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"Glee star Dianna Agron has addressed her absence in the Cory Monteith tribute episode. The actress - who plays Quinn Fabray in the Fox comedy - has not appeared in the current fifth season, including the tribute to late star Monteith, titled &amp;#039;The Quarterback&amp;#039;.   Agron told Digital Spy that the press turned her absence into a &amp;quot;negative&amp;quot; story, and made a bigger deal out of it than it actually was. She said: &amp;quot;What I&amp;#039;m surprised about is how big that story has become. It&amp;#039;s something that&amp;#039;s involving our friend. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s just interesting how the press loves to pick up a negative story - whether it&amp;#039;s true or not - and run with it. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s very disheartening and very sad. It&amp;#039;s very bittersweet not being there every day like I once was.&amp;quot;  She added: &amp;quot;On top of that to have things like this flying around, it makes me sad.&amp;quot; Agron&amp;#039;s character Quinn dated Monteith&amp;#039;s character Finn on-and-off for the show&amp;#039;s first couple of seasons, performing several duets with each other. Cory Monteith died aged 31 in July, following an overdose of heroin and alcohol. In September, Agron described Monteith as &amp;quot;one of the most amazing people [she&amp;#039;s] ever met&amp;quot;. &amp;gt; &amp;#039;The Family&amp;#039;s Dianna Agron on &amp;#039;maniac&amp;#039; character, escaping paparazzi Watch a trailer for Dianna Agron&amp;#039;s latest film The Family below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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