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As it turns out, Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison did date.

Though the Glee co-stars have denied romance rumors in the past, Michele finally copped to dating Morrison in an excerpt from her new book, Brunette Ambition . "When we shot the [Glee] pilot, I met Cory Monteith , Kevin McHale , Amber Riley and Chris Colfer for the first time," the singer-actress wrote. "I had worked on Broadway with Jenna Ushkowitz and Matthew Morrison before. Matt had been a friend of mine for years, and in fact we'd actually dated back in the day for a Broadway beat."

The co-stars downplayed their fling in previous interviews. Speaking to Hollywood.com in 2010, Michele said, "I've known Matt for years. He's been a friend of mine from New York. People are going to make things up. I think it's just because we really are so close." That same year, Morrison denied the romance reports in Parade , saying, "We were literally on set and I got a call from my publicist, and she got a call a minute later and we looked at each other like, 'What the f--?' It's so laughable."

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Michele isn't the only A-list actress Morrison wooed before Glee. "I actually went to college with Matty Morrison," New York University dropout Kristen Bell told Us Weekl y in 2010. "We actually dated very briefly, so I'll have to say maybe Matt Morrison is my favorite part of Glee for various reasons."

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