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Mary J. Blige, Julianne Hough Rock DWTS Stage

As the release of the heavily '80s-inspired musical dramedy “Rock of Ages” is drawing nearer, each of the many stars involved in it are doing their best to promote it. Mary J. Blige and Juliane Hough did so on DWTS. The two singers were on the popular ABC dancing competition to perform and, because...

19 May 2012
05:15 GMT

Chris Brown Turns Up the Music on Dancing With the Stars

Always the passionate performer, Chris Brown set the stage on fire with his performance on Dancing With the Stars the other night. He literally got audiences on their feet with “Turn Up the Music.” You can see the video of his performance above. While there's no denying that Chris remains the best...

9 May 2012
09:41 GMT

J.R. Martinez Wins Dancing With the Stars

Another spectacular season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars has come to an end. War veteran J.R. Martinez and partner Karina Smirnoff took home the mirrorball trophy, while Rob Kardashian was runner-up. Surprisingly, Ricki Lake and partner Derek Hough were the first pair to leave the show on the grand night of th...

24 November 2011
07:20 GMT

DWTS Eliminations: Hope Solo Is Out

The people have spoken again: with just weeks before the grand final, another pair is sent packing. This time, it's sportswoman Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who made a very grateful exit from the show, as the video below will confirm.With Hope going against J.R. Martinez in the bottom two, it was a relief ...

16 November 2011
08:07 GMT

Ricki Lake, Derek Hough Score Perfect 10s with Samba on DWTS

After weeks of training and fierce competition, the latest season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars is nearing the end. With four finalists left in the competition, last night offered a hint as to who might be the winner. The biggest surprise of the night was Rob Kardashian, brother of reality star and socialite K...

15 November 2011
06:02 GMT

DWTS Eliminations: Nancy Grace Is Out

Another week, another round of eliminations on ABC's Dancing With the Stars. This time, the public decided it was time to go for Nancy Grace, the television personality, who made a very graceful exit and recalled to thank everyone in her final speech. Grace, of whom many said she didn't deserve to make it t...

9 November 2011
06:01 GMT

DWTS Eliminations: David Arquette Is Sent Home

Another week, more questions on whether Dancing With the Stars eliminations are fair. On last night's eliminations show, David Arquette and partner Kym Johnson were sent home. Television personality Nancy Grace, who was in the bottom of the chart after Monday's performance, escaped elimination and, as vario...

2 November 2011
05:33 GMT

Justin Bieber Performs on DWTS, 7th Week Eliminations Show

Justin Bieber treated all his fans – and the DWTS audiences as well – to a live performance on ABC's Dancing With the Stars, the 7th week eliminations show. Videos of the two songs he performed are included with this article. To promote his latest album, “Under the Mistletoe,” which also ...

2 November 2011
05:09 GMT

Cher Tells Anderson Cooper DWTS Judges Were Disrespectful of Chaz

The latest results show on Dancing With the Stars saw Chaz Bono get the boot. The elimination has not been eventless, as both Chaz and his mother Cher have been telling the media ever since that the judges were very disrespectful, biased and unfair.The same happened on a recent appearance on Anderson Cooper's sh...

28 October 2011
09:34 GMT

Cher Blasts DWTS Judges After Chaz Bono's Elimination

Chaz Bono, the first transgender contestant on Dancing With the Stars, has been voted off the competition after 6 weeks. While he says he's ok with the public vote, his mother, singer and actress Cher, might not be.Right after Chaz and partner Lacey Schwimmer were told they would not be returning to the show nex...

26 October 2011
05:46 GMT

DWTS Eliminations: Chaz Bono Is Out, Calls Foul

After Monday's disastrous results during Broadway Night, Chaz Bono was voted off the competition in the Dancing With the Stars results show. He claims he was voted off because audiences and judges had been biased against him. His accusations (see the video below for his interview with Access Hollywood right afte...

26 October 2011
04:50 GMT

Fellow Dancers Throw Maksim Chmerkovskiy Under the Bus for Outburst

On last night's Broadway Night on Dancing With the Stars, pro dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy had an outburst when judge Len Goodman called his and partner Hope Solo's rumba the worst of the season. He was completely off base, his fellow dancers believe. As we also informed you earlier today, the outburst came ...

25 October 2011
08:24 GMT

Chaz Bono Fails to Impress with Tango on DWTS

Though many predicted he wouldn't last long on Dancing With the Stars since he's obviously the weakest link, Chaz Bono is still hanging in there. Last night was a major disappointment though. For Broadway Night, Chaz and partner Lacey Schwimmer chose the tango from the Phanton of the Opera, so they definit...

25 October 2011
07:12 GMT

Maksim Chmerkovskiy Gets into Nasty Argument with Len Goodman on DWTS

Maksim Chmerkovskiy doesn't have a reputation for being too hot-tempered for his own good, even so, he totally went nuts the other night on DWTS, as the judges critiqued his and partner Hope Solo's rumba on Broadway Night. Video of the entire thing is below, embedded at the end of the article. Culminating ...

25 October 2011
06:54 GMT

DWTS Eliminations: Carson Kressley Is Sent Home

Another night, another elimination on Dancing With the Stars. After a fun and fabulous run on the latest season, television personality Carson Kressely was sent home after he failed to get public support to make it through to week 6. On Monday’s ‘80s night, Carson and partner Anna Trebunksya put on a very...

19 October 2011
04:26 GMT

Derek and Julianne Hough Rock Out on DWTS

After two years of absence, dancer, actress, singer and overall stunner Julianne Hough has finally returned to Dancing With the Stars. Not only that, but, the other night, she also teamed up with her brother Derek for the best dance of the season so far. Derek and Julianne have paired before, but either the time elap...

13 October 2011
10:03 GMT

Richard Simmons’ Rep Denies He’s Ill

On Monday’s Dancing With the Stars show, Chaz Bono and partner Lacey Schwimmer benefitted from some good ol’-fashioned pep talk from none other than Richard Simmons. In a statement today, his rep is rubbishing reports he might be “ill.”As we also informed you yesterday, when rehearsing for mov...

12 October 2011
11:22 GMT

Another Shocking Elimination on DWTS: Chynna Phillips Goes Home

Yet another shocking elimination took place on the latest show of Dancing With the Stars on ABC. Chynna Phillips and partner Tony Dovolani were taxed for their tango by audiences and set home. On movie theme night, the two chose the theme song to “Mission: Impossible” to dance the tango to, as the video b...

12 October 2011
05:00 GMT

Ricki Lake Gets First 10s of the DWTS Season with Passionate Tango

Ricki Lake and Derek Hough are bent on winning this season’s mirrorball trophy on Dancing With the Stars. Last night, during movie theme night, they got the first 10s of the season – and came just one point short of a perfect score. Proving that all good things come to those who wait and who, most importa...

11 October 2011
09:17 GMT

Cher Is Moved to Tears by Chaz Bono’s Paso Doble on DWTS

Last week, Cher said that if her son, Chaz Bono, would make it through to another week on DWTS, she’d come to see him perform live. She kept her promise and, on Monday’s show, she came to see him do the Paso Doble with partner Lacey Schwimmer.Not only did she offer plenty of support to Chaz, which transla...

11 October 2011
03:56 GMT

Nancy Grace Claims Dance Partner Broke Wind on DWTS

Whether for one thing or the other, Nancy Grace manages to grab headlines for all the wrong reasons while doing her best to win the mirrorball trophy on the latest season of DWTS. The latest is that she may have passed gas during an interview. It happened on the most recent show when, going backstage after their ...

8 October 2011
05:55 GMT

DWTS Shocking Elimination: Kristin Cavallari Is Sent Home

Despite delivering a superb samba on Monday’s show, Kristin Cavallari is the latest celebrity to be voted off ABC’s Dancing With the Stars. She and Mark Ballas were the strongest performers of the season, but they lacked public support. Video of their samba, performed to Beyonce’s “Crazy in Lo...

5 October 2011
07:10 GMT

Nancy Grace Denies She Passed Gas During DWTS Interview

On the latest Dancing With the Stars show, during a backstage interview taken after Nancy Grace and Tristan MacManus’ routine, someone passed gas – loudly so. Grace is telling TMZ that she wasn’t the one who did. Video of the incident is below. It shows Tristan and Nancy talking to Brooke Burke, as ...

5 October 2011
05:36 GMT

J.R. Martinez, Karina Smirnoff’s Emotionally Wrenching Performance on DWTS

It was a night to remember on Dancing With the Stars, as contestants chose routines inspired by the most memorable years of their life. Soldier turned actor J.R. Martinez and partner Karina Smirnoff dedicated their dance to all the soldiers in Iraq. Martinez was badly injured by a landmine when he served in Iraq, whe...

4 October 2011
02:26 GMT

Nancy Grace Denies Wardrobe Malfunction on DWTS

The other day on Dancing With the Stars, Nancy Grace wowed judges with her quickstep – and stunned audiences with what looked like a major wardrobe malfunction. The thing is, she says on Twitter, said malfunction never happened.As we also noted in a previous article, while doing the quickstep, towards the end o...

28 September 2011
08:19 GMT

DWTS Eliminations: Elisabetta Canalis Is Out

She said she was determined to prove she was a worthy adversary on Dancing With the Stars, but Elisabetta Canalis’ dreams of ever winning the mirrorball trophy were shattered last night, when viewers’ vote got her booted from the show. Though doing a decent quickstep on Monday, which earned her and partne...

28 September 2011
07:43 GMT

Nancy Grace Has Wardrobe Malfunction on DWTS

For the second week on the current season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, Nancy Grace and Tristan MacManus trained hard for the quickstep. However, no amount of preparation could help the journalist prevent the wardrobe malfunction that aired live.As the video below will confirm, the incident occurred towards ...

27 September 2011
09:58 GMT

Chaz Bono Impresses DWTS Judges with Cha-Cha

Season 13 of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars kicked off last night, featuring one of the most talked about contestants ever in its history: transgender Chaz Bono, Cher and Sonny Bono’s child. Chaz did his best not to disappoint – and wowed audiences and the judges with his cha-cha. Chaz and partner...

20 September 2011
08:04 GMT

ABC Ups Security on DWTS for Chaz Bono

Chaz Bono is the first transgender contestant to appear on Dancing With the Stars and ABC believes this alone is enough to cause people to act on the hatred they might feel towards him. As such, it’s upped security for Chaz, it has emerged. Since he’s been confirmed as one of the celebrities who will ...

20 September 2011
04:48 GMT

Pregnant Man Thomas Beatie Believes Chaz Bono Booted Him Off DWTS

The other day, ABC announced the official lineup for the 13th season of Dancing With the Stars and, as speculated before in the press, Chaz Bono was confirmed as a contestant – the first transgender contestant ever. Thomas Beatie, the “pregnant man,” believes he should’ve been on the show. Tho...

1 September 2011
07:26 GMT

Cher Comes to Chaz Bono’s Defense for DWTS

Cher’s son Chaz Bono is just one of the many celebrities who will be on the next season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars. Chaz is also the first transgender contestant, which seems to have generated negative reactions in some viewers. Chaz was born Chastity, but he is now legally a man. Even so, some viewe...

1 September 2011
06:47 GMT

Dancing With the Stars Cast for Season 13 Announced

The speculation about the stars who will be featured on the new season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars officially ends now. The lineup for the 13th season of the popular show has been announced.Earlier reports claimed that producers were looking to up their game for the new season, by bringing on board only A-l...

30 August 2011
03:41 GMT

Elisabetta Canalis to Be on the New Season of Dancing With the Stars

She’s proved before she has the right moves to charm an audience, but whether she can do the same to a panel of judges remains to be seen. George Clooney’s ex, Elisabetta Canalis, is reportedly in talks to be on the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars. ABC makes a habit of not addressing casting rum...

18 August 2011
05:50 GMT

Rob Kardashian on Board New Season of Dancing With the Stars

Earlier this week, word got out that producers of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars would only book A-listers for the new season, but it could be that they’ve just had a change of heart. Rob Kardashian is one of the celebrity contenders, it has emerged. Some would argue that none of the Kardashians is A-list, ...

29 July 2011
04:35 GMT

DWTS Producers Looking to Bring Only A-Listers on Board for Next Season

Producers on ABC’s hit dance competition Dancing With the Stars are looking to boost ratings of the show by no longer having contestants only some loyal fans know of. For the upcoming season, they want to bring A-listers on board. Earlier reports had it that producers were in talks with reality star Snooki of &...

25 July 2011
05:51 GMT

Snooki in Talks for New Season of Dancing With the Stars

The Situation did not make it too far on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, despite his earnest efforts to impress the ladies with his moves. Snooki will hopefully fare better, as a new report claims she’s been approached to be on the new season of the show.For the time being, this is just speculation, since t...

21 July 2011
10:42 GMT

Mark Ballas Would Partner with a Man for New Season of DWTS

One of the ideas being currently passed around in the blogosphere about the upcoming season of ABC’s DWTS is that it may include, for the first time ever, first-gender couples. If so, Mark Ballas would be the first to sign up on the new initiative, he says. Some voices call for equality on the popular dancing c...

14 June 2011
04:40 GMT

Kendra Wilkinson Breaks Out the Swimsuit, Is Now a Size 0

Kendra Wilkinson’s time on Dancing With the Stars was not without some very difficult moments, but she’s not sorry she accepted the offer to be on the show. Today, she can finally say she got her pre-pregnancy body back – and she’s ready to flaunt it. The latest print issue of Life&Style magaz...

26 May 2011
16:51 GMT

Kirstie Alley After DWTS: I’m Half the Woman I Used to Be

Kirstie Alley and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy didn’t win the latest season of Dancing With the Stars on ABC, but they came pretty close to it, as runner-ups. There’s an upside to that too, Kirstie says, pointing to how much weight she’s lost. Shortly after she confirmed she would be putting on her d...

26 May 2011
15:51 GMT

Maksim Chmerkovskiy to Leave Dancing With the Stars

Now that season 12 of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars has come to a glorious end, pro dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who was runner-up with Kirstie Alley, is weighing his options – and he says he may not return next season. After last night’s season finale, reporters caught up with Maks to ask him about t...

25 May 2011
08:31 GMT

DWTS Season Finale: Hines Ward Is the Winner

It’s been a long, eventful and amazing run on the latest season of Dancing With the Stars but, like all good things, this too must come to an end. On last night’s season finale, judges and viewers crowned their winner, the pair who got to take home the mirrorball trophy.The finale saw Chelsea Kane, Hines ...

25 May 2011
07:10 GMT

Kirstie Alley Wows with Freestyle Aerial Moves on DWTS

She’s 60 years old, has been battling weight issues for years and, until not long ago, was probably considered one of the worst possible ideas for a contestant on Dancing With the Stars ever. Actress Kirstie Alley is here to prove all nay-sayers wrong. Last night, Kirstie and partner Maks danced Freestyle &ndas...

24 May 2011
10:44 GMT

Karina Smirnoff Felt ‘Dirty’ After Bruno Tonioli’s Comments on DWTS

The other night, after Karina Smirnoff and partner Ralph Macchio danced the salsa on Dancing With the Stars, judge Bruno Tonioli put his foot in it with a series of rude and vulgar comments about it. Pro dancer Karina was just as taken aback and insulted as the audience was, she says.The comments in question made ref...

18 May 2011
08:21 GMT

Outrage at Bruno’s ‘Rude’ Comments to Karina Smirnoff and Ralph Macchio’s Salsa

Bruno Tonioli’s job on Dancing With the Stars is not to be Mr. Nice, but he’s definitely crossed the line with his comments to Karina Smirnoff and Ralph Macchio’s salsa. Viewers and the couple’s supporters are still shocked Bruno could be so vulgar and rude on a family show. As the video below...

17 May 2011
09:47 GMT

Chelsea Handler Makes Fat Joke About Kirstie Alley

Actress Kirstie Alley has lost a lot of weight since she started on the latest season of Dancing With the Stars but, it would seem, no amount of weight loss can make her immune to fat jokes from Chelsea Handler. The comedienne, who is now promoting her latest book, made an appearance on Joy Behar’s show. The to...

13 May 2011
08:19 GMT

Adele’s Voice Problems Cut Short DWTS Performance

British singer Adele is undeniably one of the most popular and talented young artists of today. On last night’s results show of Dancing With the Stars, Adele wowed with her live performance, despite saying that she was having problems with her voice. To promote her latest single “Rolling in the Deep,&...

11 May 2011
08:49 GMT

DWTS Contestant Says $350K Is Not Enough to Be on the Show

It’s a known fact that the celebrities who agree to appear on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars make a lot of money off it, what with the paycheck they get from the network and from subsequent deals they land because of their boosted public profile. It’s still not enough, one contestant says.With rumors ...

6 May 2011
03:18 GMT

DWTS Eliminations: Kendra Wilkinson Is Out

It’s been seven amazing weeks for former Playboy bunny turned reality star Kendra Wilkinson but, as all good things, this too has come to an end. On last night’s results show on Dancing With the Stars, Kendra was sent home. As the video below will confirm, Kendra and partner Louis Van Amstel got the l...

4 May 2011
03:15 GMT

The Voice Premieres to Impressive Ratings

Many said that the latest singing competition, The Voice, was destined to fail – but they were wrong. With Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green and Blake Shelton on board, the show premiered to massive ratings on NBC.The show, which differs from American Idol in that contestants are picked solely based...

28 April 2011
08:26 GMT

Kirstie Alley Will Make More Money than Any Other Star on DWTS

Being asked to be on Dancing With the Stars may turn out to be the biggest thing in Kirstie Alley’s career. Though celebrities usually use their time on the show to boost their profile, Kirstie will make the most money of the lot, claims a new report. Since she’s been on the show, thanks to the grueli...

27 April 2011
09:13 GMT


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