Jason Tartick Says ‘DWTS’ Judge Carrie Ann Inaba Is Too Hard on Kaitlyn Bristowe: ‘She’ll Keep Fighting’

Kaitlyn Bristowe just brought the “Dancing With the Stars” ballroom to tears.

Kaitlyn Bristowe just brought the ballroom to tears.During Monday night's semifinals, the former Bachelorette and her pro partner, Artem Chigvintsev, danced a contemporary routine to «Cowboy Take Me Away» by The Chicks. The emotional routine was dedicated to Kaitlyn's best friend, Lindsay, who died in a motor vehicle accident in 2003.

Kaitlyn Bristowe broke down in tears after rehearsing for a tribute dance for her late friend on Dancing With the Stars.The Bachelorette alum, 35, opened up about her emotional experience preparing for her dance, which she will perform with partner Artem Chigvintsev on Monday, November 16.“Today was such a tough rehearsal,” she began. “It’s just tough at this point in the competition, but I’m dancing a very emotional dance on Monday.

Cheryl Burke has Carrie Ann Inaba’s back amid criticism for how she’s judged Kaitlyn Bristowe and ex Artem Chigvintsev on Dancing With the Stars this season.“I think that [when] you are saying ‘yes’ to being a judge, then with that comes backlash.

Kaitlyn Bristowe fully supports Clare Crawley’s choice to leave The Bachelorette early after finding love with contestant Dale Moss.Bachelor Nation watched the couple’s proposal play out on the Thursday, November 5, episode of The Bachelorette, four episodes into season 16.

Jason Tartick celebrated Kaitlyn Bristowe’s perfect Dancing With the Stars score over FaceTime.“You fought, battled, and grinded with class and you freakin did it!” the New York native, 32, captioned a Monday, November 9, Instagram screenshot with the former Bachelorette, 35.

Carrie Ann Inaba spoke out after some fans claimed she is too tough on Artem Chigvinstev and his Dancing With the Stars partners after their romantic past. This season, he is teamed with Bachelorette alum Kaitlyn Bristowe.The Hawaii native, who dated the Russian dancer for nearly three years before splitting in 2009, faced backlash earlier this month after her rough criticism of Chigvinstev and Bristowe’s November 2 jive number.“I think it’s hysterical.

Carrie Ann Inaba is proud of Kaitlyn Bristowe. The judge may have given the former Bachelorette and her pro partner, Artem Chigvintsev, some arguably harsh critiques over the past few weeks, but on Monday's Icons Night episode, Carrie Ann offered nothing but praise. «I am beyond happy for them, because truthfully — they want to win,» Carrie Ann explained to ET's Lauren Zima just moments after the show wrapped.

It’s Icons Night on “Dancing With the Stars”, and Kaitlyn Bristowe is channelling her inner pop princess!

Dancing With the Stars! During the Monday, November 9, episode, the remaining contestants had the chance to pay tribute to one of their favorite musicians during Icons Night.

Kaitlyn Bristowe is addressing the tough criticism she has been receiving from Carrie Ann Inaba on “Dancing with the Stars”.

, and Kaitlyn Bristowe is channeling her inner pop princess!With help from the dance competition show's incredible wardrobe team, the former Bachelorette magically transformed into Britney Spears on Monday night, to perform an Argentine Tango to «Toxic» with her pro partner, Artem Chigvintsev.

Kaitlyn Bristowe knows Carrie Ann Inaba‘s tough judging on Dancing With the Stars is coming from a good place — even though she doesn’t completely agree with it.The former Bachelorette, 35, and the choreographer, 52, haven’t seen eye to eye throughout season 29 of the ABC dance competition, which kicked off in September. During the November 2 episode, Bristowe and Artem Chigvintsev gave their routine their all, but it still wasn’t enough for Inaba.

Kaitlyn Bristowe and Artem Chigvintsev are one week closer to potentially securing the mirrorball trophy!ET spoke with the duo during a break from one of their Icons Night rehearsals, where they teased what fans can expect from their Britney Spears tribute performance on Monday.

It’s safe to say that Clare Crawley and Dale Moss rocked Bachelor Nation during last week’s episode of “The Bachelorette”, after getting engaged just two weeks into filming the reality series.

Brett Kissel and Walk Off The Earth are throwing it to the dogs in their newest music video for “A Few Good Stories”.

Carrie Ann Inaba says she won't bow to bullies. The 52-year-old judge spoke about recent criticism she's received on the Tuesday episode of . «I'm 52 and I still get bullied. Right about this time is when people start to bully me because of the way I judge people,» Inaba said of the ABC dance competition.