Jenna Dewan clapped back at a social media user who criticized her following her shocking elimination from Season 35 of “Dancing With the Stars.”
The “Step Up” actress — who was eliminated alongside her pro dancer partner, Val Chmerkovskiy, at the end of Tuesday’s “Grammy Night” episode — commented on an Instagram video that claimed she was voted off because she is a “know-it-all.”
“If I knew it all, I probably would’ve known I was going home,” Dewan, 45, quipped in the comments section of the since-deleted clip, according to E! News.
In addition to calling Dewan a “know-it-all,” the user, who was filmed dancing in front of her horse stables, shared her “hot take” in the video, claiming that Dewan had “zero chemistry” with Chmerkovskiy, 40, as well as with the audience because she was “so hard to relate to.”
The “Rookie” actress, for her part, did not address the user’s other criticisms, but cheekily added, “P.S. Beautiful horse.”
Dewan and Chmerkovskiy were sent packing Tuesday night, falling just short of this season’s semifinals.
The pair performed a jazz routine to Janet Jackson’s “All for You,” marking a full-circle moment for Dewan, who previously worked as a backup dancer for the pop superstar. She earned 28 out of 30 points for the performance.
The actress and her pro partner later faced off against fellow competitors Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik in a cha-cha dance-off to “The Middle” by Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey.
Dewan and Chmerkovskiy ultimately came out on top, winning the dance-off and earning two additional points.
Following her elimination, Dewan looked back on her time in the competition, saying, “Dancing again, getting to share my joy with my family, who are over there, every single night … I had a great time, and I loved getting to share that with the world.”
The actress later pointed to the “online noise” surrounding her and Chmerkovskiy’s run on the show as a possible factor in their elimination.
“This was a particularly tough week,” she told Extra following the episode. “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 [lives].”
Dewan and Chmerkovskiy’s elimination was the season’s most shocking yet, following a particularly controversial run for the pair stemming from Chmerkovskiy’s suspension during the show’s “Dedication Night” episode.
Chmerkovskiy was handed a one-week suspension following a controversial social media post referencing Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap, which was directed at judge Carrie Ann Inaba.
In his absence, Dewan danced with pro Alan Bersten, while Chmerkovskiy apologized to his partner for “all the chaos” upon his return and has since reconciled with Inaba.
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