Drama out and in of the ballroom! Ever since its debut, Dancing With the Stars has made headlines — typically for its eyebrow-raising casting.
One of probably the most controversial selections by ABC got here forward of season 28 in summer season 2019 when Sean Spicer was introduced as a part of the solid. At the time, many celebrities reacted to the information concerning the former White House press secretary, together with then-host Tom Bergeron.
“A few months ago, during a lunch with DWTS‘ new Executive Producer, I offered suggestions for Season 28,” the previous America’s Funniest Home Videos host tweeted on the time. “Chief among them was my hope that DWTS, in its returning following an unprecedented year-long hiatus, would be a joyful respite from our exhausting political climate and free of inevitably divisive bookings from ANY party affiliations. I left that lunch convinced we were in agreement. Subsequently (and rather obviously), a decision was made to, as we often say in Hollywood, ‘go in a different direction.’”
He added, “It is the prerogative of the producers, in partnership with the network, to make whatever decisions they feel are in the best long term interests of the franchise. We can agree to disagree, as we do now, but ultimately it’s their call. I’ll [leave] it to them to answer any further questions about those decisions.”
Bergeron was let go from the present the following 12 months and changed by Tyra Banks. Still, the controversial casting continued the next season with Carole Baskin. The Tiger King star was solid after being accused of getting one thing to do with the disappearance of her former husband, Don Lewis. She denied having any involvement.
In September 2021, a supply confirmed to Us Weekly that Olivia Jade Giannulli would compete on season 30. The influencer is greatest recognized for being a part of the faculty admissions scandal after her mother and father, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, had been accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to make sure their daughters’ admissions into the University of Southern California. Although the couple initially maintained their innocence, they later pleaded responsible to fraud expenses and each frolicked in jail.
Olivia, for her half, carried out with Val Chmerkovskiy till their elimination in November 2021.
“I’m very proud of her. I’m proud of us. I’m proud of this season,” the dancer advised Us after being despatched house. “It meant a lot to me to be in a position to help somebody, period. But also somebody that could have used it. I’m grateful for that opportunity. I’m grateful that it worked too. We did win some folks over. We did get a chance to shed a different light on her and show her in a different spotlight. And then also show that she earned it, that she wasn’t just given it. She earned her stay here and for eight weeks, it’s been a blast. I got a lot of love for this young lady and I got a lot of love for the universe for bringing us together and giving me a chance to do this season.”
Scroll down for extra of probably the most controversial celebrities who’ve competed on Dancing With the Stars.
Source: www.usmagazine.com