Val Chmerkovskiy is suspended from “Dancing with the Stars,” prompting a change to Jenna Dewan’s pairing as the show marks its Dedication Night. The Independent reports that Chmerkovskiy becomes the first pro dancer to be suspended in the programme’s history after lashing out at judge Carrie Ann Inaba’s critiques.
Across the other outlets, Dewan continues with a Dedication Night performance using a temporary partner, Alan Bersten. The Los Angeles Times highlights Dewan teasing her next routine with Bersten amid the suspension. Times of India adds that Dewan performs a Viennese waltz dedicated to her mother and also notes that Chmerkovskiy issues a public apology after his social-media remarks about a judge. Times of India also references Bersten’s return after a previous elimination.
While all sources centre the suspension and its impact on Dewan’s partnership, they differ in emphasis: some foreground the suspension record and cause (The Independent), others focus on Dewan’s performance build-up (Los Angeles Times) or the emotional and musical specifics of the routine and Chmerkovskiy’s apology (Times of India).
