From Cosmopolitan · Mehera Bonner · · 40s
Val Chmerkovskiy Almost Fired From DWTS
Val Chmerkovskiy nearly lost his DWTS job after an Oscar Slap joke sparked backlash.
In brief
Val Chmerkovskiy nearly lost his DWTS job after an Oscar Slap joke sparked backlash. Val Chmerkovskiy apologized to Carrie Ann Inaba to avoid being fired from DWTS after making an Oscar Slap comment about his wife. Originally reported by Cosmopolitan.
DWTS Producer Reaction
Producers were furious after Val Chmerkovskiy made an Oscar Slap joke about his wife.
“He won’t be [fired], no”
Val’s Apology to Carrie Ann
Val apologized to Carrie Ann Inaba to save his job after the backlash over his Oscar Slap comment.
“In a moment where my instinct was to defend my wife, I made a poor decision”
Carrie Ann’s Response
Carrie Ann felt like she was walking on eggshells after Val’s Oscar Slap comment.
“What Val said made it so she doesn’t know how to move forward”
The short version
Val Chmerkovskiy apologized to Carrie Ann Inaba to avoid being fired from DWTS after making an Oscar Slap comment about his wife.
