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Val Chmerkovskiy Ousted From Next ‘DWTS’ Episode Amid Will Smith Oscars Slap Reference, Jenna Dewan to Dance With Alan Bersten - The Hollywood Reporter

H Hollywood Reporter · 17 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Val Chmerkovskiy will not participate in Dancing With the Stars‘ upcoming Dedication Night episode after he made a controversial reference to Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap while critiquing Carrie…

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