{
  "id": 15276446,
  "title": "Dancing With The Stars Suspends Val Chmerkovskiy After 'Inappropriate' Social Media Post About Carrie Ann Inaba",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/dancing-with-the-stars-suspends-val-chmerkovskiy-after-inappropriate",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T20:31:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2289644/dancing-with-the-stars-val-chmerkovskiy-suspended-carrie-ann-inaba-season-35-abc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dancing With the Stars has suspended Val Chmerkovskiy for one week after a controversial social media post about judge Carrie Ann Inaba. Chmerkovskiy, who partners Jenna Dewan, posted on TikTok about Inaba's criticism of his wife Jenna Johnson's performance, drawing a comparison to a 2022 Oscars incident. ABC, the show's producer, stated that Chmerkovskiy's post was inappropriate and does not align with the values of the show, leading to his suspension. Chmerkovskiy later apologized on Instagram, expressing regret for his actions and acknowledging that he should have thought more before making the reference.",
  "summary": "Find out how long the pro will sit out the competition, and who'll partner Jenna Dewan in his absence.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘DWTS’ Suspends Val Chmerkovskiy for One-Week Following Controversial TikTok Comments Toward Carrie Ann Inaba",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/dwts-suspends-val-chmerkovskiy-for-one-week-following-controversial",
        "published": "2026-10-17T19:46:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}