“Dancing With the Stars” pro Val Chmerkovskiy and judge Carrie Ann Inaba have made amends, concluding the hectic saga that has ensued since Chmerkovskiy made an “inappropriate” joke about Inaba earlier this month that resulted in his getting benched from the competition.
\n\nOn Tuesday night’s episode of the dance competition series, Chmerkovskiy was back in the ballroom following a one-week suspension from the show. The decision by the show to remove him from the competition temporarily was made after Chmerkovskiy posted to his TikTok story, “You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night,” after his wife, fellow judge Jenna Johnson, was critiqued by Inaba during the Oct. 13 episode of the show. The TikTok was interpreted as a reference to Will Smith’s infamous slap at the 2022 Oscars, and deemed “inappropriate” by BBC Studios.
\n\nWhile Chmerkovskiy’s absence was not touched upon in last week’s episode, this week, as Val returned, audiences saw the pro apologize to his partner, Jenna Dewan. “We are back together. I am so sorry for all the chaos. You did not sign up for that, and I feel awful,” Chmerkovskiy said during their pre-dance package, to which Dewan responded: “I forgive you…I missed you.”
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/