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Chaz Bono Loses Weight in Rehearsals for Dancing With the Stars

Sep 4, 2011 1:49 PM CDT

Chaz Bono Trims Down for DWTS

Rehearsals have knocked off 5 pounds: dance partner

(Newser) - Chaz Bono is already wiggling his tush and shaking off the pounds in preparation for Dancing With the Stars. Only six days into rehearsals, his DWTS partner Lacey Schwimmer says Bono is "funny," "awesome," "so nice" and 5 pounds lighter than when he started. "...

Nancy Grace Will Do Dancing With the Stars

Full DWTS
Lineup
Revealed

including: nancy grace

Aug 30, 2011 6:10 AM CDT

Full DWTS Lineup Revealed

Nancy Grace, David Arquette among contestants

(Newser) - Someone other than the devil may be dancing tonight, and Nancy Grace might have to play nice with judges for a change now that she's signed on to Dancing With the Stars. She met with her partner in Atlanta this week for the first time, causing TMZ to...

Dancing With the Stars Winner Is Hines Ward; Kirstie Alley Comes in Second

DWTS Mirrorball
Trophy Goes to...

May 25, 2011 4:59 AM CDT

DWTS Mirrorball Trophy Goes to...

Hines Ward, with Kirstie Alley coming in second

(Newser) - Sorry, Kirstie Alley fans: On last night’s season finale of Dancing With the Stars, the mirrorball trophy went to football star Hines Ward. But Alley came in second, above Disney Channel actress Chelsea Kane, PopEater reports. Click here to see the winning moment, or check out Alley’s impressive...

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 ...

'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...

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...

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...

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...

Dancin' Bristol
Has Actually
Gained Weight

Nov 9, 2010 12:38 PM CST

Dancin' Bristol Has Actually Gained Weight

She's getting a lot of exercise, but also eating a lot of junk food, says friend

(Newser) - Perhaps you’ve found yourself watching Dancing With the Stars and thinking, How is it that even with all that dancing, Bristol Palin hasn’t lost any weight? Well, it’s not just your imagination or that awful monkey suit : Bristol has actually managed to pack on 15 pounds during...

Bristol Bans
Teen Mom Stars
From DWTS

Nov 3, 2010 10:58 AM CDT

Bristol Bans Teen Mom Stars From DWTS

Plus: Sarah Palin's daughter didn't vote

(Newser) - In case you haven’t been to a supermarket checkout stand recently and seen them gracing nearly every cover, here’s a newsflash for you: The teen moms of MTV’s Teen Mom are kind of a big deal right now. (Don’t believe us? See here and here .)...

Meet the 'Stars' of
Skating With the Stars

Nov 3, 2010 10:50 AM CDT

Meet the 'Stars' of Skating With the Stars

Get ready to watch Bethenny Frankel and cohorts get very bruised

(Newser) - Considering the wild popularity of Dancing With the Stars , it was inevitable: Skating With the Stars is here … though, in some cases, the word “star” is debatable. The first batch of competitors on the new ABC show includes Blade Runner’s Sean Young, Mötley Crüe’s...

Bristol Actually
Not Awful on DWTS

BUT THERE'S AIR GUITAR

Oct 26, 2010 6:52 AM CDT

Bristol Actually Not Awful on DWTS

Although, her outfit is

(Newser) - Bristol Palin snagged her best score yet last night on Dancing With the Stars, but still couldn’t manage to keep herself out of the bottom two. “ Last week a chimp , [this week] almost a champ,” said one judge of her tango; the rest seemed to agree, apparently...