“Dancing With the Stars” is benching Val Chmerkovskiy after his recent joke about judge Carrie Ann Inaba.
\n\n“The well-being of everyone who works on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ is non-negotiable. Val’s social media post was inappropriate and does not reflect the values or standards expected of anyone connected with the show,” BBC Studios said in a statement on Saturday. “As a result, he will not participate in next week’s show.”
\n\nFor context, during the Oct. 13 episode of “Dancing With the Stars,” judge Carrie Ann Inaba critiqued Jenna Johnson (who is married to Chmerkovskiy) for having a lift in her routine, and read her the definition of said lift. Afterward, Chmerkovskiy posted to his TikTok story, “You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night,” seemingly referencing Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
\n\nThe post was quickly deleted, but Inaba saw and commented on her own Instagram, thanking the media for alerting her to his remark.
\n\nChmerkovskiy, who has been on “Dancing With the Stars” since the second season, later apologized to Inaba and the viewers he upset, posting the following message on his Instagram Story on Thursday: “I want to apologize from the bottom of…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/