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"Glee actress Naya Rivera has paid tribute to her late co-star Cory Monteith. Rivera - who plays Santana Lopez in the Fox musical comedy - starred opposite and shared many scenes with Monteith, who died at a Vancouver hotel on Saturday (July 13) at the age of 31.   &amp;gt; Cory Monteith: Finn&amp;#039;s top 10 musical performances on &amp;#039;Glee&amp;#039; &amp;quot;The entire Glee family and I are deeply saddened by this tragedy,&amp;quot; Rivera said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. &amp;quot;Cory was and always will be a part of my own family and a good friend. He was a special part of this world and will forever be missed.  &amp;quot;My heart goes out to Cory&amp;#039;s family and Lea [Michele], and while we are grateful for everyone&amp;#039;s well wishes, privacy during this time of grief is greatly appreciated.&amp;quot; Rivera was one of the original stars of Glee along with Monteith, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale, among others.  &amp;gt; Gwyneth Paltrow pays tribute to &amp;#039;Glee&amp;#039;s Cory Monteith Monteith&amp;#039;s cause of death is yet to be confirmed. An autopsy took place on Monday (July 15), and the results are pending. Several other Glee stars have also paid tribute to Monteith including Matthew Morrison, who dedicated a song during a live gig.  &amp;gt; Cory Monteith 1982 - 2013: Glee star&amp;#039;s obituary  &amp;gt; Tributes pour in from co-stars and fans for Cory Monteith: Read them here Cory Monteith - Life in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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