As soon as Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba gave her critique of Guillermo Rodriguez‘s samba with pro Witney Carson on Tuesday, October 6, fans were in an uproar online, calling her comments “mean,” “harsh,” and “uncalled for.”
Sounding thoroughly annoyed, Inaba asked the duo after their dance to Mariah Carey‘s Obsessed, “What was going on?” As they nervously laughed along with the crowd, she pointed her comments at Rodriguez, telling him, “No, I’m serious. Where is all your joy? That special thing that you bring every time? I felt like you were dimming your light a little bit in this dance.”
When the crowd loudly booed, Inaba quipped, “This is what I get paid for people!” She then struck a more encouraging tone, telling Rodriguez, “I want to tell you because I don’t ever want you to dim your light because you’re special and you have a natural gift that we need. I want it more. Don’t ever not smile in a dance; I need your light. We all do.”
Rodriguez, long known as Jimmy Kimmel‘s sidekick on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, has won over fans with his innocent and joyful demeanor. He and Carson, who is five months pregnant, have become an unexpected fan-favorite duo, gaining enough viewer votes each week to overcome the judges’ low scores.
Those fans were stunned by Inaba’s comments, immediately flooding social media with pushback, including one who tweeted, “Despite my years away from the show, it’s safe to say Carrie Ann hasn’t changed. ‘Where was your joy?’ has me FUMING. What a f—-d up thing to say… And don’t get me started on ‘this is what I get paid for…'”
Witney Carson Says ‘Most of America Would Probably Disagree’ With Carrie Ann Inaba’s Critique
Carson has joined the uproar over Inaba’s comments, telling People after the show that Inaba interpreted Rodriguez’s attempt to “be a little bit of a diva” for their Mariah Carey song as “dimming his light.”
“I disagree completely,” Carson told the outlet, “and I think most of America would probably disagree with that, as well. He always has a light about him.”
In a separate interview, Carson again noted, “I strongly disagree with (Inaba). I feel like it was a little bit out of pocket. No matter what Guillermo does, his light will always shine. No matter if he’s pretending to be a diva or he’s pretending to be Rihanna, or he’s got a smile on his face, like there’s no swaying that. And I think, obviously, America can tell. And that’s why we’re still here.”
“I’m very happy, very excited that we have a lot of people behind us,” Rodriguez added, and Carson agreed, “Our scores were at the bottom of the leaderboard, which could get most people down, but we feel so uplifted and so supported by all of the love online.”
On October 7, Carson posted a video in her Instagram Stories of her and Rodriguez back in the rehearsal studio, having fun dancing to Pocket Full of Sunshine. She added a text box that said “Because Guillermo’s light could never be dimmed.”
She also shared a screenshot of a quote she gave Us Weekly that said, “I don’t think Guillermo’s light dims no matter what. His light will always shine.” Beneath the screenshot, Carson added, “I said what I said.”
Next up, the duo will compete during the Super Bowl theme night on October 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, airing live on ABC and Disney+.
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