Cory Monteith Struggled With Fame Before Death -- Report

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Cory hit superstardom in 2009, when ‘Glee’ premiered on FOX. Sadly, the actor reportedly had a tough time adjusting to the spotlight and it may have led to his untimely death.

Before his sad and sudden death from a lethal combination of heroin and alcohol on July 13, Cory Monteith was very vocal about his struggles with substance abuse. However, there was another struggle Cory reportedly endured, but he kept it a secret.

Cory Monteith Struggled With Fame — Inside ‘Glee’ Actor’s Other Struggle

“Fame was hard for him,” a friend of Cory’s tells PEOPLE. “It was something he knew he deserved but somehow he never quite knew how to handle.”

Cory, 31 at the time of his heartbreaking death, and much of the young cast of Glee reportedly engaged in a lifestyle that comes with being young, rich and famous.

“They worked hard and partied hard,” a Glee source says. “These aren’t high school kids. They are adults who enjoyed the perks of fame.”

Cory Monteith’s Behavior On The Set Of ‘Glee’

Despite his behavior off-set, Cory was reportedly respected for his professionalism on-set.

“I never saw him come to work late, lose his temper, not know his line or argue with crew and castmates,” says another show source.

What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Do you think fame can affect a person?

Watch: Cory Monteith Autopsy: Fatal Mixture Of Heroine And Alcohol

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Sorry to say, told you so but I have gotten alot of flack for saying what was true since his death. He died of an overdose of HIS OWN DOING no need to make him a hero. When someone does a stint in rehab you don’t go back to heroin alley I mean would an alcoholic work in a brewery or winery or would temptation and sickness win over, well we all know the sickness would prevail and heroin is the most difficult of substances to stay away from. Once again let his family put him to rest and please do not make this guy a hero for there is nothing heroic in shooting up heroin. People are dying of cancer every day who want to live but then the illnesss takes over, these are the heros, the fighters not some drugged out junkie! Enough on this if he didn’t have the desire to live then why should I care.

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Apparently you don’t know anything about addiction.

@justtelling dontfreak. Unfortunately I know alot about addiction, had my own struggles. But what I’ve learned is that I was responsible for my addictions and therefore it was my responsability to get and stay clean.Not an easy task , takes a lot of hard work and yes relaspses do happen. I guess some people are stronger than others. Anyways I think we shouldn’t make him into some kind of hero because addiction is a cowardly action. Can’t we just let him RIP and let the people who loved him ( not fans) grieve in peace?

I get what you’re saying and you are so right. We cannot blame any one for Cory’s death, but Cory himself. In some strange way, it’s like Russian Roulette with suicide, you know? Just doing the drug knowing that at anytime it could be your last high. Addicts don’t give a crap about life or death or the people they hurt with their substance abuse problems. He left in the wake a lot of very sad and devastated people, who loved him despite his addiction and selfishness. That’s the hard part.

I really enjoyed Cory’s character, Finn on Glee. I don’t know him outside of that. From the interviews and things, he seemed like a very good person, and I’m sure he was, he just didn’t have a very strong character and let addiction take his life. To me, that’s a tragedy. He should never be hailed a hero, but should be a representation of another young life lost to the disease of addiction and this is not fantasy, this is reality. No one is immune to it. Heroin will take you in and spit you out. It’s a nasty drug and one of the hardest to kick, so I’ve been told. Let this be a lesson learned. Just stay away from the stuff, no one is immune to the wickedness of it–no one.