MATTHEW Morrison ‘flirty’ text message scandal

Matt Morrison reveals 'flirty' text message he sent to SYTYCD contestant as he breaks silence on shock firing

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As a result of his unexpected firing from SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE,

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Matthew Morrison took to Instagram to apologize

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The Glee actor appears only in a handful of episodes,

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all of which were filmed before the text scandal broke

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Matthew took to Instagram on Thursday, just days after

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he was fired from the dance competition series,

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to clear the air and set the record straight

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"It's really unfortunate that I have to sit here and defend myself

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and my family against anonymoalse statements us blatantly f

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but I have nothing to hide he said

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"In the interest of full disclosure,

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I will read to you the one message I wrote to a dancer on the show.