete interview can be found in our related links.)

He said they were conscious but in pain. "You know, these guys are out here for us, for the guys who fish," Penn said. "When they go down, it's scary."

The helicopter was coming from Air Station Astoria in Oregon. They were on their way to Sitka, Alaska. The Coast Guard lost contact with the helicopter at 9:32 a.m.





[Source Via My Husband who knows my Twilight obsession and likes to text me things I don't know about - love him]

Stars say Good-Bye to Brittany Murphy

Brittany's most recent interview:



A Look at some of her most famous roles:

Dakota Fanning, who worked with her in the memorable movie 'Uptown Girls' also reacted to Brittany Murphy’s Death.

“My thoughts go out to her family & friends. I am just very grateful that I had the chance to work with her.”

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Brittany Murphy dies at age 32

Baltimore Sun reports:

LOS ANGELES - Actress Brittany Murphy died Sunday morning in Los Angeles, reports TMZ. She was 32.

The actress known for her roles in such films as "Clueless," "8 Mile" and "Girl Interrupted" suffered full cardiac arrest and could not be revived.

She was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after her husband, Simon Monjack, called emergency services. It was there she was pronounced dead on arrival.


Brittany Murphy was also the voice of Luanne on King of the Hill and Gloria in Happy Feet. She was in Uptown Girls, Just Married, Sin City, Little Black Book and one of my favourite roles she played was in Don't Say a Word. She had a number of roles in various shows and movies and had quite a few upcoming projects including The Expendables, co-written by Sylvester Stallone.

Uptown Girls, of course, also starred Twilight Saga New Moon's "Jane" aka Dakota Fanning....

I am so sad to hear this news, not that I kept up with her career regularily but often enjoyed her performances and feel she had so much more to offer this world. 32 is so young.

Ashton Kutcher, who dated Brittany in 2002, tweeted:

2day the world lost a little piece of sunshine. My deepest condolences go out 2 Brittany’s family, her husband, & her amazing mother Sharon. see you on the other side kid.

TMZ lists this story as developing.... time will tell what autopsy and "death investigation" reveals.

See Celebs Good-bye's and videos of Brittany's career highlights and latest interviews here