Kevin McHale Dishes On A Glee Spinoff & What Losing Cory Monteith Meant For The Show

Here’s some insider info for all you Gleeks out there!

Kevin McHale, who played Artie Abrams on the Fox hit, Glee, sat down for an interview this week and answered some quick question regarding his time with Glee, possible spinoff rumors as well as when the show REALLY started to go downhill in his opinion.

[ Related: Top 10 Musical Performances From Glee! ]

When asked about the possibility of a spinoff, Kevin had a very realistic take on the show and how it sat with its fanbase noting:

“Towards the end, there weren’t that many people watching Glee. So I don’t know how many people would then watch a spinoff. We’re off the air for a reason.”

Guess that squashes that! It doesn’t sound like we’re going to get any side adventures from the New Directions crew, but we can always dream!

When McHale was asked about when he felt Glee “jumped the shark,” he took a moment and gave a very well thought out response:

“I will say, not to bring it down or anything, when Cory Monteith died. I don’t think the show ever came back from that. It wasn’t for a lack of trying, but the story was going in one direction with his character [Finn Hudson] and he was one of two main characters of the show.”

It was hard enough for fans of the show to hear about Cory’s death back in July of 2013, but we can’t imagine how much harder it must have been for family, friends and castmates of his.

[ Related: Matthew Morrison Is Finding Neverland After He’s Done With Glee ]

Of course we’d always love more Glee, as it’s been a BLAST watching the past six years, but we understand that shows change and evolve and can’t always overcome the loss of a fan and cast favorite like Monteith. We’ll just have to settle for re-watching our faves on Netflix!

Do you agree with Kevin? Do you think the show started to go downhill after Monteith’s death, or could they have found a way to keep the spark alive?

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Lea Michele & Matthew Paetz Show Their Love Is Unbreakable As They Refuse To Let Go Of Each Other's Hand While Shopping In WeHo!

Don’t even think about shaking Lea Michele or her boyfriend Matthew Paetz‘ hands!

They’re already occupied!

[ Related: Lea & Kate Upton Are Teaming Up For A Road Trip Sex Comedy! ]

As we reported, the cute twosome have recently celebrated their one-year-anniversary after meeting on the set of her music video On My Way.

And things don’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon!

On Tuesday, the actress and the model were seen in West Hollywood hand-in-hand as they engaged in some retail therapy!

Mr. Paetz was spotted in his usual athletic attire (does he wear anything else?!), while the diva sported a flowy black dress.

To be fair, the photogenic couple weren’t completely joined at the hip.

The Glee actress temporarily let go of her man’s touch to pay the parking meter! Love is great, but it ain’t worth the price of an expensive parking ticket!

This isn’t the first time the two have enjoyed a leisurely walk.

As we wrote, when Miz Michele was filming her upcoming TV show Scream Queens in Louisiana, her and her BF did their fair share of sightseeing!

We simply can’t get enough of Lea and Matthew! So adorable!

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Nicki Minaj Makes The Cut To Join The Star-Studded Cast Of Barbershop 3! See Who Else Is Returning HERE!

Nicki Minaj is expanding her acting resume!

It’s been reported that the Anaconda singer will be joining the cast of the upcoming film Barbershop 3 as the sassy character Draya, a new member of the barbershop crew!

[ Related: Nicki Minaj’s Boobs Bust Out At A Bar Mitzvah ]

This isn’t the rapper’s first stint in a big Hollywood movie. The 32-year-old starred in 2014’s The Other Woman as Lydia, the assistant to Cameron Diaz‘s character.

She also lent her voice to 2012’s Ice Age: Continental Drift!

The third installment of the Barbershop franchise will star Ice Cube and Anthony Anderson, reprising their roles from the first two films. The rest of the cast includes Eve, Regina Hall, Queen Latifah and Common!

Are U excited for Nicki to join this all-star cast?

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Wells Report -- Patriots Cheated ... In Deflategate

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breaking news

Ted Wells just released his independent investigation into the New England Patriots — and allegations that they deliberately deflated NFL balls in the AFC Championship game … and concluded there WAS evidence the Pats tried to circumvent the rules.

The report says … “Based on the evidence developed in connection with the investigation and summarized in this Report, we have concluded that it is more probable than not that New
England Patriots personnel participated in violations of the NFL Playing Rules and were involved in
a deliberate attempt to circumvent those rules.”

The report also says, “We also have concluded that it is more probable than not that Tom Brady was at least generally aware of the inappropriate activities of [the locker room attendants] involving the release of air from Patriots game balls.”

As for Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick … Wells says the investigation shows there was NO evidence to support theories that they were involved in Deflategate. 

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft issued a statement saying, “To say we are disappointed in its findings, which do not include any incontrovertible or hard evidence of deliberate deflation of footballs at the AFC Championship game, would be a gross understatement.”

Kraft added, “We will accept the findings of the report and take the appropriate actions based on those findings as well as any discipline levied by the league.”

Story developing …

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