DWTS Judge Carrie Ann Inaba Calls for New Lift Rule After Val Chmerkovskiy Suspension
Carrie Ann Inaba addresses the controversy surrounding Val Chmerkovskiy's suspension and urges the show to implement a new rule regarding lifts.
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First reported by Variety, 4h 22m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 27 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 27 October at 17:43 UTC; Deadline followed 4h 23m later. The most recent article, from Variety, appeared on 28 October at 04:46 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Deadline.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- VarietyCarrie Ann Inaba Speaks Out After Val Chmerkovskiy’s ‘DWTS’ Suspension, Requests Show to Add ‘New Lift Rule’ Next Season
- Deadline‘DWTS’ Judge Carrie Ann Inaba Speaks Out After Val Chmerkovskiy Suspension & Calls For “New Lift Rule”
- The Hollywood ReporterHow ‘DWTS’ Addressed Val Chmerkovskiy’s Return to the Ballroom After His Suspension
- DeadlineCarrie Ann Inaba & Val Chmerkovskiy Hug It Out After ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Suspension Drama
- VarietyVal Chmerkovskiy Says He Wants ‘Nothing But Love’ for Carrie Ann Inaba Following ‘DWTS’ Suspension, Apologizes to Jenna Dewan: ‘I Am So Sorry for All the Chaos’
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Val Chmerkovskiy Says He Wants ‘Nothing But Love’ for Carrie Ann Inaba Following ‘DWTS’ Suspension, Apologizes to Jenna Dewan: ‘I Am So Sorry for All the Chaos’ Variety ·
- How ‘DWTS’ Addressed Val Chmerkovskiy’s Return to the Ballroom After His Suspension The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Carrie Ann Inaba Speaks Out After Val Chmerkovskiy’s ‘DWTS’ Suspension, Requests Show to Add ‘New Lift Rule’ Next Season Variety ·
- Carrie Ann Inaba & Val Chmerkovskiy Hug It Out After ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Suspension Drama Deadline
- ‘DWTS’ Judge Carrie Ann Inaba Speaks Out After Val Chmerkovskiy Suspension & Calls For “New Lift Rule” Deadline
In this story
- Val Chmerkovskiy
- Carrie Ann Inaba
- Jenna Johnson
- Dancing With The Stars