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‘Glee’ Star Cory Monteith Found Dead In Vancouver Hotel

Calgary-born actor Cory Monteith, who stars as Finn Hudson on “Glee,” was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room, the city’s police department declared.

The 31-year-old actor was alone at his time of death, as video footage confirms. He was discovered after noon on Saturday when hotel staff went to inform him that he had missed his checkout time. While no official cause of death has yet been determined, there are speculations that Monteith died of an overdose as he had been battling substance abuse problems.

Monteith was found on the 21st floor of Vancouver’s Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel. Investigations are under way to piece together what may have happened to the actor.

 

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Annie Pei

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Annie is a Political Science major at the University of Chicago who not only writes for Her Campus, but is also one of Her Campus UChicago's Campus Correspondents. She also acts as Editor-In-Chief of Diskord, an online op-ed publication based on campus, and as an Arts and Culture Co-Editor for the university's new Undergraduate Political Review. When she's not busy researching, writing, and editing articles, Annie can be found pounding out jazz choreography in a dance room, furiously cheering on the Vancouver Canucks, or around town on the lookout for new places, people, and things. This year, Annie is back in DC interning with Voice of America once again!