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Kirstie Alley Lost 38 Inches on Dancing With the Stars

Kirstie Alley
Shaved Off
38 Inches
on DWTS

May 24, 2011 9:55 AM CDT

Kirstie Alley Shaved Off 38 Inches on DWTS

Actress performed in skin-tight bodysuit last night

(Newser) - When Kirstie Alley performs on the Dancing With the Stars season finale, she'll do it in a much smaller dress than the one she wore on the season premiere in March. The costume Alley wore for her Dancing debut had to be taken in 38 inches for her to...

Kirstie Alley
Loses a Shoe

'dwts' mishaps

Apr 12, 2011 4:37 AM CDT

Kirstie Alley Loses a Shoe

Apparently she's having a run of bad luck on 'DWTS'

(Newser) - Poor Kirstie Alley can't catch a break on Dancing With the Stars. Last week she fell , and last night she lost a shoe. Click to about 3:18 in the above video to see it happen—as PopEater notes, "The camera crew had a choice to either follow [partner...

Kirstie Alley Falls on 'Dancing With the Stars' (Video)

Kirstie Alley
Eats It on
DWTS

Apr 5, 2011 6:10 AM CDT

Kirstie Alley Eats It on DWTS

Partner causes her to fall, but still no last place for them

(Newser) - After a strong start on Dancing With the Stars last month, Kirstie Alley took a tumble last night—literally. She had just started her emotional rumba with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy when Chmerkovskiy's leg gave out, and he fell to the floor and pulled Alley along with him. Fortunately they rebounded,...

Tom Bergeron: I Won't Interview Chris Brown on Dancing With the Stars

DWTS Host: I'd Better Not Interview Brown Tonight

Mar 29, 2011 5:24 AM CDT

DWTS Host: I'd Better Not Interview Brown Tonight

Tom Bergeron says he can't promise to avoid mentioning meltdown

(Newser) - Chris Brown will appear as planned on Dancing with the Stars tonight, but host Tom Bergeron says producers shouldn't expect him to interview the singer unless they want to see someone bust a window. Bergeron says he can't promise to avoid mentioning Brown's well-publicized temper tantrum following his Good Morning ...

White House Squeezed in Libya Speech Before DWTS

Mar 29, 2011 3:46 AM CDT

White House Squeezed in Libya Speech Before DWTS

Networks consulted over timing of Obama speech

(Newser) - President Obama's speech making the case for intervention in Libya came after some high-level talks—with TV networks. The White House and network officials agreed on a 7:30pm ET slot, which ensured ABC would still be able to broadcast Dancing with the Stars at 8pm as planned, reports the...

'Dancing With the Stars' Season 12 Premiere: Ralph Macchio, Kirstie Alley Impress Judges (VIDEO)

On DWTS,
'Karate Kid' Is
the One to Beat

SEASON PREMIERE

Mar 22, 2011 8:34 AM CDT

On DWTS, 'Karate Kid' Is the One to Beat

Ralph Macchio, Kirstie Alley impress the judges

(Newser) - It’s that time again: Dancing With the Stars is back, although sadly, there’s no Bristol Palin this time around. People recaps last night’s season 12 premiere, noting that Ralph Macchio of Karate Kid fame was the evening’s standout and earned the best score, 24 points. A...

Bristol Memoir: Dish on DWTS, Baby Daddy

Bristol's Memoir:
Not Afraid of Life

Mar 2, 2011 4:02 AM CST

Bristol's Memoir: Not Afraid of Life

How much will she spill?

(Newser) - Bristol Palin is writing a memoir after all—daringly called Not Afraid of Life—and besides some dope on her famous mom, the tome will include a bit of dish on Dancing With the Stars and two-time Bristol heartbreaker Levi Johnston. It looked for a time like Bristol's memoir, posted...

Kendra Wilkinson
Kirstie Alley on
Next DWTS

shall we dance?

Feb 28, 2011 7:20 PM CST

Kendra Wilkinson Kirstie Alley on Next DWTS

New cast lineup announced

(Newser) - It's not looking like Christine O'Donnell will join Dancing With the Stars' 2011 cast: The new lineup is being announced tonight, and TMZ has a partial scoop. Let's just say that unlike last season, Mark Ballas' new partner is so un-noteworthy that Newser couldn't find art of her. Click through...

Christine
O'Donnell's
Next Gig:
DWTS?

Feb 23, 2011 9:37 AM CST

Christine O'Donnell's Next Gig: DWTS?

Would-be senator says she's thinking about offer

(Newser) - Sarah Palin lobbied for fellow Mama Grizzly Christine O’Donnell to go on Dancing With the Stars last year, and now it looks like it just might happen. The former Tea Party candidate told her Facebook fans Monday that she was invited onto the reality show, the New York ...

Bristol Slams
Margaret Cho
for DWTS Claims

Dec 5, 2010 2:32 PM CST

Bristol Slams Margaret Cho for DWTS Claims

No one forced her to do the show, she insists

(Newser) - Bristol Palin decided to compete on Dancing With the Stars because she wanted to try something new—and, she writes on Facebook , because she thought it would be good exercise. "Notably absent from this calculus were political considerations," she says in a post that refutes fellow contestant Margaret...

Sarah Made
Bristol Do DWTS

says margaret cho

Dec 2, 2010 10:01 AM CST

Sarah Made Bristol Do DWTS

It's all part of a plot to get Palin on the 2012 ticket, apparently

(Newser) - Bristol Palin was forced to do Dancing With the Stars as a plot to make "America ... fall in love with" her mom again, writes fellow competitor Margaret Cho in a blog post that's gaining steam. "I heard from someone who really should know (really should seriously know the...

What Bristol's DWTS Run
Says About Our Politics

OPINION

Nov 29, 2010 9:43 AM CST

What Bristol's DWTS Run Says About Our Politics

Supposedly, there's no static majority—but Palin found one

(Newser) - Bristol Palin's near-win on Dancing With the Stars is just another example of the fact that, in the US, "the spoils, perhaps more often than we like to think, go not to the majority (remember Al Gore?) but to the most fervent minority," writes Neal Gabler on Politico...

Jennifer Grey Wins
Dancing WIth the Stars

3rd PLace for Bristol

Nov 24, 2010 12:01 AM CST

Jennifer Grey Wins Dancing WIth the Stars

Bristol Palin comes in 3rd amid voting glitches

(Newser) - Jennifer Grey overcame the competition—and an alleged Tea Party conspiracy —to become the 11th champion of Dancing With the Stars. The 50-year-old beat Bristol Palin, who finished third, and Kyle Massey to win the mirror ball, the AP reports. "I didn't think I was going to compete...

Bristol Palin
Comes in
Last, Again

dwts finals

Nov 23, 2010 5:20 AM CST

Bristol Palin Comes in Last, Again

Not that that's ever made a difference before...

(Newser) - Surprising probably no one, Bristol Palin came in last once again during last night's Dancing With the Stars finals. Her jive got her a score of 27 and her freestyle a 25—but at least the freestyle involved an entertaining sequence with Palin dancing in a cage. Jennifer Grey came...

Palin Rips Michelle Obama Over 'Rants Against Whites'

Nov 19, 2010 4:05 AM CST

Palin Rips Michelle Obama Over 'Rants Against Whites'

But she loves Simon Cowell

(Newser) - The presidential election is two years away, but Sarah Palin is already taking off the white gloves. She slams First Lady Michelle Obama in her new book for attending controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright's church for years and "listening to his rants against America and white people." Barack and...

DWTS Mired in 'Bristolgate'

Nov 18, 2010 5:15 AM CST

DWTS Mired in 'Bristolgate'

ABC swears safeguards prevent vote fraud

(Newser) - The brouhaha over the recent vote isn't going away, and we're not talking midterm elections—but dancing. Bristol Palin's head-scratching elevation to the finals of Dancing With the Stars is still triggering outraged cries of indignation and vote-rigging (and a blasted TV set ), with several critics charging that Tea...

Man Enraged by Dancing Bristol Shoots TV

Nov 17, 2010 9:11 AM CST

Man Enraged by Dancing Bristol Shoots TV

... and then engages in a 15-hour standoff with police

(Newser) - You may have wanted to shoot your television as you watched Bristol Palin, inexplicably, continue to advance on Dancing With the Stars ... but one guy actually pulled the trigger. Steven N. Cowan, 66, was watching the show with his wife Monday when he got so angry at Palin's appearance that...

Bristol Palin
Reaches
DWTS
Finals

tea party conspiracy?

Nov 17, 2010 12:01 AM CST

Bristol Palin Reaches DWTS Finals

But it's due, at least in part, to Tea Party's cheating tactics

(Newser) - The Tea Party's favorite dancer has made it through to the final of Dancing With the Stars, overcoming another round of low scores from the judges with the help of votes from fans. Singer Brandy Norwood was eliminated despite earning a perfect score for her Argentine tango on Monday, the...

Bristol Snags
Highest Score Yet

'dwts' semifinals

Nov 16, 2010 8:06 AM CST

Bristol Snags Highest Score Yet

Even so, she still lands in last place

(Newser) - Even with her best score yet, Bristol Palin still couldn't stay out of last place on Dancing With the Stars. The semifinals—yes, shockingly, Palin made it all the way to the top four—started last night, and the teen mom scored 27 out of 30 for her paso doble...

Bristol
Survives
on DWTS

Nov 10, 2010 12:08 AM CST

Bristol Survives on DWTS

Kurt Warner eliminated ahead of semi-finals

(Newser) - Bristol Palin has made it through to the semi-finals of Dancing With the Stars despite her tango with Mark Ballas having tied for the lowest score. Palin—amid suggestions that her survival is due to politically motivated voting —once again escaped elimination as viewer votes overcame low scores, Bloomberg...