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Fox: 'Glee' Monteith tribute to address addiction

Thursday, August 01, 2013
Cory Monteith poses before a screening and Q&A for the show, at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Monteith, the handsome young actor who shot to fame in the hit TV series Glee but was beset by addiction struggles so fierce that he once said he was lucky to be alive, was found dead in a hotel room on Saturday, July 13, 2014, police said. He was 31. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Cory Monteith poses before a screening and Q&A for the show, at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Monteith, the handsome young actor who shot to fame in the hit TV series "Glee" but was beset by addiction struggles so fierce that he once said he was lucky to be alive, was found dead in a hotel room on Saturday, July 13, 2014, police said. He was 31. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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  LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - August 1, 2013 (WPVI) -- Fox says Cory Monteith's addiction-related death will be addressed in the "Glee" episode bidding farewell to his character, Finn Hudson.

Fox Entertainment Chairman Kevin Reilly declined Thursday to specify how the character would exit, saying he couldn't confirm Finn would be felled by drugs.

The 31-year-old Monteith was found dead in a hotel room in Canada last month. Tests showed his death was caused by a mixture of heroin and alcohol.

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Reilly said at a news conference that the show's producers are working out the details for the episode. Public service announcements related to Monteith's death are planned.

Proceeds from music sales for the tribute will go into a fund in Monteith's honor.

The episode will be the third aired in the new season of "Glee," which begins Sept. 26.

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