Fellow Dancers Throw Maksim Chmerkovskiy Under the Bus for Outburst

max was so disrespectful and on air. I thought he was a bigger person than that. The dance was awful. the outfit was even worse. Take what you get like a man not a baby. Time for him to go not Len..

You are 100% correct.

Here is what I don't get: when you vote online or with AT&T, you get to vote a bunch of times (example: 12 dancers=12 votes). You can vote for the same person 12 times. Why can there just be 1 vote/person?

Max is a good dancer, but he is NOT a great teacher to his partners. Season after season he has problems with them. At some point he needs to take responsibility. And where did he get off making that comment that HE made this program what it is. Seriously, it's popular in spite of him.

That dance was NOT a rumba and Maks is supposed to be the choreographer. It's as much if not more his fault because it was an awful dance. Hope seemed to be the most relaxed she has been all season which is great. BUT it is a DANCE contest and they did not dance well.

Maks just expressed what a lot of viewers were thinking! The judges definitely pick their favorites and although someone has to get voted off each week, the judges comments sometimes border on cruel. Derek Hough commented that he thinks the judges are being incredibly generous this season, and they are...to he & Ricki Lake. J.R. & Karina definitely were the best this week and deserved all 10's this week but didn't get them because it seems the judges are saving them for Derek & Ricki.

I'm with you a 100% on this. Sometimes the judges comments are really harsh considering this show features celebrities 'supposedly' without a dance background. These people work their asses off every week trying to improve and they should be commended and not always condemned so much - they are not professionals. You cant expect them to be perfect - the perfect dancers have years of experience. Am happy Max told Len off. 50 yrs experience and Hope's few weeks experience is nowhere near the same. You can be a judge but you can also take it easy sometimes

When he gets a trophy, then he can talk all he wants

Max was totally wrong for what he said. The judge's job is to JUDGE what he sees and Len was right on for what he was saying. Hope can't dance and week after week she comes out and proves it more and more. Maybe Max is just upset because he knows Len was telling the truth and he is having trouble facing it. All the more week 7 Hope's time should be up because she is not a Dancer and she is not improving...all the other's are improving week after week!

I may agree with Max's thoughts, but not his outburst on live TV. I have watched Bruno consistently make fun of people so now I just watch the show taped and pass right through many of the judges comments. In the end, it's the people's vote that counts and I think the disrespect from Max will cost him and his partner.

I agree with Maks. The judges do pick favorites -- it is very obvious to me.

i think the judges are 100% wrong with their comments to the dancers especially Carrie Ann on telling Maks to not disrespect Len, when it was Len being disrespestfull .
Enough is enough, the judges think they are above everyone else and most of the time they say very nasty things to hurt the stars. Judge dancing not the person themselves because if it wasnt for them the judges wouldnt be on the show. Good job Max for standing up for your partner.

Len started on Max first by telling him it was his fault Hope could not dance. A few weeks ago he said Hope is not committed to the practices. It is hard for a woman to keep being told she is not sexing, she looks like a dude, etc. Hope will get voted off because she cannot dance as well as the others but there is no reason to keep badgering her or insulting her.

Chaz needed to get voted off because he has no dancing skills but that does not give Bruno the right to continuously call him names and compare him to animals. It is very offensive. Chaz has handled the name calling very professionally.

Nancy Grace cannot dance but it seems she can do no wrong. I truely do not get this.

Max lashed out on national TV and that's unfortunate but Iagree with his intent. It seems that sometimes the judges decide they will criticize one or two stars and it continues to the end. If a dance is bad tell the dancer what they need to do to improve without all the nasty and unnecessary comments about the person. I also think the public should not be allowed to vote or at least count the vote for less than 50% because it becomes nothing more than a popularity contest otherwise.

Maks should have made his comment off screen. Hope Solo is a terrible dancer and an incredible whiner! I believe generally the judges are just trying to help people improve. If you cannot take criticism, you should not agree to do the show! And, yes, the audience judging should not be 50% of the scores. Chaz Bono had no business still being on the show this week or last for that matter. And it has nothing to do with him being a transgender. That is just an excuse for crappy dancing!! There always seems to be someone who gets high praise and scores from the judges and I wonder what they see because it sure is not what the I see.

The Judges obviously pick favorites. Example: China forgets her entire routine yet she scores higher than Chaz who on that evening WAS better...and I love China, but that was just wrong...

i'm with max , len and bruno have been lashing out to the star's for there dance some fo them have never danced that fancy stuff before and for the judges to say nasty things about them is wrong if it wouldn't be for them comming on th show the judges wouldn't be their. i am starting to loose interest in this show. why would some one want to come on this show and b made fun of by the judges.i think the show needs new faces for judges. very seldom does len have anything nice to say to the star's who come out there and try their best.

A judge does not have the right to make hurtful remarks about any dancer. I admire the celebrities who put themselves out there. There would be no show without them! I love the show, but would enjoy it more without the smart aleck remarks from the judges. Judge the DANCING. "Penguin" is degrading and ridiculous!
Chaz deserves an apology...on air!!

Maks is so egotistical. A good dancer, but a poor example of control. His remarks are a turn off and really overshadow his dancing ability.

I think Max speaks his heart and after all he has given to the show, as any other pro - he should not be chastised for having an opinion. In any field the pros themselves could be judges and they work bloody hard to get results from their stars. Whilst the pros may have hardships working with the stars its got to be tough hearing someone criticize your partner when you have developed such a bond. So with that said what Max said was absolutely understandable and the Judges do need to take a less personal tack when remarking on performances. There definitely seems to be a lot of attachment on the part of the judges no matter the effort from the stars so its easy to see how this can be resented by the pros at times.

Look, Chaz and many others before him were not dancers BUT the idea is to IMPROVE over the time presented and it has been 6 weeks- there was only so long he could just step around his partner and do minimal movements- As for Hope Solo, MAX personally inivted her to dance with him. From what I see, she seems to resist his efforts during training and obviously is so used to people catering to her as the #1, that SHE herself is having a hard time at actuaqlly working at something that she is being judged for- NOT PERSONALLY- it is a DANCE COMPETITION and for the record, despite what the judges may say, people in America are voting also so, it DOES become a popularit contest. It is what is it.good show though

Max should have the big letter L on his big russian forehead. And where did the L man Max get off saying it was his show. What drug is he on. This is twice I've seen him lose his cool. I wish Carrie Ann would let him have it next time but she's such a lady. But girlfriend please give it to him next time and forget being a lady for just a few minutes. I love all you judges and you guy were rite on key with that awful dance of their's. Max should move aside and let his brother take over, he's much younger and I think a much much better dancer the TBL Max.

She is useless we cannot stand her hope she goes next week.

Maks does not want to be put down it hurts his big ego he knows he is not going to win again he never has

Maks, was right, just because Hope is a athelete, and not as sexy as the others they downed her, I was proud of Maks standing up for her. not everyone can have a dancers body, and it is true everyone is voting for ricki just because of her weight issue.

this dance is awful, and yea there celebs nt dancers but what do ou want the judges to do, give everyone high scores because of improvement, if thats the case why bother scoring them? surely everyone will eventually end up with perfect scores for averages dances