Val Chmerkovskiy hit with one-week suspension on ‘Dancing With The Stars'

Val Chmerkovskiy will not be participating in the upcoming episode of “Dancing With The Stars.” The show announced Oct. 17 that Chmerkovskiy, a pro on the competition who’s currently paired with actor Jenna Dewan, will be suspended for a week. It comes after Chmerkovskiy found himself in hot water last week when he posted a status on TikTok that appeared to reference Will Smith’s notorious altercation with Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. The pro had been reacting to the harsh critique that judge Carrie Ann Inaba gave his wife, fellow pro Jenna Johnson who’s paired up with actor Harry Shum Jr. “You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night,” Chmerkovskiy wrote in the since-deleted status seen by NBC News. In a statement sent to NBC News, BBC Studios, the production company behind “DWTS,” said that the “well-being of everyone who works on Dancing with the Stars is non-negotiable.” “Val’s social media post was inappropriate and does not reflect the values or