October 25, 2024, published at 7:00 am ET
Dancing with the stars according to many, the company has long been sidestepping reality when it comes to assessing its competitors critics – but despite the many claims that the solution has been found, the show remains fantastic in the ratings!
A regular insider told it RadarOnline.com: ‘Dancing with the stars is a competitionbut more than that, it’s showbiz.
“They’re trying to create a live soap world full of love stories and feuds between contestants, and the actual competition is almost an afterthought!”
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Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. has become the latest former contestant to claim there is something wrong with the judging panel.
The 52-year-old “General Hospital” star, who participated DWTS of professional partner Cheryl Burke took to Cheryl’s podcast ‘Sex, Lies and Spray Tans’ in 2014 to plead his case.
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He stated, “Yes, it has been faked. First of all, if you are not a dancer or if you don’t have dancing skills from a young age, you will not win.”
He is certainly not the first participant to shout foul, we can reveal that.
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That is So Raven alum Kyle Masseywith whom it was accompanied Lacey Swimmermade even more serious accusations when he participated in season 11.
Massey, 33, accused one of the famous hoofers of one tumbling during her routinethat was seen as it was when the show aired live on the East Coast.
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But the accident mysteriously disappeared during a delayed broadcast on the West Coast – and the dancer earned top scores.
Massey fumed: “It was taken out and she got perfect A’s.”
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Other critics have also criticized the show — which supposedly combines the judges’ scores and viewers’ votes to determine the winners — for having a predetermined champion before anyone has even stepped onto the dance floor.
In 2023 teenage actress Xochitl Gomez taken home Mirror ball trophy, but not before her fellow finalist – former Bachelor party Charity Lawson – was suspiciously awarded a point by the judge Carrie Ann Inaba for making an unknown mistake during one of her dances.
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Meanwhile, millions of viewers have seen it Doctor Strange cutie Xochitl misses the full grasp of the hand her partner, Val Chmerkovskiyduring one of her dances – something the judges never brought up when awarding her perfect scores.
“If Xochitl messes up, the judges will of course turn a blind eye,” one poster grumbled on social media.
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The 20-year-old TikTok and reality TV star had once been a competitive dancer before coming up DWTS and even had the carpet professionally cut with the judge Derek Hough.
“I think the win is rigged for Charli, not fair!” a smoked one DWTS fan.
Another disgruntled viewer agreed: “Professional dancers should not compete.”
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The show’s rigging seems to have become one of Hollywood’s worst-kept secrets, but there appears to be no reason to rein it in as long as ratings rise, according to our insiders.
The source revealed, “Really, what Antonio and Kyle and others have said publicly is what a lot of people have said privately for a long time.
“And that’s the show that’s being put on and everyone from the producers to the judges is almost certain who will win. the first dance takes place!”
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