Val Chmerkovskiy will miss the next episode of Dancing With the Stars after a TikTok post referencing Will Smith's Oscars slap led to a one-week suspension, forcing a temporary change of partner for Jenna Dewan.
Dewan will perform with Alan Bersten during the programme's 20 October Dedication Night episode. The switch follows a dispute involving Chmerkovskiy, his wife and fellow professional dancer Jenna Johnson, and judge Carrie Ann Inaba.
