{
  "id": 16833192,
  "title": "How ‘DWTS’ Addressed Val Chmerkovskiy’s Return to the Ballroom After His Suspension",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/how-dwts-addressed-val-chmerkovskiys-return-to-the-ballroom-after-his",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T02:19:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/dwts-carrie-ann-inaba-val-return-controversy-addressed-1236741213/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tuesday's Horror Movie Night episode marked Chmerkovskiy's first episode back after a one-week hiatus following his controversial reference to Will Smith’s Oscars slap while critiquing Carrie Ann Inaba’s judging of his wife, Jenna Johnson.",
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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."
}