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Who's The Boss?
Though their chemistry on the dance floor is undeniable, Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff still have some power-struggle issues to sort out as they prepare their fox trot and jive for next week. While the two politely quibbled about which dance to practice first ("Honey, let's finish one and then we'll hit the next one," Lopez cooed), Smirnoff let us know who's really in charge. "Carrie Ann (Inaba) compares him to a professional dancer and suddenly he wants to control dances, choreograph, pick out the outfits," she tells us. "No! He forgets who is the teacher and who the celebrity is." Snap, snap. |
Judge Carrie Ann Inaba had a special visitor in the audience on Wednesday's results show. Her dad, Rodney, flew in from Honolulu. "This is the very first time he's gotten to see the show," Inaba said. So, what was his highlight? "I really enjoyed Lionel Richie," he told us. "He still looks great and he sounded wonderful."
Tough Break
Jerry Springer had attempted to launch his paso doble on Tuesday with furor – playing a guitar he was then supposed to smash against the stairs to simulate an angry matador. Only problem: the guitar just didn't break. "First of all, how weak am I? I couldn't smash it," he told us. And the foibles kept coming. "Then I couldn't grab my cape right. So like an idiot, I'm fumbling with my cape and I forgot to move my feet. Once I forgot to move my feet I didn't know where I was in the dance and I never caught up." And Springer wasn't the least bit surprised that he and partner Kym Johnson landed in the bottom two. "It's not fair now. I'm taking the place of better dancers. Really."TUESDAY'S SHOW
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Wardrobe Malfunction!
Edyta Sliwinska was a bit out of step when her shoe caught on the hem of a white sash, which was placed strategically over her bikini. "We only got the dress two hours before we performed so we didn't know (it would be too long). Hey, what are you gonna do?" partner Joey Lawrence told us.Tony D: Back in the House
Along with Sara Evans's interview explaining why she quit the show, her partner Tony Dovolani made a surprise appearance backstage, to the other dancers' delight. "Tony D! You should have seen it in here, dawg. It was so stuffy in here," Emmitt Smith told Dovolani. "Man, when he's here we clown around like I don't know what.'"Dovolani promises viewers will be seeing more of him. "I will be back to dance ... I have the World Rhythm Championships in November (he's the reigning champ)," he said. And as Evans announced in her interview, he'll be choreographing her next tour, lending her more support. "The beauty of this experience for me is to get to know somebody who's a star, yet so humble."
Shanna: Looking Out for Sara
Former DWTS contestant Shanna Moakler (who's covering the show for Extra!) reached out to Sara Evans the minute she heard the news of her divorce. "We have a lot of similarities – going through a divorce publicly, we both have three children," she said. "This show has been such a positive thing in our lives and I know how she feels when she says that she wanted to make it through but couldn't because you really do have to place your family first." |
X-Rated Fan
Porn star Ron Jeremy was there to cheer on the DWTS cast. Why the visit? "I know Jerry (Springer). I've been on his show four times. I've always gotten a kick out of the show," he told us.Keeping His Guard Up
Emmitt Smith wore knee pads under his chocolate-brown-and-pink pinstripe pants because his jive routine required sliding around the floor on his knees. "I broke these knee pads in. The cushion is just about out of them," he told us. Between practice and Tuesday's performance, "I did about thirty slides," Smith says, proudly noting that he's never had a knee injury – even with all those years of professional football. "I can't mess them up now! I get tired of hearing people say break a leg when you go dance! I don't want to hear that."Last week's Dancing with the Stars: What You Didn't See
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