{
  "id": 15944067,
  "title": "Val Chmerkovskiy Returns to ‘Dancing With the Stars’ After One-Episode Suspension",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/val-chmerkovskiy-returns-to-dancing-with-the-stars-after-one-episode",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-21T19:29:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/val-back-dancing-with-stars-season-35-suspension-jenna-dewan-1236736004/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chmerkovskiy was temporarily removed from the professional dancer cast after a controversial reference he made to Will Smith's infamous Oscars slap when criticizing Carrie Ann Inaba's judging. He will continue season 35 with Jenna Dewan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}