Jane Lynch: I'm Not Leaving 'Glee'

Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- On a recent episode of Glee, Jane Lynch’s character took responsibility for a terrifying school shooting, which ultimately cost her her job. But, says the actress, in this case, life will not imitate fiction.

“As far as I know, I’m [still] in!” she tells ABC News. “I’m in the two episodes after this, so I’ll have a new [direction].”

Lynch, 52, who is now a spokeswoman for belVita Breakfast Biscuits, says that she welcomed the opportunity to tackle such a serious topic, but, “I don’t know that I was prepared for the amount of scrutiny and the amount of attention going to it.”

“I think [series creator] Ryan [Murphy] wrote a terrific story,” she adds, “And I thought, ‘I’m glad that he’s shedding light on this.’”

The actress, who is making her Broadway debut in Annie next month, is also speaking out in support of her co-star Cory Monteith, who entered rehab earlier this month for substance abuse.

“He knows the drill — he knows what he needs to do,” she says. “It’s almost like he has to renew his vows of sobriety to himself and that’s what’s so great about it: He went of his own volition to take care of it.”

Lynch, who says that she’s been sober for 21 years and has bonded with Monteith over that, adds that being upfront and honest about addiction is an important part of the process.

“It’s the only way to go,” she says. “You have to take chances of telling the truth and not hiding behind anything.”

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Bette Midler Agrees to "Glee" Guest Spot

Eugene Gologursky/WireImage(NEW YORK) -- Make way for Bette Midler on Glee. It appears she's agreed to a guest role on the Fox series.

Glee creator Ryan Murphy says on Twitter that he invited Midler onto his show while sharing the stage with her at God's Love We Deliver Golden Heart Awards in New York on Monday night. He adds, "Bette said yes! Amazing. I am plotting ... who should she play?"

Midler provides a possible clue on her own Twitter feed, writing, "I have one vote for Rachel's grandmother ... hmmmm. I'm thinking, I'm thinking!!" Rachel is Lea Michele's character, who's trying to make it in New York.

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Report: "American Idol" Runner-Up Jessica Sanchez Joins "Glee"

Michael Becker/FOX(NEW YORK) -- American Idol season 11 runner-up Jessica Sanchez is joining the cast of Glee in an recurring role, according to TVLine.com. 

There are no official details on what Sanchez’s role on the Fox series will be, but the website hints she could be a new love interest for Cory Monteith’s character, Finn. 

No word on when Sanchez will make her first appearance.

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"Glee" Goes to Prom With One Direction, Ke$ha, Fergie & More

Mike Yarish/FOX(NEW YORK) -- Back in 1986, all the kids at prom were slow dancing to "Take My Breath Away," a love ballad by the group Berlin that was featured in the Tom Cruise flick Top Gun.  Well, some things never change, because on Tuesday's episode of Glee, it's prom night, and you'll see everyone dancing to "Take My Breath Away," as performed by Santana and Quinn.

But the episode, called "Prom-asauraus," features plenty of current songs as well.  Just as Glee covered The Wanted's "Glad You Came" a couple months ago, they're now taking on the hit song by that other British boy band.  That's right, New Directions is covering One Direction, as Mike, Rory, Sam, Joe and Artie sing "What Makes You Beautiful."

Other songs featured include Fergie's ballad "Big Girls Don't Cry," sung by Rachel and -- oddly -- Kurt and Blaine, as well as the Ke$ha song "Dinosaur," sung by Brittany to reflect the fact that, as class president, she wants a dinosaur theme for the prom.  Selena Gomez's "Love You Like a Love Song," sung by Santana and the Trouble Tones, completes the soundtrack for the episode.

In the episode, the kids campaign to be prom king and queen, while some of the outcasts organize a rival event.  It airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. on Fox.

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Jane Lynch Hints Dianna Agron Is Leaving "Glee"

Danielle Levitt/FOX(LOS ANGELES) -- Is Dianna Agron saying goodbye to Glee? Her co-star, Jane Lynch, strongly hinted as much during an interview with E! this week.

Lynch was discussing her work on the show's season finale, in which some of the major characters, including Agron's Quinn, will be graduating high school.

Lynch said, "It was kind of emotional doing my last scene with Dianna, and it really just caught me by surprise at how moving it was. She is just amazing and just a really nice person too. It was like saying goodbye to Dianna, which is a sad thing to do."

There's been no official word that the current season of Glee is Agron's last.

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Report: Lindsay Lohan Acted Like a ‘Diva’ on "Glee" Set

Toby Canham/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- If her panned performance on Saturday Night Live was the first stumble of Lindsay Lohan’s long-awaited career comeback and alleged bar dust-ups were the second, a three-episode guest spot on Glee might have been strike three. A source told Us Weekly that Lohan was six hours late to work on the show Wednesday, and her “diva” behavior irritated cast and crew alike.

“One of her demands has to do with her trailer size,” said the spy. “The cast is already worked to death and then she puts everything behind. She is a diva!”

Lindsay’s tardiness was initially hinted at by cast member Dot Marie Jones, who tweeted -- then deleted -- “Gonna be a long day!! Some ppl show up late and just throw a wrench in things. Not cool! I’d rather be an hour early (I was) than 5 minutes late.”

Lohan’s last day on the job was Thursday, the magazine said. Lohan’s rep did not respond to ABC News' requests for comment.

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Lindsay Lohan, Whoopi Goldberg to Guest Star on 'Glee'

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Lindsay Lohan has apparently forgiven Glee for mocking her personal problems in an episode that aired less than two years ago.

Lindsay's rep has confirmed to ABC News that the Mean Girls actress will guest star in an episode of the Fox series later this season. TVLine.com reports she is slated to play herself, serving as a judge at the Nationals competition.

In the fall of 2010, Fox aired an episode of Glee in which a substitute Spanish teacher, played by guest star Gwyneth Paltrow, asked her class if it could translate the phrase "Lindsay Lohan is totally crazy, right?" She also made a reference to Lindsay's numerous stints in rehab.

After the episode aired, Lindsay's mom, Dina Lohan, claimed to RadarOnline.com that the actress found the dialogue to be hurtful.

Lindsay, whose probation is scheduled to end Thursday, recently hosted Saturday Night Live and is set to portray Elizabeth Taylor in a Lifetime movie.

TVLine.com is also reporting that Whoopi Goldberg will guest star in multiple episodes of Glee as a professor at New York Academy of the Dramatic Arts. Her character supervises auditions by Chris Colfer's Kurt and Lea Michele's Rachel.

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Nude Photos of "Glee" Star Heather Morris Surface Online

Danielle Levitt/FOX(LOS ANGELES) -- It appears that Glee star Heather Morris is the latest actress to have her cellphone hacked, according to Zap2it.com. Some 27 photos of the actress in various states of undress were posted online at CelebSlam. The photos may or may not be of Morris, but they closely resemble the actress who plays McKinley High cheerleader Brittany.

The photos purportedly depict Morris in her underwear, and there are images with her breasts and midsection exposed.  One of the shots shows Morris posing in her "I'm a Slave 4 U" outfit from the show, which would suggest that at least some of the photos are authentic.

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'Glee' Winter Finale Ends with Attempted Suicide, Pregnancy, Possible Death

Adam Rose/FOX(LOS ANGELES) -- Tuesday night's episode of Glee didn't live up to the show's title: as the finale ended, viewers witnessed what was quite possibly the death of Quinn Fabray.

The episode started with nasty Sebastian, the Warblers' frontman, telling Rachel that unless she dropped out of the Regionals competition, he'd post a Photoshopped image of Finn online, showing him naked and wearing women's heels.  Rachel refused to give in to his blackmail, which ticked Finn off.  But then, Dave Karofsky, the closeted gay student who used to beat Kurt up, takes center stage.  After being outed by his classmates, he's so devastated that he attempts suicide by hanging himself; his father finds him in time and takes him to the hospital.  He'll live, but his act has ramifications for all the other characters.

First of all, Karofsky's suicide attempt makes Sebastian withdraw his blackmail attempts -- we see in a flashback that Sebastian had contributed to Karofsky's misery by needling him at the local gay bar and telling him to stay in the closet.  In fact, Sebastian tells New Directions that not only is he not going to post the picture of Finn online, but that the Warblers are going to dedicate their Regionals performance to Karofsky, and ask for donations to Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation at the event.

The suicide attempt also makes Finn and Rachel realize that life is too short to wait; they announce they're tying the knot right after they win Regionals, at the Justice of the Peace.  At Regionals, New Directions destroy the competition with their renditions of "Fly/I Believe I Can Fly," "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" and "Here's to Us," taking first place.  As Rachel and Finn's parents try to think of a way to stop the impending marriage, Coach Sue Sylvester, who announced she was pregnant earlier in the episode, tells Mr. Schue that she wants to help him win Nationals.  She has yet to reveal the baby's father.

Meanwhile, Quinn, who was initially opposed to Finn and Rachel's marriage, tells Rachel she'd like to come after all, but she has to go home and get her bridesmaid's dress. The ceremony is supposed to start, and Quinn is heading to the courthouse, but she's stuck behind a slow-moving car.  Rachel frantically texts her to find out where she is, and when she picks up the phone to text, "On my way," another car smashes directly into hers.  The screen goes blank, then follows with a "to be continued."

Will Quinn live or die?  Will Finn and Rachel tie the knot? Who's Sue's babydaddy? Find out when Glee returns April 10th.

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'Glee' Honors Whitney Houston

David Livingston/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- There was a tragically well-timed tribute to the late Whitney Houston on Tuesday’s episode of Glee, entitled “Heart.”

Following the shocking news of the death of the music icon, Glee cast member Amber Riley stated in a pre-Grammys red carpet interview with E! that, coincidentally, a Whitney song was scheduled for inclusion in this week’s show, which had been taped last month. There was further speculation that other tributes to the late diva might be included on the Fox series.

On Tuesday’s show, Amber’s character, Mercedes Jones, sang an almost note-for-note version of Whitney’s signature song, “I Will Always Love You.” The big ballad served to illustrate Mercedes’ sadness at breaking up with Shane, played by LaMarcus Tinker, on whom she cheated in a love triangle with Sam, played by Chord Overstreet.

Mercedes was shown at times singing the song wearing a T-shirt with the words “No1 Amore” on it, with a fantasy cut away of her wearing a diva-style red gown.

The episode, which featured some of the “world’s greatest love songs,” closed with a black screen and title card that read “Whitney Houston, 1963-2012, We Will Always Love You.”

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