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Val Chmerkovskiy Returns to Dancing With the Stars
Val Chmerkovskiy officially returns to Dancing With the Stars after one-week suspension.
In brief
Val Chmerkovskiy officially returns to Dancing With the Stars after one-week suspension. Val Chmerkovskiy returns to Dancing With the Stars on Oct 27 after a social media comment referencing Will Smith's 2022 Oscars slap. Originally reported by E! Online.
Val Chmerkovskiy returns to DWTS
Val Chmerkovskiy officially returns to Dancing With the Stars on Oct 21 after a one-week suspension.
Suspension reason
Chmerkovskiy was suspended for referencing Will Smith's 2022 Oscars slap on TikTok.
Social media comment
Chmerkovskiy wrote on TikTok: 'You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night'.
“You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night”
BBC Studios statement
BBC Studios suspended Chmerkovskiy for inappropriate social media post.
Chmerkovskiy's apology
Chmerkovskiy apologized privately to Inaba and shared a social media statement explaining his intentions.
Return date
Chmerkovskiy will return to DWTS on Oct 27 for Horror Movie Night.
Co-host comment
Alfonso Ribeiro stated during cast introductions: 'As you can see, Alan Bersten is with Jenna Dewan because Val is not with us this week'.
“As you can see, Alan Bersten is with Jenna Dewan because Val is not with us this week”
The main idea
Val Chmerkovskiy returns to Dancing With the Stars on Oct 27 after a social media comment referencing Will Smith's 2022 Oscars slap.
