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"Lea Michele has assured fans that she&amp;#039;s not upset to be leaving Glee at the end of the third season. Glee&amp;#039;s creator Ryan Murphy confirmed on Wednesday that Michele, Cory Monteith and Chris Colfer will exit the Fox series when their characters graduate from high school in 2012. Murphy said that he is working with Michele and Colfer to ensure that they are satisfied with their Glee departures, explaining: &amp;quot;They both trust the writing and trust me and felt that it would be great to have an open and closed experience for them to go out while they were on top.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Glee&amp;#039;: Can it survive without Rachel, Finn and Kurt? Michele addressed her Glee exit on Twitter, telling fans she&amp;#039;s content to leave when season three wraps production. She wrote: &amp;quot;We always knew we&amp;#039;d graduate in real time. It&amp;#039;s all part of the plan and it&amp;#039;s all good! It&amp;#039;s going to make Season 3 amazing!!!&amp;quot; The actress went on to thank Glee&amp;#039;s fans for their constant support, adding: &amp;quot;To Gleeks everywhere, you&amp;#039;re in my heart now and forever. Love u all!!! This is just the beginning!! (sic)&amp;quot; Michele has signed on for a number of feature film projects, including starring roles in New Year&amp;#039;s Eve and Dorothy of Oz. Her co-star Chord Overstreet was reported to be leaving Glee after the show declined to make him a series regular, but an insider later claimed that the actor would be welcomed back when season three begins shooting in August. Glee&amp;#039;s third season premieres in the US on Tuesday, September 20 at 8/7c on Fox. A UK premiere date for season three is to be confirmed. Watch a trailer for Glee: The 3D Concert Movie, which opens on August 12 and August 19 in the UK, below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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