Jenna Dewan blamed “online noise” for her and her controversial partner Val Chmerkovskiy’s shocking “Dancing With the Stars” elimination.
“This was a particularly tough week, for a lot of the online noise and all that stuff comes with the show,” the actress told Extrafollowing Tuesday’s “Grammy Night” episode, when asked about her exit.
“I’ll never know how or if any of that plays into this, but I know that we went out there and had the best time of our life.”
Chmerkovskiy, for his part, insisted he has “no regrets” about how this season played out — despite his feud with judge Carrie Ann Inaba.
“Every week’s a shocker. It’s very competitive. A lot of great couples out there. Wishing everybody the best, going to be rooting from home,” he said. “Definitely a sad result, but no regrets. I thought we had a great season.”
Although the choreographer seemed to be pleased with how their season went, many fans are blaming him for the elimination.
“I think the reason Jenna left so early is bc of the whole controversy with Val,” one Reddit user wrote.
Another added, “I feel bad for Jenna but happy that Val got humbled.”
“It’s unfortunate Jenna went home but honestly she made it pretty far given the controversy surrounding her partner this season, which wasn’t her fault to be clear! But it still made people wary of voting for their partnership,” a third fan pointed out.
When the “Step Up” star was first announced to be joining the Season 35 cast, fans were convinced she would make it to the finale because of her extensive dance background.
However, Dewan, 45, found herself dragged into some drama when Chmerkovskiy was suspended from the ballroom for a week after making an ill-fated dig at Inaba.
During the Oct. 13 taping of “DWTS,” Inaba called out Chmerkovskiy’s wife and fellow pro, Jenna Johnson, for including an “illegal” lift in her and her partner Harry Shum Jr.’s samba.
Johnson reportedly “broke down” backstage following her tense exchange with Inaba.
The next day, Chmerkovskiy, 40, shared a since-deleted social media post referencing Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap.
“You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night,” he wrote on TikTok following the episode.
Although Chmerkovskiy apologized for his controversial post, he was still placed on the one-week ban, leaving Dewan to dance with pro Alan Bersten on “Dedication Night.”
Chmerkovskiy returned to the ballroom for “Horror Movie Night,” where he apologized to “The Rookie” star for “all the chaos” surrounding his suspension.
He and Inaba were also spotted hugging it out during a commercial break.
The remaining six couples will compete in the semifinals next week.
“Dancing with the Stars” airs on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
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