Dancing With the Stars’ Nelly and Johnny Weir Call Out ‘Harsh’ Judging

“Dancing with the Stars” executive producer Andrew Llinares and judge Bruno Tonioli have come to Tyra Banks' defense. The new host suffered a mishap on Monday night’s show, leading her to incorrectly name which contestants were safe from elimination and which contestants were in the bottom two.

“Dancing with the Stars” host Tyra Banks suffered a major mishap on Monday night’s show, although she claimed it was the control room’s fault. During the two-hour live broadcast, Banks, 46, incorrectly announced that “Cheer” coach Monica Aldama and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy were safe when in reality they were in the bottom two.

Dancing With the Stars is set as Disney night and many times, it becomes the most memorable week of the season.For season 29, the cast is set to dance to numbers from The Princess and the Frog, The Newsies, Cinderella and many more!“I’m really excited because we’re going to be bringing a different tone, a different shade of movements that we haven’t seen from Johnny,” Britt Stewart told Us Weekly ahead of Disney week about her plans to dance the Rumba with partner Johnny Weir.

Derek Hough may be sitting behind the judge’s table during Dancing With the Stars’ 29th season, but he shared that he’s set to appear in an upcoming dance routine.“Yes, there is a plan. The plan [is] to [have me] dance,” the series vet, 35, told Us Weekly and other reporters on Tuesday, September 22.

Johnny Weir is taking it to the next level. The two-time Olympian hit the ballroom again on week 2 of “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday night, dancing a Tango to Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face”.

Nelly and Daniella Karagach sizzled on the dance floor on Dancing With The Stars on Tuesday night (September 22).

Johnny Weir is taking it to the next level. The two-time Olympian hit the ballroom again on week 2 of on Tuesday night, dancing a Tango to Lady Gaga's «Poker Face.» Weir, dressed in a bedazzled leotard with aluminum foil in his hair, and his partner, Britt Stewart, wearing asparkly dress, definitely brought the energy.

Also Read: Ad Don Lewis' Family Aired During Carole Baskin's 'DWTS' Debut Yielded 'Legitimate Tips,' Lawyer Says“Derek is a creative force not just in the ballroom, but also every room he enters,” said Karey Burke, president of ABC Entertainment. “He has been part of our ABC family for many years; the energy and dedication he brings to every project is palpable.

The lineup of judges and hosts for Dancing with the Stars‘ new season has been slowly revealed over the past few weeks.

Nelly was showing off his massive arm muscles while going to and from Dancing With The Stars rehearsals over the weekend, just days ahead of the premiere of season 29.

Nelly is coming through, and it sounds like he's in it to win it!ET spoke with the rapper via Zoom this week, where he teased what fans can expect from his debut performance on, and why he thinks he has what it takes to walk away with the mirrorball trophy.Nelly, 45, revealed that he'll be dancing the Salsa to one of his most famous hits, «Ride Wit Me,» when season 29 of kicks off Monday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m.

E! reported last month that Chrishell - who recently split from This Is Us actor Justin Hartley - is 'likely to participate' in the 29th series of the show last month, joining confirmed cast mate Canadian TV personality Kaitlyn Bristowe and Backstreet Boy AJ Mclean.Now, that has been confirmed, with more names added.

Strictly Come Dancing star, who has judged the US show since the first season, is set to remain in the UK because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Derek Hough is happy to be back home with his family. ET spoke with the six-time mirrorball champion via Zoom on Tuesday, shortly after ABC announced he's returning to the ballroom as a judge this season alongside Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli.