'Dancing with the Stars' pro Val Chmerkovskiy is suspended over a Will Smith slap joke aimed at judge Carrie Ann Inaba
Val Chmerkovskiy, 40, posted 'You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night' after Carrie Ann Inaba criticised his wife Jenna Johnson's samba. Inaba hit back on Instagram: 'So this is what we're doing now?' BBC Studios called the post 'inappropriate'. He is the first pro ever suspended in the show's history.
His partner Jenna Dewan is to dance with Alan Bersten on Tuesday's Dedication Night show.
Chmerkovskiy said his 'instinct was to defend my wife' but admitted 'bad judgment'.
Inaba's critique centred on a lift that is forbidden in the samba.
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