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‘Glee’ casts ‘Canadian Idol’ star as gay quarterback

By Josh Haggis

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has cast actor Marshall Williams to play a gay character in the show’s upcoming final season.

Glee

Fox’s musical series will return for a 13-episode sixth season on January 9 in the US, with five new characters joining the cast in total. Find out more here.

Williams, most famous for becoming a finalist on Canadian Idol, will join the musical series’ sixth and final season as Spencer, a “football stud” that happens to be gay.

Meanwhile, the High Court has also ruled that Glee must change its name in the UK because it is breaching the trademark of a chain of comedy clubs – read more about the decision here.

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