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.
The first 10s were handed out by the judges, a '10 Things I Hate About You' cast reunion took place and a pregnancy (and gender) reveal dominated the emotional night in the ballroom.
The ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ stars chats with THR about her tribute to her onscreen TV father, how her onscreen brother Alfonso Ribeiro convinced her to take on ‘DWTS’ and why the fans are the “most wonderful surprise of doing the show.”
“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.
The longtime reality star competed on the show's seventh season in 2008 alongside Mark Ballas, and finished in 11th place. So far, 'DWTS' has only had one All-Star season full of returning contestants in 2012.
The dancer made a post writing, “You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night," which prompted the judge to respond with her own social post that read, "So this is what we are doing now?"