Jenna Dewan blames ‘online noise' after surprise Dancing with the Stars exit

Lauren DuBois Wed, November 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM UTC

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Jenna Dewan is opening up after her DWTS elimination shocker (Image: ABC)

Jenna Dewan is opening up about her shock elimination from Dancing with the Stars just one week shy of the semi-finals, and seemed to blame "online noise" for her unexpected cut.

The dance competition series said goodbye to Dewan and her partner, Val Chmerkovskiy, during the quarterfinals of the 35th season, which is currently airing on ABC. Their ouster came one week after they received two perfect scores.

While fans were initially left fuming during the week over the dance-off match-ups, which saw Dewan go up against Tatyana Ali, winning the matchup didn't keep her in the competition after viewer votes were counted.

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At the end of the Grammy's Night episode, with things down to the Rookie star and the Fresh Prince of Bel Air alum, hosts Alfonso Ribieio and Julianne Hough announced that Dewan was the one who was going home.

Now, in a new interview following her elimination, the actress, 45, attributed "outside noise" as part of the potential reason for her ouster.

Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy were the latest shocking elimination from DWTS (Image: ABC)

"This was a particularly tough week, for a lot of the online noise and all that stuff comes with the show," she told Extra after the episode ended. "I'll never know how or if any of that plays into this, but I know that we went out there and had the best time of our life."

Her partner, Chmerkovskiy, 40, also shared there were "no regrets," despite the drama which enveloped them over the course of the season due to his battle with Carrie Ann Inaba after Super Bowl Night.

"Every week's a shocker. It's very competitive. A lot of great couples out there. Wishing everybody the best, going to be rooting from home," he said. "Definitely a sad result, but no regrets. I thought we had a great season."

However, some fans have since taken to blaming Chmerkovskiy for her cut from the show, alleging the controversy a few weeks back played a direct role in it.

Their ouster came after they won their dance-off against Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik (Image: ABC)

"I think the reason Jenna left so early is bc of the whole controversy with Val," one person wrote on Reddit.

"I feel bad for Jenna but happy that Val got humbled," another said.

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"It's unfortunate Jenna went home but honestly she made it pretty far given the controversy surrounding her partner this season, which wasn't her fault to be clear!" But it still made people wary of voting for their partnership," a third added.

Chmerkovskiy was suspended from the ballroom during the sixth week of the competition after he made a dig online against judge Inaba, who called out his wife, Jenna Johnson, for an "illegal" lift during her week five routine with Harry Shum Jr.

Dewan attributed "outside noise" to her elimination (Image: ABC)

Chmerkovskiy shared a social media post referencing Will Smith's infamous Oscars slap the next day, writing, "You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night."

He later apologized for his remarks and deleted the post, but was still placed on the one-week ban. He returned to the ballroom for Week 7's Horror Movie Night, where he also apologized to Dewan as well for the "chaos."

Controversy also surrounded the pair throughout the season due to Dewan's extensive dance experience prior to joining the show, which she also referenced during the episode.

The pair's first routine was a jazz routine set to Janet Jackson's All For You, and Dewan spoke in her rehearsal package of her past, where she danced as a backup dancer for Jackson.

The pair had a tumultuous season fraught with drama (Image: ABC)

The pair earned 28 out of 30 for the routine, and prior to receiving their scores, were treated to a video message from Jackson herself, who said she was "so excited" to see Dewan perform.

"I feel so honored....I know you're going to do an incredible job. Weren't those such fun times back in those days?" she said.

Following Dewan's elimination, the show still has six couples remaining heading into the semifinals-Johnson and Shum Jr, Ali and Jan Ravnik, Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold, Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas, Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov and Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach.

One more will be eliminated during that episode, leaving the final five to duke it out for the Mirrroball in just two weeks.

Dancing With the Stars airs Tuesdays on ABC and Disney+.

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