Steve Kazee, fiancé of Jenna Dewan, has dismissed rumors about a romantic relationship between his partner and her "Dancing with the Stars" co-star Val Chmerkovskiy by commenting on social media to defend Dewan. The comments were prompted by fans interpreting physical contact during dance routines as evidence of romantic chemistry. Dewan, who is known for her dancing background but admitted she had to unlearn many habits when joining the show, has been a contestant this season with Chmerkovskiy being one of her partners in various dances.
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Steve Kazee, fiancé of Jenna Dewan, addressed online rumors suggesting romantic chemistry between Dewan and her "Dancing with the Stars" (DWTS) partner Val Chmerkovskiy. The rumors stemmed from a rumba dance routine to Mariah Carey’s “It’s Like That” that Dewan performed with Chmerkovskiy on DWTS in early October 2023. Kazee defended his fiancée by stating, "They don’t have chemistry. They have too much chemistry. They have chemistry in the wrong places." He also instructed commenters to pronounce Dewan’s name correctly and respect her. Carrie Ann Inaba, a DWTS judge, supported this stance, noting that dancers are physical beings and such interactions are standard in their profession.
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Jenna Dewan’s fiancé, Steve Kazee, is shutting down rumors of romantic “chemistry” between his soon-to-be wife and her “Dancing with the Stars” partner, Val Chmerkovskiy.
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The singer, who proposed to the “Step Up” star in 2020, responded to an Instagram video that accused Dewan and Chmerkovskiy of getting too “touchy” during this week’s episode.
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that → propose → episode
“They don’t have chemistry.
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They have too much chemistry.
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They have chemistry in the wrong places.
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Y’all really got too much time on your hands.
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😂 the spouses are unbothered stay hatin [sic],” he commented on the video.
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In a separate comment, the Tony-winning actor cheekily added, “Also put some respect on my queens name and at least pronounce her name correctly when you try to slander her.”
The comment came after Dewan performed a rumba with Chmerkovskiy to Mariah Carey’s “It’s Like That.”
“DWTS” judge Carrie Ann Inaba also chimed in on the comments section, writing under the same video, “Dancers are physical beings.
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This is like the way we say hello.
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Don’t try to turn it into something it is not.
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Chmerkovskiy married his fellow “DWTS” pro dancer, Jenna Johnson, in April 2019 and share son Rome, 3.
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Meanwhile, Dewan and Kazee started dating in October 2018, just months after the dancer separated from Channing Tatum.
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The couple shares two children: son Callum, 6, and daughter Rhiannon, 2.
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Dewan also shares daughter Everly, 13, with ex Tatum.
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However, this isn’t the first controversy that Dewan has faced since being cast on “DWTS” this season.
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Dewan was a backup dancer for Janet Jackson and co-starred in dance drama “Step Up” with Tatum.
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The star defended her casting in an interview with Entertainment Weekly on Sept. 2, explaining that she doesn’t know how to ballroom dance.
“There’s parts of my dance training that’s helpful, obviously.
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I’ve learned choreography, I can perform, but there is a certain sense of unlearning for me,” she explained.
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“It’s a new technique, brand new technique.
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It almost threw me off initially because I had to unlearn a lot of — I don’t want to say bad habits — but just habits of the style that I’m used to,” she said.
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Dewan added that ballroom dancing felt very “foreign” to her.
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Dewan and Chermkovskiy remain in the competition so far, after “Summer House” star Ciara Miller and her pro partner, Brandon Armstrong, were shockingly eliminated on Tuesday night.
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New episodes of “DWTS” air Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, and are available to stream on Hulu the next day.
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Conversation
Your voice matters.
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Discussions are moderated for civility.
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