Lea Michele: Matthew Morrison and I dated before 'Glee'

Lea Michele: Matthew Morrison and I dated before 'Glee'Afterearlier denials, Lea Michele now admits she and her "Glee" co-star Matthew Morrison had briefly dated before they were cast on the show. "When we shot the pilot" for the Fox musical series, which premiered in May 2009, "I met Cory Monteith, Kevin McHale, Amber Riley, and Chris Colfer for the first time," Michele, 27, writes in her new book, "Brunette Ambition." "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." Morrison, 35, had forcefully denied the claim in 2010.