{
  "id": 16777629,
  "title": "Carrie Ann Inaba Speaks Out After Val Chmerkovskiy’s ‘DWTS’ Suspension, Requests Show to Add ‘New Lift Rule’ Next Season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/carrie-ann-inaba-speaks-out-after-val-chmerkovskiys-dwts-suspension",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T17:43:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carrie-ann-inaba-val-chmerkovskiy-dwts-suspension-new-lift-rule-1236916784/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Carrie Ann Inaba is speaking out about the recent drama surrounding “Dancing With the Stars,” including her controversial comments about lifts. “I have not spoken about what happened because of professional courtesy for those who are still competing, and we actually have standards and practices that keep us separated,” Inaba began in a comment on […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘DWTS’ Lift Drama: Judge Carrie Ann Inaba Says She ‘Hugged It Out’ With Jenna Johnson After Controversial Penalty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/dwts-lift-drama-judge-carrie-ann-inaba-says-she-hugged-it-out-with",
        "published": "2026-10-27T18:34:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}