DWTS DRAMA! VAL CHMERKOVSKIY THROWS SHADE AT CARRIE ANN INABA AFTER WIFE’S ROUTINE GETS CRITICIZED

Chile, the ballroom drama is getting SPICY! 👀🔥 Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba and professional dancer Val Chmerkovskiy appear to be caught in a little tension after Carrie Ann criticized a routine involving Val’s wife, Jenna Johnson. During Tuesday’s “Super Bowl Night,” Jenna and her dance partner, Harry Shum Jr., performed a samba to Usher’s “Yeah!” But Carrie Ann wasn’t completely impressed, pointing out an illegal lift and saying the performance needed more samba content. Jenna appeared confused by the lift criticism, while Carrie Ann stood firmly by her assessment. The duo eventually scored 33 out of 40 points, with Carrie Ann giving them an 8. 👀 But WAIT, because Val seemingly took things to another level! The professional dancer reportedly posted a since-deleted TikTok saying, “You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night.” 😳 For those who remember, that appeared to be a reference to Will Smith’s infamous 2022 Oscars slap, where he walked onstage and slapped Chris Rock. And naturally, the comment raised eyebrows because it came after the judge’s critique of his wife’s performance. Carrie Ann was clearly not amused by the situation! On Thursday, she shared a screenshot of the story about Val’s comment on Instagram, adding the pointed caption: “So this is what we are doing now?” OOP! 👀🍵 And the drama didn’t stop there! Val’s brother, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, also weighed in, questioning Carrie Ann’s consistency when it came to the show’s lift rules. He argued that if backup dancers were responsible for lifting Harry, the situation should be treated differently from a lift performed by the actual dance partners. Interestingly, Maksim agreed that the samba itself needed more content but questioned why the lift issue was raised if it wasn’t going to affect the score. So now we have a judge defending her critique, a pro dancer making a Will Smith reference, and family members jumping into the conversation. 😭🍿 THE QUESTION IS: Was Val simply joking, or did he take Carrie Ann’s critique of his wife a little too personally? XOXO, Soleli 💋