Glee premiere delayed due to Cory Monteith’s death

but after 31-year-old Monteith,who played Finn Hudson,was

found dead in a hotel room following an overdose of heroin and alcohol last weekend,it has been pushed back until September 26,reported USA Today.

“In light of the tragic passing of beloved Glee cast

member Cory Monteith,the series’ executive producers,20th

Century Fox Television and Fox Broadcasting Company have

jointly decided to delay the start of production of Glee until early August. Season five of Glee will now premiere on Thursday,September 26 on Fox. No further details are available at this time (sic),” Fox said in a statement.

While Monteith,who first entered rehab at the age of 19,spent time in a treatment facility in March after relapsing,those close to him insist he never let his addictions affect

his work on Glee.

“I never saw him come to work late,lose his temper,not know his line or argue with his castmates. The cast members

make a one hour musical every nine days. You’d have to be

superhuman to use drugs with any regularity and get the work done,” a source said.