Dancing with the Stars

Tim Tebow Wants to Be on DWTS, Says J.R. Martinez

Originally posted 02/06/2012 02:05 PM

Tim Tebow Wants to Be on Dancing with the Stars, Says J.R. Martinez | J.R. Martinez, Tim Tebow

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Having already demonstrated his fancy footwork on the football field, is Tim Tebow ready to step onto the ballroom floor?

Affirmative, according to most-recent champ on Dancing with the Stars, J.R. Martinez.

Saying he and the Denver Bronco quarterback – and Jockey brand underwear model – recently ran into one another, Martinez tells Celebuzz.com, "We chatted about [Dancing"]. ... I thought he'd do pretty well on the show!"

Only not this season. "He said, 'Maybe in a year,' " said Martinez.

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Kirstie Alley: Demi Moore Will 'Work It Out'

Originally posted 01/28/2012 03:10 PM

Kirstie Alley: Demi Moore Will 'Work It Out' | Demi Moore, Kirstie Alley

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Kirstie Alley has all the confidence in the world in Demi Moore as her friend copes with a health crisis.

"Demi is a smart, insightful girl and she will work through it," Alley said Friday. "I have no doubts. I love Demi. She'll work it out."

Alley turned out in New York for her former Dancing with the Stars partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy's Dance With Me Studios' Ballroom Birthday Bash.

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Karina Smirnoff Wants Tim Tebow on Dancing with the Stars

Originally posted 01/17/2012 07:45 PM

Karina Smirnoff Wants Tim Tebow on Dancing with the Stars | Karina Smirnoff, Tim Tebow

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Karina Smirnoff may have a mirror-ball trophy and a dream job on Dancing with the Stars, but she still has a birthday wish.

"All I want for my birthday is for Tim Tebow to dance on Dancing with the Stars," she said Saturday, not long after Tebow and his Broncos team were ousted from the NFL playoffs by Tom Brady and his Patriots. "Tim is a very talented athlete, that was clear when we saw his performance this past season with Denver."

Celebrating her 34th birthday in Las Vegas, the newly single Dancing champ began at Sugar Factory and was joined briefly by fellow pro Mark Ballas, who had just finished up his duties as a judge at the Miss America pageant.

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Maksim Chmerkovskiy: My 'Imperfections' Make Me Who I Am

Originally posted 01/12/2012 05:30 PM

Maksim Chmerkovskiy: My 'Imperfections' Make Me Who I Am | Maksim Chmerkovskiy

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Although Dancing with the Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy may have had an outburst or two on past seasons, he says he has no regrets.

"There were some things that I'm not extremely proud of, but I think that the imperfections and not-so-good moments are exactly what made me who I am," he says.

It'll be impossible to forget those moments since past competitions will begin airing on GSN (Game Show Network). The cable network will air seasons 4 through 14 beginning Jan. 21 on Saturdays at 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT.

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Chaz Bono & Jennifer Elia Call Off Engagement

Originally posted 12/19/2011 06:00 PM

Chaz Bono and Jennifer Elia End Engagement | Chaz Bono

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Chaz Bono and his fiancée, Jennifer Elia, have called off their engagement and ended their relationship.

"They leave this relationship with great love, respect and affection towards one another," the couple's publicist, Howard Bragman, tells PEOPLE.

"No further amplification will be forthcoming and they ask that you respect their privacy at this time."

"Thanks for your concern about our separation," Bono, 42, Tweeted. "I'm doing fine, and we remain on good terms with nothing but respect and affection 4 each other."

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Dad-to-Be J.R. Martinez Wants His Baby Girl to Play Sports

Originally posted 12/19/2011 09:00 AM

J.R. Martinez Wants His Daughter to Play Sports | J.R. Martinez

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When J.R. Martinez learned that he and his girlfriend, Diana Gonzalez-Jones, were having a girl, he couldn’t help but smile.

"God has a tremendous sense of humor that he wants to continue to surround me with women," says Martinez, 28. "I was raised by a single mom so I think I'm sensitive to women. I just like spending time with women. I like to talk with women and listen to what they have to say."

Even though the baby's arrival is several months away, the Iraq war veteran-turned actor and Dancing With the Stars champ is already making plans for his little girl.

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J.R. Martinez Is Going to Be a Dad

Update 12/18/2011 12:00 PM Originally posted 12/17/2011 12:00 PM

J.R. Martinez Is Going to Be a Dad

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He nabbed a mirror ball trophy on Dancing With the Stars last month, but the biggest and best prize is yet to come – J.R. Martinez tells PEOPLE exclusively that he and girlfriend Diana Gonzalez-Jones are expecting their first child in May.  

"We found out just last week it's a girl and we are over the moon," Martinez, 28, says.

"Diana has a little baby bump now and it's the cutest thing ever. With the holidays coming up, this is the biggest and best gift we could get."  

The Iraq war vet and Gonzalez-Jones met when he landed a role on All My Children in 2008. 

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Karina Smirnoff Gets into the Holiday Spirit in Vegas

Originally posted 12/07/2011 05:55 AM

Karina Smirnoff Gets into the Holiday Spirit in Vegas | Karina Smirnoff

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She may have recently called off her engagement, but recent DWTS champ Karina Smirnoff was celebrating the holidays at the Winter in Venice celebration inside the Venetian and the Palazzo Las Vegas. She graciously posed for pictures with fans and scoped out the 65-ft tall Christmas tree, as well as the ice skating rink. Smirnoff also sipped hot chocolate and sported a Santa hat during the festivities.

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Dancing Champ Karina Smirnoff: Is Her Engagement Off?

Originally posted 12/05/2011 06:35 PM

Karina Smirnoff: Is Her Engagement Off? | Karina Smirnoff

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Karina Smirnoff walked away from Dancing with the Stars with the mirror ball trophy, but is she going to lose another form of bling?

Smirnoff, 30, and her pro baseball player fiancé Brad Penny, 33, are calling off their engagement of more than a year, E! Online reports.

"They're just different people," a source tells E! of the pair, who began dating in October 2009 after meeting through former DWTS contestant Chuck Lidell.

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J.R. Martinez Wins Unsung Hero Award

Originally posted 12/03/2011 03:30 PM

J.R. Martinez Wins Unsung Hero Award

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Just because he won ABC's Dancing with the Stars two weeks ago doesn't mean injured Iraq war veteran J.R. Martinez can't put on his dancing shoes to help other disabled vets.

Martinez, 28, was guest of honor at Lois Pope's the Lady in Red Ball at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club Friday night in Palm Beach, where he was presented with the Unsung Hero Award for "overcoming devastating injuries to make a full life for himself and in so doing bring the plight of America's three million living disabled veterans into our country's consciousness."

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