DWTS says goodbye to fan-favorite couple as viewers accuse judges of ‘favoritism’ and giving undeserving scores
DANCING with the Stars has eliminated another fan-favorite couple as fans accuse the judges of playing favorites and not giving the contestants the scores they deserve.
The ballroom dancing competition is halfway through the season, and they celebrated with Wicked night, in honor of Wicked: For Good, which hits theaters next month.
After an emotional Dedication night last week, where all were spared from elimination, fans expected to see one pairing leave at the end of Tuesday’s show.
In the final moments of the episode, hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro revealed that Scott Hoying and his partner, Rylee Arnold, received the fewest votes and were going home.
The duo received praise for their dance routine to the song The Wizard and I; however, between their latest scores and votes and last week’s, they weren’t able to secure enough to move forward.
Fans were surprised, given that Andy Richter and his partner Emma Slater had been at the bottom of the leaderboard throughout much of the competition.
Viewers were even more shocked about the near-perfect scores given to the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt and her partner Mark Ballas, later in the night.
Critics ripped apart the judges online over three of them gifting the couple scores of 10 —the highest they could give —the first of the season.
Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and guest judge, Wicked film director, Jon M. Chu, each gave 10s, while Derek Hough thought the performance deserved a score of 9.
Fans slammed the judges for being too generous with their high scores and thought their performance was no better than several of their competitors.
“How in the world did Whitney get 3 10’s?” one person wrote on X.
“I am sorry but are we watching the same show tonight? These judges are crazy. How the hell did Robert not get all 10’s!? He was way better than all of these people. Don’t get me started on Whitney she did not deserve 10’s,” another commented.
DWTS judge Carrie Ann Inaba slammed by two furious pros for ‘unfair’ critiques after fans call for her to be fired
“I’m still upset the only 10s were for Whitney..,” a third remarked.
“I really can’t begin to understand carrie ann’s voting criteria beyond it just being favoritism and going off pure vibes,” a fourth added.
“The favoritism is the worst it’s ever been. The credibility of the judging/show is seriously compromised. Please fix this,” a fifth echoed.
“Am I MISSING SOMETHING!? I just don’t think some of these dances deserved 10s at all! Like not even 9s,” chimed in a sixth.
Jordan Chiles and her partner, Ezra Sosa, received identical scores to close out the show, a result some fans also questioned.
It turns out, the dancers haven’t been too pleased with their treatment on the show either.
The U.S. Sun exclusively reported that multiple DWTS dancers threatened to quit after feeling “disrespected” by producers.
An insider revealed that there’s been tension among the professional dancers over “the producers’ strategic partner preference.”
Mainly, the veteran DWTS pros are “feeling overshadowed” by some of the younger talent on the show and are considering not returning next season.
That might not be the only shakeup fans can expect to see moving forward.
An insider also revealed that production is pushing for former pro Kym Johnson-Herjavec to return with a permanent spot on the show after receiving an overwhelmingly positive response to her guest-judging appearance last week.
“It’s a no-brainer to get her back. There’s already an active discussion to see how they can make it happen,” the source said.
Andy Cohen Teases a "Huge Bombshell" at the Real Housewives of Miami Season 7 Reunion
Both Andy Cohen and Alexia Nepola are really looking forward to the upcoming reunion for The Real Housewives of Miami
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Thursday, Sept. 11, where they teased at what's to come from the big event.
"There was, I would call it, a huge bombshell dropped," Andy said. "Wouldn't you?"
"I think so, too," Alexia said, agreeing with Andy. "We like, both fell out of our chair."
"I mean, actually, actually, yes," he said. "Something huge."
Alexia also had a lot of thoughts about the reunion, which was filmed in NYC on Thursday, Aug. 8. "I felt like there was a lot of different things going on," she noted. "But I really do want to believe that a lot of us walked out of there in a good place."
"'Cause that's what it's supposed to be. But, you know, to be determined," she added. "We'll see because then there's social media. And then that kind of ruins everything."
Guerdy Abraira teases "shocking" RHOM Season 7 reunion
Guerdy Abraira spoke with The Daily Dish at DIRECTV's Plot Twist - Featuring Bravo event in NYC on Aug. 12, where she admitted that the
RHOM Season 7 reunion was "shocking." She explained that she and her fellow mojito-holders "were under the impression that something was the way it was," but then the bombshell completely changed things.
"So this whole time I'm looking at them like, 'Wait, this whole [thing], this has been happening and we didn't know it?!" she said. "It's really, really historic, I don't know what else to say."
She reiterated that this piece of information is pretty major. "If they were to pick the 10 biggest Bravo moments, this would be one of them," she added.
Alexia Nepola reveals her big takeaway from the RHOM Season 7 reunion
Alexia spoke with The Daily Dish at the same event, where she admitted that filming the RHOM Season 7 reunion was "intense." But, she revealed that she was able to get some resolution during the taping, and was able to get dinner with cast members, Marysol Patton and Julia Lemigova, afterward.
"So we leave there, and then we're still having dinner separately, so like, I don't know," she said. "Like for me, I have resolution, you know? I'm the kind of person that once I get it out and I say whatever I have to say, I'm ready to move on. I forget about it and I just move on."
Kiki Barth opens up about "shocking" RHOM Season 7 reunion
Kiki Barth also opened up about the reunion during an Aug. 19 interview at Bravo HQ Live. "Oh my God, the reunion...All I have to say guys, it was so much shocks, so much bomb drops," she said. "The way to put it would be, right now we're on Season 7. Might as well put the whole reunion as Season 8 on its own."
"Just watch out," she added. "It's going to be so shocking, so amazing, but also, it's Miami, girls. We gotta bring the fun, too."
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