'Dancing With the Stars': Carole Baskin On Being Told Dancing Was a 'Sin' Growing Up (Exclusive)

 Carole Baskin  is eliminated from Dancing With the Stars season 29. The animal rights activist performance wasn’t enough to continue in the competition and win the Mirror Ball trophy.

Peter White Television EditorDancing with the Stars has waltzed off to a flying start this season with its highest ratings in three years.Showrunner Andrew Llinares, new host Tyra Banks, new judge Derek Hough and casting director and co-exec producer Deena Katz talked about a variety of subjects including making the show during COVID-19, the departure of host Tom Bergeron and the controversy of casting Tiger King’s Carole Baskin.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Dancing With the Stars” twirled its way to the top of the TV ratings charts once again on Monday night, as it faced stiff competition from the Stanley Cup finals on NBC.The ABC dancing show scored a 1.1 rating among adults 18-49 and drew just over 7 million total viewers, as “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin was mauled off the show. That means it retained 100% of its demo from last week, and is up on the same week last season.

Carole Baskin received low scores and wasn’t saved by fan votes on Monday’s episode of “Dancing With the Stars.” Much to the fans' delight, the “Tiger King” star was sent home after performing a samba to the song “Circle of Life” from "The Lion King" during the show’s Disney Night. Baskin, 59, and her partner, Pasha Kovalev, sported lion costumes and makeup during the routine.

Carole Baskin became the second celeb to get the boot on this season of, and she's opening up about her elimination and her time on the show.«I don't feel shocked at all,» Baskin told ET's Lauren Zima via video chat after Monday's episode. «The people who stayed on the show can really, really dance, and that's what the show is all about.»Baskin and her pro partner, Pasha Pashkov, found themselves in the bottom two on Monday, alongside Anne Heche and Keo Motsepe.

 Carole Baskin  wants to eliminate them all, but her first victim was Charles Oakley. The 56-year-old former professional basketball player couldn’t win against Baskin’s killer moves and was the first competitor to be eliminated on Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) season 29.

Carole Baskin is responding to the defamation lawsuit filed by the family of her missing husband, Don Lewis. News of the lawsuit came shortly before the Big Cat Rescue CEO hit the ballroom floor on Tuesday for ' live show.

Carole Baskin got emotional in a preview of “Dancing With the Stars” when discussing the fame and backlash that followed her after “Tiger King.” The documentary aired on Netflix in March and detailed the feud between her and former Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park owner Joe Exotic. “I keep it inside,” Baskin, 59, said through tears in a “DWTS” preview.

Carole Baskin here!Ahead of Monday's premiere, my day started at the studio at 8 a.m., where Victor del Castillo and Anthony Wilson worked on my hair until 11:15 a.m. Then the cast did three rehearsals on the floor.

 Carole Baskin  of ‘Tiger King’ is making her debut on tonight’s premiere of Dancing With The Stars. Unfortunately, she can’t dance away from her past! The family of her missing husband Don Lewis bought ad space for the premiere to ask the public for help finding out what happened to him.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJust as ABC was getting ready last night to show “Tiger King” figure Carole Baskin on the dance floor, the family of her ex-husband devised plans to trip her up – and they weren’t difficult to put into motion.Viewers watching ABC affiliates WFTS in Tampa and WJXX in Jacksonville at just past 8:30 p.m.

Carole Baskin isn't here for anyone trying to dim her light on .The big-cats rights activist made her debut on the dance competition show Monday night, dancing a Paso Doble to «Eye of the Tiger» with her pro partner, Pasha Pashkov.

Tiger King, there are those (including Joe Exotic) who have accused Baskin of being involved with Lewis's death. (Lewis disappeared in 1997 and was later declared dead.

Carole Baskin’s missing ex-husband aired an appeal advert during her debut appearance on Dancing With The Stars on Monday night.Carole – who shot to fame earlier this year when she appeared in the hit series Tiger King – married Don Lewis in 1991, and he went missing six years later.Don was later declared legally dead in 2002, with the big cat enthusiast repeatedly denying claims that she was involved in his disappearance or death, including on camera in the Netflix documentary.On Monday night,

Dancing with the Stars appearance for Tiger King star Carole Baskin featured an advert pleading for information about her late husband, Don Lewis.The ‘Justice for Don Lewis’ commercial, which aired during the show, featured Lewis’ family and their lawyer John M.