On 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.
While 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. I am so sorry for all the chaos. You did not kage, to which Dewan responded: “I forgive you…I missed you.” Following Tuesday’s show, Chmerkovskiy and Inaba embraced one another, as caught on camera across social media.
I will have nothing but love for Carrie Ann. I have nothing but respect for what she has to say.” Earlier on Tuesday, Inaba posted a lengthy statement to Instagram about the saga. Jenna was an absolute professional about it, and two women worked through the moment.
It came to my attention later that Jenna was deeply hurt. So I also offered to speak with her at any time. I have also offered to discuss the lift rule and how I enforce it. @sharnaburgess made a great video explaining lifts, assists and which dances allow and don’t allow them.” “I think in the future, a new lift rule should be created for next season,” she concluded.
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