{"id":2204529,"date":"2026-10-17T20:56:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T17:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2204529"},"modified":"2026-10-17T20:56:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T17:56:32","slug":"dwts-pro-val-chmerkovskiy-suspended-from-show-after-will-smith-slap-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2204529","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;DWTS&#8217; Pro Val Chmerkovskiy Suspended From Show After Will Smith Slap Joke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/29\/16by9\/2026\/10\/17\/29db6ee6c0c04319b22ed1f0b9442aee_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">&#8216;DWTS&#8217; Pro Val Chmerkovskiy Suspended From Show After Will Smith Slap Joke<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">&#8216;Dancing with the Stars&#8217;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Pro Val Chmerkovskiy Suspended &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">After Making Will Smith Slap Joke About Judge<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-17T13:56:32-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              October 17, 2026<br \/>\n                            1:56 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-17T14:47:51-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  October 17, 2026<br \/>\n                                2:47 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-4485b38545a4005b589e9d49bf336739\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261017_29db6ee6c0c04319b22ed1f0b9442aee\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c522b377-a948-445f-842e-2e58964f0971\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/29\/4by3\/2026\/10\/17\/29db6ee6c0c04319b22ed1f0b9442aee_md.jpg\" alt=\"Val-Chmerkovskiy-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3e45dbb4fa536c07d47d6988c17dfe54\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/val-chmerkovskiy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Val Chmerkovskiy<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; a fan-favorite professional dancer on &#8220;Dancing with the Stars&#8221; &#8212; has been suspended from the show for one week &#8230; after he made a joke implying he almost slapped a female judge, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/will-smith\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Will Smith<\/strong><\/a> slapped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/chris-rock\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Chris Rock<\/strong><\/a> at the Oscars.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d0782289542be25022c9620b74711cb9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Here&#8217;s the deal &#8230; Val is married to <strong>Jenna Johnson<\/strong> &#8212; another professional dancer on the show &#8212; who was dinged by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/carrie-ann-inaba\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Carrie Ann Inaba<\/strong><\/a> for including a lift in her routine with actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/harry-shum-jr\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Harry Shum Jr.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1cd2eabb12ee97bd57379f5ac89d938c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261017_26658b6bde3d4fcbab277072dbdf2aa1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c522b377-a948-445f-842e-2e58964f0971\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/26\/4by3\/2026\/10\/17\/26658b6bde3d4fcbab277072dbdf2aa1_md.jpg\" alt=\"val-chmerkovskiy-jenna-johnson-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4eb3d6c25eaf7baad6aa4a52f080ece1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Val rushed to his wife&#8217;s defense &#8230; and did it by invoking the Smith slap &#8212; saying online people almost saw the &#8220;Fresh Prince&#8221; come out after Carrie Ann criticized his better half. The brief post has since been deleted.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-265d3e7908dc3ac0e3086c46a90e1ad4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As you can imagine &#8230; Val&#8217;s comment &#8212; though not meant literally &#8212; went over like a lead balloon with fans, who didn&#8217;t like the idea of Val hitting a woman for judging his wife&#8217;s dancing. Inaba responded to the comment online as well &#8230; reportedly sharing a headline about Val&#8217;s words alongside the caption, &#8220;So this is what we are doing now?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d11fd75c35f84791170b08ea46f42c2b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261017_bbc02a792ba842f0988539799a24e48c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c522b377-a948-445f-842e-2e58964f0971\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bb\/4by3\/2026\/10\/17\/bbc02a792ba842f0988539799a24e48c_md.jpg\" alt=\"val-chmerkovskiy-ig-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-305bdb85fed8b24ec8ba37441a317e4f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Val took responsibility for his comments, apologized to fans and to Carrie Ann directly &#8230; but that wasn&#8217;t enough for BBC Studios, which produces the show.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6824c691d5fbe0fd7f44d1c4c30c92b9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-6eccd6f8-cc95-45a5-8dab-55f9c5c986fc\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/09\/02\/dancing-with-the-stars-35-cast-reveal\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:6eccd6f8-cc95-45a5-8dab-55f9c5c986fc\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c522b377-a948-445f-842e-2e58964f0971\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e3\/4by3\/2026\/09\/02\/e36bccf299eb477f96465473e756d4ec_md.jpg\" alt=\"&apos;Dancing With The Stars&apos; Season 35 Cast Reveal\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Dancing With Stile&#8230;<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-97ec56f6cf3cbbd3e17f0cd7dec1f1e7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The company stated Val&#8217;s post was &#8220;inappropriate and does not reflect the values or standards expected of anyone connected with the show.&#8221; 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