Image Credit: Adam Larkey/ABC via Getty ImagesGiven the negative reaction to those boos heard during last night’s telecast of Dancing With the Stars, the producers will go the extra mile during this evening’s telecast and show that the crowd was directing their disdain toward the judges, not the visiting Sarah Palin. Many viewers apparently misunderstood that the boos were meant for Palin, who had attended the show to watch her daughter Bristol and was later interviewed on camera by host Tom Bergeron.
Bergeron told EW today that the audience actually had a bone to pick with the judges and the scores they gave Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough. “We are going to show footage from another camera angle. Thank God we had a camera on the grassy knoll!” quips Bergeron. “You’ll see the judges basically taking on the audience. They were upset that they gave Jennifer Grey an 8.
“It was sort of the ballroom equivalent of the Shirley Sherrod tape,” added Bergeron, in reference to the Georgia State Director of Rural Development for the U.S. Department of Agriculture who was forced to resign after video excerpts of her NAACP speech went viral. “It was taken out of context. I can see how people made that assumption. That’s the great thing about live TV. You never know what’s going to happen. As innocuous as it may be, sitting down and talking to the mom of one of the contestants, regardless of her notoriety, it’s turned into this major imbroglio. You gotta love that!”
Bergeron doesn’t regret taking the time to chat up Bristol’s mom, however. “I think it was worth the time to talk to Sarah. Politics aside, she’s charming. I was talking to her as a dad to a mom. You’d have to be crazy to have one of the most recognizable personalities in your audience and not take a moment to talk to her.”
That’s not the only clarification that Stars will offer up this evening. Bergeron plans to give judge Bruno Tonioli the opportunity to amend — or take back — his negative comments about Michael Bolton. (Tonioli told the singer last night that he performed the worst jive in 11 seasons.) Bolton and partner Chelsie Hightower earned 12 out of a possible 30 points and appear to be prime candidates for elimination this evening. ”That was over the top,” Bergeron said about Tonioli’s critique. “It’s one thing to criticize someone’s dance, but Bruno deserved to be chastised by Len. It’s a widespread sentiment.”
Americans taking something out of context? Yeah, right.
It’s almost as crazy as saying that Americans also constantly crave attention
This from someone called “Zombie”?????
Someone called “Zombie Jesus” who has to post first and multiple times.
And almost as crazy as saying that zombies aren’t for complete losers
I like how the fat in her arms is bulging over the tops of her gloves – HOT!
James you need to come out of the closet and quit wearing women’s clothing…
what do you mean american’s?
what are you doing here if you don’t like america? you piece of
crap, i would love to meet you!
i’d show you something about american’s
rc- ever thought that this website could be read by someone outside of the US?
@RC Wow, so freedom of speech guarantees a citizen the right to voice his/her opinion and you the right to assault them for it? Thanks for representing American values, um, NOT
And you’re just as dumb as the OP!!!!
Just like an American to not understand the difference between the plural and possessive forms.
Nice job, teatard.
“i’d show you something about american’s”
Please don’t let it be that we don’t know how to capitalize and use apostrophes where they are not needed… I hate being the grammar police but really, if you’re going to go on a rant, at least try to *sound* halfway intelligent.
Sigh… nevermind…
PS – It’s Americans
Show us something about Americans? hey there, guy, pull your pants up. We are NOT impressed.
I’ve met RC – in the bathroom at a truck stop along the highway in Kentucky. He has a very purty mouth.
How long have you been fighting mental health–and winning?
RC – you embarrass Americans. There is no apostrophe in Americans. If you use an apostrophe, then the word means ownership by an American. So get educated first before posting anything.
On behalf of all the rest of America I am begging you not to defend us anymore.
Here comes an S!
wow. RC, such apostrophe abuse. Go back to school.
Yeah, cuz taking things out of context is totally an American trait and not one of those crazy traits of all humanity!!!! You’re so right!!!!
Bravo!
Maybe they were saying…
Boo…ristol! Boo…ristol!
It’s like that Simpsons episode: “Are they saying ‘boo’ or ‘Boo-urns’?”.
Boo already, can’t she take a hint?
I wish she would but she craves attention, I boo’d her
i want my president to look like sarah… she just needs briefing thats all………..
Amazing how Lynette Rice manages to recap the Shirley Sherrod debacle without once mentioning her comments were taken out of context by a right-wing blogger. More tea, Lynette?
Apparently this Dancing with the Star has a political agenda.
And now our comments are being moderated. Free Speech for everyone…unless you don’t like what they are saying. Looks like this blog has taken its side…the side of Sarah and the Tea Party. Freedom for all (unless we don’t like them). Boo indeed!
Agreed. Boo, indeed.
Shame on you, EW.
Comments are being moderated? EW has had problems with comments disappearing and not showing up when you post them. Is that what you mean? Because that’s been going on for a LONG time. Happens to me all the time, on even the most innocuous comments.
Of course they were booing her. The majority of Americans hate her and want her to go away. The Vanity Fair article explains it all.
The majority of Americans do not hate her. You believe too much of what the liberal media is feeding you.
Then why is Sarah on liberal ABC?
There is no liberal media bias, they just want sensationalism.
Correction… just A LOT of Americans can’t stand her. She’s a divicive personality. She does speak to a number of people in this country for sure, her popularity can’t be denied.
But believe me… many, MANY can’t stand the sound of her voice nor the disgusting, backward, and polarizing attitudes to… well just about everything.
My guess… the boos were for her, and the producers are just scared.
Not even half of the Republicans support her.
The majority of Americans may no HATE her but a majority do feel she is unqualified to be president or hold public office.
Tomm, Sarah is on “liberal” ABC because she seeks attention and the spotlight, regardless of the network.
Entertainment Weekly is one of your so-called liberal media outlets. Why the hell are you even here?
I HATE HER…..PULL YOUR HEAD OUTTA THAT ORIFICE AND GET A LIFE!
pssssst – The majority of Americans have functioning brains and DO hate her. It’s just imbociles like you who worship at the alter of that disgusting hate filled cow.
No, they were certainly booing Sarah, everyone in America sees her as a dumb clown don’t forget.
If you are so certain that the “majority of Americans hate her” what are you so afraid of?
I agree with you. These people who say that Americans hate her are just jealous.
“These people who say that Americans hate her are just jealous.”
haha, what?! it’s the Americans themselves, in those crazy things called polls, that are the ones who claim they hate her! unless you argument is that some 60% of the country is “jealous,” you make very little sense.
in other words, your cult-like devotion is showing.
Lynette, Americans DO hate her.
How mature of the Teabots – if they’re not saying the rest of us are jealous, they accuse us of being “afraid” of her. I don’t fear Sarah – I just think she’s an annoying AWing drama junkie.
That is so inaccurate she is more popular than President Obama. The only women who dislike her are women who are considered ugly. The men that dislike her are either hen pecked by their ugly wives or have been castrated at an early age.
And you are exactly what we have come to expect from the tea partiers, people like Ruth. Exactly what we’ve been saying all along about you “people”!
uhhh, Sarah is not an attractive woman. Those of us who are actually attractive hate her for entirely different reasons.
Where did you learn those “facts”? Fox News?
Ruth, you’re so wrong – plenty of men like her. And for all the wrong reasons, too.
Why would anybody care about her anymore? Her party lost the election, she isn’t VP and she quit her State Governor job. She is quite literally just some woman from Alaska now that we all happen to know the name of. If I saw her somewhere I would ignore her, not out of hatred, but out of ambivalence.
Boo to the the mistakes in this article. EW get an editor
You lie!!!
Come on, Tom, why not interview the parents or loved ones of each contestant? Why play favorites? Sure Bristol’s mom is famous, but so is Jennifer Gray’s husband, and Rick Fox’s girlfriend, etc.
Oh, and, Tom, she’s charming? Yeah, about as charming as a snake in the grass. Good for you; you like her I get it, but to say “politics aside”? come on, this woman lives on and off of her political views, so how can we disregard them?
It must be because she is the only parent that would take time to watch her child perform…or maybe she is the only parent that has time to watch their child perform.
Or because Bristol’s “celebrity” is because of her.
Except that Sharon Osborne was in the audience every week to watch Kelly perform last season. Did they interview her? She is also a famous person. . .
There was an agenda….ratings. It worked. Btw. Bristol was an incredibly horrible dancer. Her scores were stupid high, shows the bias to keep her for ratings.
Or she is the only parent to use her child’s presence on the show to ensure more media attention on her.
But she’s not the only contestant who’s parents have been prominently featured. Mohammed Ali’s daughter was a contestant and they showed him and his entourage several times. They didn’t interview him about her but they interviewed her about him. They showed Ozzy and Sharon prominently and asked them a question or two about their daughter’s dancing as well.
The reason they didn’t interview Muhammad Ali is because he didn’t want to be interviewed on camera since his is suffering from parkinsons disease. As for Bristol’s dancing she is great and at the top of the pack. If you don’t like her then don’t watch the show. Your all just jealous of Sarah because she is more popular than Barry Hussein Obama.
Dear Old retarded senile Nazi Ruth it’s you’re not your. Keep proving my earlier point, k?
Who is Jennifer Grey’s famous husband? Seriously, I don’t know.
You may be thinking of Jennifer Grey’s father who is Joel Grey, the actor.
He played Old Christine’s ex-husband on The New Adventures of…
Clark Gregg. He also plays the agent from S.H.I.E.L.D. in the Iron Man movies, if that means anything to you.
They should boo her. She needs a taste of what “REAL” Americans think about her!
LOL! Real Americans are the ones supporting her. Get out much?
completely untrue. In fact the americans that do support her support a fascist democracy. Look up the definition of fascism before replying.
Is it just me or does bristol look like snookie
We’ll see…
So true. The Tea Party is indeed a fascist movement, but sadly they are not educated enough to understand.
Apparently more than you do!
The only fascists in this great “America The Beautiful” are the libs, they can’t stand to be americans, they hate it.
Al, please go back to school or read a book. That’s a run-on sentence with improper usage of quotation marks and incorrect capitalization.
Also look up fascism because you clearly don’t understand the meaning of the word.
I hate the term “real” americans. As if people who live in certain parts of America are more American. If you are a citizen and pay taxes you are a real american. I know Fox news thinks otherwise…for instance I heard a female anchor on that network say once “Hawaii, where many americans vacation”. OR LIVE! Since its Par of the United States of America! Grrrr – on either side I do not like that phrasing!
“Hawaii, where many americans vacation”. WTF is wrong with that?!
Many Americans vacation in Fla., Calif., New York, etc. Is it wrong to say that, too?
Why would you say where American’s vacation? Its where American’s live. She was clearly confused by that…but that was during the Tsunami watch of hysteria.
Alright Sarah keep stirring the pot, Liberals can’t stand the heat.
Pot? wow, Friend, that pot is the toilet bowl.
LOL Real Americans love her. The socialists and communists that have infiltrated America are the ones that dislike her.
Do you think she’s a “great” mom, too? Maybe Bristol wouldn’t have run into Levi’s arms for comfort – then gotten knocked up – if mommie dearest wasn’t so busy making a fool of herself. And let’s not forget Sarah using her disabled baby son as a publicity tool …
lol @ the show people trying to tell us what we saw was not what happened. Media again trying to manipulate how we think. If this had happened to any Democrat media would be running with false narrative”AMERICA HATES DEMS AND BOOS THEM”. SHE GOT BOOED, DEAL WITH IT,THE END.
Oh, you got the other side of the story.
Another ugly girls comment, go figure
And I bet you were just the prettiest girl in the world, which explains why your parents gave you the ugly-girl name of Ruth.
Sorry for your miserable existence!
I bet when you jump into a swimming pool other people scramble out while screaming.
Ruth, you sound fat.
And why should we believe the new footage is what really happened?
yep, beleive in what you want to beleive. Everything is a conspiracy.
Not a conspiracy, damage control.
Peter, you can believe anything you want. It is what it is.
No new footage. If you DVR’d it, watch it again and make your own decison.
“We are going to show footage from another camera angle. Thank God we had a camera on the grassy knoll!” quips Bergeron.
And by the way, Bergeron, nice comparing the booing of a hopeless former VP candidate to the assassination of a President with that metphor.
And by the way, Bergeron, nice comparing the booing of a hopeless former VP candidate to the assassination of a President with that metaphor.
And by the way, EW, nice crappy comment software.
Do you think they’re shopping a tampered tape?
Much ado about nothing. She was there supporting her daughter, get over it. Who, BTW was alot better than that dolt Bolton Situation. They need to go.
She wasn’t there for her daughter, give me a break. She was there for herself-free press time. What a jerk!
And her daughter is only there because of her.
So what about the others who come out in support of their dancer. They’re only there for publicity? Give ME a break. Nothing political was asked or said.
Politics is the only reason Bristol is on the show. What makes her a star? Being the daughter of a politician.
Go Sarah!! Liberals just can’t stand the heat. I love it. I know you were there to watch your daughter dance and the liberals idiots are making a big deal out of it. Go Sarah, keep the pot stirred.
Sandy you must be one of the ugly girls?
Muslim
Ruth, you wish you were an ugly “girl”.
I call BS.
If that were true then the two dancers that were there, Jennifer Grey, et al, would not have been confused as to why the audience was booing.
I call ignorance.
It’s also possible that Jennifer thought the scores were good, the audience didn’t think so, that would also cause confusion.
P.S. to everyone…
They’ve had delayed boos before, despite as to what’s going on.