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Val Chmerkovskiy suspended one week over TikTok post
Hindustan Times·
Val Chmerkovskiy will miss one week of Dancing with the Stars after a TikTok post about judge Carrie Ann Inaba, Hindustan Times reported. BBC Studios called the post inappropriate. He wrote viewers almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom after Inaba criticised wife Jenna Johnson's lift, echoing Will Smith's 2022 Oscar slap, Deadline said. He apologised on Instagram.
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What It Means For You
- Viewers will see Chmerkovskiy's celebrity partner compete without him during the suspension week.
- Fans following DWTS social accounts may see revised promotion without the suspended pro dancer.
- Reality show contracts often include conduct rules extending to personal social media posts.
What's Happening
- Inaba criticised a lift move during Super Bowl Night, reading the competition definition aloud.
- BBC Studios stressed well-being standards for everyone working on the programme.
- Chmerkovskiy deleted the TikTok after backlash and posted a public apology.
Oscar slap references in entertainment
- Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars after a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.
- Deadline reported many viewers read Chmerkovskiy's Fresh Prince line as a slap allusion.
- The dancer said he had not intended to suggest he would physically confront Inaba.
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