{
  "id": 15262958,
  "title": "Val Chmerkovskiy Ousted From Next ‘DWTS’ Episode Amid Will Smith Oscars Slap Reference, Jenna Dewan to Dance With Alan Bersten",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/val-chmerkovskiy-ousted-from-next-dwts-episode-amid-will-smith-oscars",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T19:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/val-booted-dwts-will-smith-oscars-slap-jenna-dewan-alan-bersten-1236734379/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "“The well-being of everyone who works on 'Dancing With the Stars' is non-negotiable. Val’s social media post was inappropriate and does not reflect the values or standards expected of anyone connected with the show. As a result, he will not participate in next week’s show,\" BBC Studios said in a statement.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}