Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
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Former “Dancing With the Stars” pro Gleb Savchenko slammed Carrie Ann Inaba’s “bulls—t” judging after Val Chmerkovskiy was suspended.
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Chmerkovskiy → slam → judging
“I just watched Jenna [Johnson] and Harry [Shum Jr.]’s samba and I think it was a very entertaining dance and was really cool,” he began in a TikTok video Sunday, referring to pro Johnson’s routine with partner Shum Jr., which stirred up the controversy.
“I don’t think it was an OG samba, it was a bit flat-footed, it was like a hip-hop samba.
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it → watch → samba
But I’ll tell you this, if I was a judge instead of Carrie Ann, I would never, ever, ever call out that lift.”
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I → tell → lift
Savchenko, who competed on “DWTS” for Seasons 23 through 34, argued that what Inaba counted as a lift was just a “trick” featured on the show “many, many times.”
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counted → compete → show
“Jen didn’t lift him, he didn’t lift Jenna, it wasn’t done in the couple so I think it’s bulls—t,” the 43-year-old declared.
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old → lift → t
“Probably, Carrie Ann just had to say something because she’s the lifts police of ‘DWTS.’
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she → have → DWTS
I think she was just doing her job creating a good TV moment, but I’d say team Val on this one.
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I → think → one
“I think there’s some bulls—t going on,” he concluded.
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he → think → ?
In a TikTok post, the pro dancer defended his wife, Johnson, after Inaba gave harsh feedback for including a lift in her and Shum Jr.’s samba at “Super Bowl Night.”
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Inaba → defend → Night
“You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night,” he wrote, referencing the 2022 Oscars when Smith slapped Rock onstage over the comedian joking about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith.
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comedian → see → wife
Smith followed up the attack by screaming, “Keep my wife’s name out your f–king mouth!”
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Smith → follow → mouth
Inaba responded to the comments via her Instagram Stories, writing, “So this is what we are doing now?”
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we → respond → what
A few days later, it was revealed that Chmerkovskiy would be sitting out of the forthcoming “DWTS” episode.
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Chmerkovskiy → reveal → episode
Chmerkovskiy responded to his suspension, writing in a separate statement that his “instinct” was to “defend” Johnson.
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instinct → respond → Johnson
The choreographer admitted that he “made a poor decision to reference a meme to ‘keep my wife’s name’ out of the conversation, without stopping to think through what else that reference could imply, which was genuinely never my intention.”
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which → admit → what
As for Chmerkovskiy’s partner, Jenna Dewan, she will dance with “DWTS” pro Alan Bersten on Tuesday’s “Dedication Night.”
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she → dance → Night
The duo will perform a Viennese waltz in honor of Dewan’s mom, Nancy Bursch.
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duo → perform → mom
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788.
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voice → know → Conversation
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Discussions → moderate → civility
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