Val Chmerkovskiy is being criticized by Dancing with the Stars fans after posting a now-deleted comment seemingly aimed at the judges.
Hours after his wife, Jenna Johnson, received a harsh critique for her samba from judge Carrie Ann Inaba, the DWTS pro dancer posted a TikTok video with the comment, “You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night,” according to a screenshot shared by Page Six.
The comment has since been deleted, but many fans interpreted the remark as a reference to Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Will Smith’s violent outburst toward Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars ceremony. During the live Oscars broadcast, Smith jumped onstage and slapped Rock after the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
Chmerkovskiy’s post came after Johnson’s choreography for her Week 5 Samba with actor Harry Shum Jr. was heavily criticized by the judges, most notably by Inaba, who went so far as to read aloud the ballroom definition of a “lift” as she chastised the pro dancer on live TV for breaking the dance rule.
During the live DWTS broadcast on Oct. 13, Chmerkovskiy did not hide his disapproval of judges Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough as they critiqued his wife’s samba. Chmerkovskiy could be seen making faces and shaking his head in disgust as the judges’ scores were announced.
In the comment section to a now-viral TikTok video that captured the moment, Chmerkovskiy wrote, “[Put] some respect on her name. [Carrie Ann’s] tripping talking to her like that,” he wrote.
Some fans supported Chmerkovskiy in the comment section, with one writing, “Love you Val, as you should! I would be ten toes down behind my spouse too.”
Others felt Chmerkovskiy’s “Fresh Prince” comment went too far.
On the r/dancingwiththestars subreddit, multiple viewers felt that Chmerkovskiy should be reprimanded for his remark.
“I can’t imagine saying something like that in a public form and keeping my job.” one commenter wrote. “It’s ok to be upset with CAI, and even hate her, it’s a total other thing to threaten violence against another person.”
“HR would be hearing many words. I hope they are hearing many words. In no way shape or form is it OK to threaten your coworker because they did their job correctly and did the thing they were paid to do,” another wrote.
“He should at least be reprimanded and made to apologize. I’m not a huge CAI defender but she literally was doing her job (correctly),” a third added.
“If he’s not reprimanded for this…, he better speak live on next week’s episode and publicly apologize to CAI in front of everyone,” another wrote, “This [expletive] ain’t okay.”
Chmerkovskiy has not yet publicly apologized or explained his deleted post.
Interestingly, two of Will Smith’s former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air co-stars, Alfonso Ribeiro and Tatyana Ali, are on Dancing With the Stars this season (Ribeiro is the show’s co-host).
Dancing With the Stars airs on Tuesdays on ABC and Disney+.
Related: Jenna Johnson ‘Had a Good Cry’ After Carrie Ann Inaba’s Harsh ‘DWTS’ Critique
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