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00:00and again we apologize for this this is live tv welcome to ms mojo and today we're counting down
00:06our picks for the most unhinged unexpected and almost unbelievable things to happen on
00:11dancing with the stars after a perfect score heather and max
00:18number 30 a different kind of bachelor in paradise cast season 28 the bachelor nation
00:24tuned in to cheer on hannah brown as she took to the dance floor for the first time in season 28
00:29of the dance contest among her supporters in the studio were the bachelor in paradise cast
00:41or were they abc which airs both shows zoomed in on a group in the crowd and labeled them
00:46cast of bachelor in paradise but even the most casual bachelor fan could spot the mistake
00:51social media had a field day with the mix-up mocking the network and whoever was behind this
00:56epic fail they say showbiz changes people but this really takes it to a whole other level
01:09number 29 kim kardashian outstays her welcome
01:13season 7 there are many ways to describe kim kardashian but dancer is not one of them
01:27still it took a feeble foxtrot mediocre mambo and rigid rumba before she was finally sent
01:36packing even her partner mark ballas admitted she quote wasn't the best dancing partner and said
01:42dancing was not her thing
01:50whether it was nerves or simply a lack of coordination it was surprising she avoided
01:54elimination for as long as she did kim apparently struggled to find her stride on the dance floor
01:59later telling future contestant milo manheim quote it's the worst and you feel like an idiot
02:16we're not sure her brother rob would agree given he made it all the way to the final
02:21number 28 carol baskin samba actually just carol baskin season 29 dancing with the stars
02:28is no stranger to controversial casting choices but this was one of the strangest
02:42baskin joined the show following the buzz from the netflix docuseries tiger king yet the dance
02:47show's casting team seemingly decided to overlook some of the docuseries biggest controversies
02:52baskin clawed her way to week three of the competition before getting eliminated after
02:56a lion king inspired samba even she realized her performance put her in jeopardy and took to social
03:02media to plead for votes claiming she was only there to support her company big cat rescue
03:07dancing is extremely hard for me and i need all your votes that i could possibly get in case
03:13you're wondering why i'm doing this it's because this is keeping the cats in the spotlight still
03:19the audience decided the sun had set on her time on the show
03:32number 27 rumors that cristian de la fuente faked his injury season six the actor who was partnered
03:40with cheryl burke in the series sixth season made it all the way to the final following a string of
03:45solid performances one of the most memorable moments was their week seven samba which may
03:50have started off sizzling but soon fizzled out when it became clear that something had gone very wrong
04:00the actor suddenly lost step with his partner and was seen clutching his arm
04:04although he tried to carry on he simply couldn't hide his pain
04:10to quite literally add insult to injury some suspected that this was just a ruse to get the
04:22sympathy vote of course de la fuente has rebuffed the claims come on can't fake it you know why
04:29people think it because i i just saw the footage when we walked to tom and you just said i just
04:33pulled i think i just pulled a muscle really bad well i i thought i thought it was just it's not
04:39that you you pop the tendon every week number 26 aaron andrews badly timed expression season 20
04:47if you have an expressive face you know it can sometimes get you in awkward situations
04:52just ask then host aaron andrews she was caught on camera looking supposedly bored while semi-finalist
04:58noah galloway proposed to his then girlfriend jamie boyd this song the time of my life you give
05:03that to me and you know i've i've got to do this here because this
05:14andrews quickly jumped in to defend herself claiming she was just trying to keep herself
05:18from bursting into tears she even shared a photo of the moment on her socials apologizing for her
05:23quote ugly cry face despite her efforts to set the record straight the story had already stolen
05:29the spotlight aaron andrews taking some heat online today people saying she rolled her eyes
05:34i think that was her cry face it was when the cameras were off like we were still in the red
05:38room back there and she was emotional well we guess that's the gamble you take when you pop
05:42the question on live television forget the judges scores what do you have to say about that i'm
05:47speechless number 25 the jamie lynn spears drama season 32 the younger spears sister faced backlash
05:55when it was revealed she'd be joining dancing with the stars amid the ongoing drama around
05:59britney's conservatorship and their strained relationship spears was eliminated in week two
06:04with some speculating that the britney army rallied to vote her out jamie lynn and alan
06:10adrian and brit please join the other safe couples as we have a final moment
06:15with jamie lynn and soon after rumors swirled about a quote secret deal she made with the show
06:21supposedly securing her a full fee typically reserved for finalists
06:29is
06:32the plot thickened when she joined the uk's i'm a celebrity get me out of here where apparently
06:37celebrities are only paid if they get through the first 72 hours she left that show for medical
06:42reasons but surprised everyone by returning for the dancing with the stars final just a week later
06:52number 24 tom bergeron drags the series for casting sean spicer
06:57season 28 as we've seen a little controversy rarely keeps anyone off the dance floor however
07:03then host tom bergeron thought the producers crossed the line when they announced former
07:08trump press secretary sean spicer for season 28 this uh former showrunner says to me you might
07:14want to sit down for this last one i said why and then they told me who it was bergeron had
07:20advised showrunners to avoid the political realm especially with the 2020 elections looming so he
07:26felt quote betrayed when they cast such a polarizing figure he was further angered when
07:31the show suggested ending his contract early rather than letting him sit the season out as
07:35he had suggested frustrated bergeron went public with his opinions without warning abc saying they
07:40quote didn't deserve to know and they weren't aware you were going to be posting this obviously
07:45no no not not anyone they didn't they didn't deserve to know you know they they screwed me
07:51i'm gonna screw them this also led to his exit as host so at that moment i knew um this is
07:58probably my last season because of that one decision that because of because of that one
08:04betrayal number 23 how is michael bolton supposed to live without an apology from bruno season 11
08:11sometimes bruno tonioli's over-the-top style overshadows his talent for delivering brutally
08:16honest critiques okay bruno what was the temple rub going on michael i am a dog lover but you make
08:22it so hard for me you should have kept that bone and gone back into the dog house still bruno found
08:29himself in the dog house after delivering a particularly harsh criticism of michael bolton's
08:34jive yes the dance was bad and perhaps bruno could have broken that to him more gently i think this
08:40is probably the worst jive in in 11 seasons no that's not true for me and unfair well i hated it
08:48well okay you hated it but you should keep some of the comments to yourself really because that
08:53is unfair still bolton is hardly the first or last celeb to have their dance skills receive
08:58such a savage tongue lashing so we'd say it was quite a stretch for the singer to expect an apology
09:03from the judge whose job it is to well judge at least bruno didn't go as far as to call the dance
09:09barking though it certainly was a rough performance
09:17number 22 max versus judges and hope solos fix claims season 13 it's no secret that athlete hope
09:25solo and her partner maxim schmierkowski didn't get along off the dance floor that didn't stop
09:30max from clashing with head judge len goodman after a particularly harsh critique following
09:35their broadway week performance i've been in this business for nearly 50 years my criteria to judge
09:41is different to the audience goodman's fellow judges called out max's attitude but he continued
09:47to double down later on with all the respect this is my show you know i helped make it what it is
09:51um i love every aspect of it i love every professional that's ever been here and i love
09:56every celebrity that puts effort into every week in her autobiography solo claimed max was frustrated
10:02due to backstage whispers that it was their week to go home still it was certainly shocking to hear
10:07max share his opinion so boldly everybody's putting a lot of effort everybody on that balcony has been
10:14dying and killing themselves only to hear your guys a little judgmental comment also whether
10:21the backstage rumors were true or his outburst swayed the producers the couple sailed through
10:26to the semi-finals number 21 tamar braxton makes it back from hospital in time to dance season 21
10:34during a dress rehearsal the singer and tv personality had to rush to the hospital after
10:38falling ill with what was initially thought to be pneumonia tamar has not yet returned from the
10:44hospital according to the rules the judges are going to be scoring a tape of her performance
10:49from today's dress rehearsal her absence was announced at the start of the live show but it
10:54was shocking when she returned to the ballroom that night to avoid disqualification this is a
10:58woman who clearly despite everything she's been through is making a determined effort to be here
11:05to continue to compete in this competition it was later revealed that she was actually suffering
11:10from quote something way more serious the duo was scored on their dress rehearsal but given
11:15everything she'd been through seeing her back on the dance floor for the group number was a big
11:20surprise ultimately she withdrew from the competition to focus on her recovery in an
11:25instagram post late tuesday night the real host wrote in part quote with a heavy heart i regret
11:30to inform you that my season of dancing with the stars has come to an end still talk about the show
11:36must go on number 20 juan pablo de pache gets eliminated season 27 no one could hide their
11:44shock when this couple just missed out on a place in the finals the fuller house star and his partner
11:50cheryl had just received two perfect scores following yet another perfect score the week
11:55before so when their names weren't called you could feel the studio-wide shock radiate through
12:00the screen alexis and alan karyanna naba called the decision quote wrong while len exclaimed that
12:12there was quote no justice perhaps fans just assumed the couple would be safe given their
12:17amazing performances and high scores every week some even questioned whether this was really a
12:23dance competition or just a popularity contest were you just as shocked yeah yeah i mean you
12:30know we wanted to go to the finals at least the finals yeah we deserved it number 19 tyra banks
12:37calls out the wrong names season 29 the next safe couple is
12:49monica and val due to a behind the scenes error tyra banks joined the infamous ranks of presenters
12:55who have called out the wrong name while announcing results confusion ensued when after revealing the
13:00bottom two tyra was alerted that the names on her cue cards were actually incorrect there's actually
13:06been an error i'm looking right now and we have three couples so we need to clarify this for one
13:12second as a result monica aldama and her partner val were asked to return banks handled the
13:18situation like the pro we all know she is explaining that this is live television and mistakes do
13:24happen please have monica come back there's been an error in our control room but we're making it
13:30happen this is live tv right this is the craziness of live tv an executive producer even confirmed
13:38that the error came from the control room at least after all this mess monica and val were saved from
13:44elimination i mean it was just a surreal moment it was like we went from zero to a hundred back
13:51down to zero really fast number 18 bristol palin makes it to the finals season 11 this polarizing
13:59figure had consistently low scores across the entire season so it was hard to understand how
14:04she ended up in the finals especially as the consistently high scoring brandy was eliminated
14:09instead even her partner mark ballas publicly acknowledged that she wasn't the best dancer yes
14:16don't tell me you can't do it bristol the longer palin remained the more the viewers started to
14:20speculate that political supporters of her mother were voting en masse to keep her in
14:25nevertheless palin was getting people talking and as a result the show enjoyed the boost in ratings
14:36number 17 judges falling over multiple seasons
14:48we know that the judges are passionate about what they do but sometimes that passion overflows so
14:54much that they find themselves literally floored by it while len generally managed to remain seated
15:01when he was a judge the same can't be said for bruno and carrie ann okay all right calm down
15:13i've been waiting 10 seasons for this he's not too often they have an occasional tendency to
15:19get so carried away that they end up falling off of their chairs on one occasion tom accidentally
15:25distracted the judge who then didn't notice that her chair had rolled away what's happening
15:31oh my gosh there we go sorry oh no once you know that they're okay you can't help but laugh
15:39you might even call it the highest form of flattery when a judge is that moved by your performance a
15:45performance so good it had carrie anna naba falling out of her chair we have that effect
15:50on our fans yeah they weren't kidding number 16 jaleel white supposedly snaps season 14 during
15:59rehearsals for most memorable year white and his partner kim johnson supposedly had an altercation
16:05that we're sure they'd both rather forget i had to get into detail it was reported that the actor
16:12flipped out on his partner after he accidentally stepped on her foot the unfolding of events that
16:17was later reported was supposedly quite intense allegedly it got so bad that mark ballas and
16:23donald driver had to intervene of course white denied that things got that out of control as
16:28did ballas and johnson jaleel also claims reports of him fighting with dance partner kim johnson
16:34are overblown and that she supports him we get the people get overly competitive stressed out
16:40and exhausted and we hope that this story was simply exaggerated jaleel never got discouraged
16:46he um he came in he wanted to do the best every single week and he gave it his he gave it his all
16:52he was amazing number 15 simone biles's shock elimination season 24 did you feel that shift
16:59that changed for you i did and i feel like for me that's a win in itself um whether america votes
17:04for it or not it's it's for me it's like it's fine i feel like i've been at a high so much but
17:11the experience was wonderful you could hear the disbelief from the audience when tom announced
17:16who wouldn't be making it through to the season 24 finale even the judges weren't able to mask
17:26their shock with julianne and bruno leaping to their feet while carrianne looked stunned and
17:32len simply buried his face in his hands files and her partner sasha had scored full marks for
17:37both their performances that night and had been consistently great throughout the season
17:42speaking to good morning america simone joked that she thought they'd pull the steve harvey on her
17:47needless to say no one could have envisioned this result i thought they were gonna pull
17:52steve harvey on us okay number 14 bobby bones wins the mirror ball season 27 so i can't believe
18:05we won i cannot believe we won while winning the mirror ball is usually a cause for celebration
18:11on this occasion it left us scratching our heads up against three to be honest far more deserving
18:16contestants no offense no one not even bobby himself expected to hear his name announced as
18:22the season 27 winner bobby and sharna in fact ahead of the finale he claimed in an interview
18:35that quote no one expected me to win it must have been his loyal fan base that took him all the way
18:40to the end because it certainly wasn't his dance abilities he was the underdog of the competition
18:46and he rode that wave all the way to the trophy three months later well still clueless number 13
18:56zendaya finishes runner up season 16 are you so proud of what you have accomplished making it this
19:02far i am i'm very proud i'm very happy and i get to leave here you know with an amazing experience
19:07so i'm happy zendaya spent many weeks at the top of the leaderboard and was the front runner to
19:12win season 16 three words i never thought i'd say week one that was great yet when it came to
19:20announcing the season's winner it was kelly pickler and derrick huff who lifted the mirror ball
19:26kelly and derrick admittedly kelly was a phenomenal dancer but fans still felt that
19:33zendaya had been unjustly denied even her partner val agreed saying that he'd quote
19:38drop the ball a little bit and wish they could have a do-over so he could see his partner lift
19:43the trophy tonight i want to show you what you got a billion could never part perhaps they could
19:55get her back for an all-star season and add a mirror ball to her ever-growing collection of
20:00awards number 12 kelly monaco versus john o'herley who's the right winner season one it was the first
20:08season of this critically acclaimed series and already the competition was heating up will it be
20:14john and charlotte for kelly and alex find out live right after this although initially starting
20:22off the season without much fanfare soap opera star kelly monaco made it as one of the finalists
20:27facing off against the charming and talented television actor john o'herley all right john
20:32and charlotta kelly and alec deep cleansing breath okay with the winner to be decided by
20:37the viewers victory went to the underdog monaco for a dance that was called the performance of
20:43the series kelly and alex due to the controversial nature of the win however the pairs were again
20:51matched in an unprecedented face-off that shocked fans especially after o'herley's surprise win
20:58and ladies and gentlemen i'll give you the winners of the dancing with the stars dance off
21:04john and charlotta number 11 willow shields youngest star axed too soon season 20 despite
21:13being the youngest contestant ever to appear on the award-winning show at the time the young hunger
21:17games actress became one of the front runners in the competition alongside professional dancer mark
21:23ballas shields delighted audiences with her passion grace and technique adapting to dance
21:29style after dance style with a fervor unmatched by most of her fellow contestants maybe the youngest
21:35competitor that we've ever had but girl you got some sass that was awesome however despite being
21:41headed straight for the finals and being both a judge and audience favorite shields was eliminated
21:47in a stunning twist during week seven leaving the judges and her fans devastated she's only 14
21:54guys she's out there dancing keeping up with everybody um thank you again for it's been a
21:59hell of a ride i couldn't be more proud this is all about her for me and i'm just really really
22:04proud number 10 china forgets routine season 13 china you actually showed such grace knowing
22:12you had made that mistake and tony you're just a gallant gentleman trying to coach her through that
22:18singer china phillips a feisty member of the well-known 90s band wilson phillips was favored
22:24to do well in the 13th season of dancing with the stars with an ideal dancing physique and
22:28skilled partner tony dovolani at her side all was going well until the fateful fourth week
22:35with the dancers setting their routines to famous movie scores china began a sultry tango to the
22:40melody of mission impossible until she apparently forgot her routine part way through resulting in
22:47awkward movements confused steps and mid-routine commands from her patient partner although they
22:53hoped for a second chance america would have none of it and they were eliminated number nine sarah
23:00evans bows out season three it is country diva sarah evans and her professional partner
23:07tony dovolani in september 2006 evans joined the lineup as the series first country music singer
23:13quickly developing a devoted fan base and becoming a favorite of the judges with her charming manner
23:19and considerable talent although doing well in the polls her appearance in the show couldn't
23:25have had worse timing as marital problems with her husband of 13 years came to a swift
23:30and bitter climax with a divorce that triggered her departure you know i was on the phone with
23:35you know my family all night and and we were all agreeable that you cannot continue the show you
23:41can't leave your son who's traumatized right now it was a move that came as a devastating blow to
23:48so i just needed to you know take care of my children and i knew that and i knew that
23:54nothing in my career no television show nothing was more important than that number eight swine
24:02flu disaster season nine tonight with his partner on sick leave he was hospitalized for a week
24:08and was hospitalized for a week and was hospitalized for a week and was hospitalized for a week and
24:14season nine tonight with his partner on sick leave he's dancing with a last minute replacement
24:20it was a season of persistent injuries and illnesses but none quite so shocking as the
24:25contagious swine flu pandemic usually derrick comes in full of energy but from the beginning
24:30he was not his normal self professional dancer derrick huff was blindsided first with what
24:41started as sweating and fatigue and soon escalated into a crippling condition that
24:45left him unable to compete with his partner polish actress and model joanna krupa more
24:50professional dancers soon fell to the ravages of the flu with lacy schwimmer and kareena smirnoff
24:55as the next to surrender to the sickness and even one of the celebrities singer aaron carter
25:00in a season where no contestant was safe number seven kate gosling makes tony davillani want to
25:08quit season 10 oh without a doubt i'm gonna prove them wrong i'm gonna prove everybody wrong
25:13including myself scary the tension and stress that come with hours of rehearsing and performing can
25:21get to a person which is where empathy cooperation and teamwork come into play apparently no one told
25:27kate gosling that kate has no motivation and i have to push her each week and it gets exhausting
25:34forward step wow that was more energy i'm still thinking about which way to go the frustrated
25:42reality tv star and best-selling author could just not get along with her professional dancing
25:46partner tony davillani complaining and berating him for his inability to teach leading to an
25:52explosive exit that left fans shocked um how was it dancing with kate i think it was pretty obvious
26:00although the two made up and stayed safe for the next few weeks of the season
26:03they were soon eliminated in week five number six normani corday finishes third season 24
26:12who among us wasn't positive that normani and val would be crowned the season 24 champions
26:17after all they never failed to leave us astonished with their inventive
26:21ambitious and more often than not flawless routines
26:31so you can imagine the reaction when not only did she not win but she finished in third place
26:37instead it was rashad jennings and partner emma who gained the win given all the hype even normani
26:43had to admit that she was left shocked by the results although we're sure it brought her some
26:47comfort to hear the studio audience booing at this injustice normani and val
26:57number five master p master of none season two it's rap mogul master p and his patient partner
27:06ashley del grosso best known as a rapper from the 90s but most certainly not a dancer master p
27:12stepped in in place of his injured son romeo miller as a contestant on the show but quickly
27:17made his mark as a fish that was really really out of water it needs to be equal teamwork and
27:24i can't i can't play a tug of war anymore although his long-suffering professional
27:30partner ashley del grosso did everything she could p's dancing hurt to watch leaving him
27:35with the lowest all-time score from the judges with a measly eight points the viewers weren't
27:41as quick to give up on p allowing him to make it all the way to week four before getting eliminated
27:48i am
27:49number four marie osmond faints season five dancing the samba marie osmond and her partner
27:59jonathan roberts having just finished a lively samba complete with flushed face and heavy
28:05breathing it was still hard to have expected this memorable moment that came just instants into the
28:10judge's evaluation of her dance with partner jonathan roberts with judge len goodman part
28:15way through his critique marie osmond closed her eyes and collapsed to the ground in a faint that
28:21left her partner host tom bergeron and the audience surprised and worried as the show
28:26cut to commercial break all right we're gonna take a commercial break we'll be right back and
28:32we'll be right back after this whether a ploy to gain extra points or a legitimate spell
28:37it was still a moment viewers will not likely forget number three two early exits for sabrina
28:44bryan season 5 and season 15 the former cheetah girl joined the show during season 5 where she
28:51was partnered with mark ballas every week they outdanced the competition even earning the first
28:57perfect score of the season however when their foxtrot failed to overly impress the viewers
29:02they were sent packing the general consensus is that you're going to win the whole thing so
29:07i mean this is what's still being stinging it's it's hard for us brian was then brought back for
29:13the all-star season in 2012 this time partnering with louis van amstel we were once more convinced
29:19that she would be the competition's front-runner until her second shock elimination sabrina and
29:25louis what made this even crazier was that she was again booted in week six exactly five years
29:41to the day since the first time it's hard to go home but at the same time i think last night was
29:47incredible it was an incredible feeling and you know number two heather morris's shocking
29:53elimination season 24 season 24 front runners heather morris and fan favorite dancer maxim
29:59schmierkowski were a match made in dancing heaven until they were brutally eliminated in a shocking
30:06twist of events after a perfect score heather and max despite having received the first perfect
30:12score of the season from judges the votes were simply not there yet many questioned whether
30:18morris who starred in the hit tv dramedy glee and who also worked as a backup dancer for beyonce
30:24should have been allowed on the show in the first place in any case we'll miss you britney sorry
30:30heather
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30:52number one ryan lochte gets ambushed season 23 my biggest regret is letting other people down
31:01and now i want to prove to the world that i've changed talk about unsettling yes nothing is
31:09quite as shocking as the moment your show gets interrupted by unwelcome visitors especially when
31:14these came from the other side of the television screen as swimmer ryan lochte began his first
31:19dance with professional partner cheryl burke two hecklers from the audience ran on stage wearing
31:24anti-lochte t-shirts in protest of his behavior at the olympics in brazil despite being escorted
31:30from the stage with loud protests coming from judge carrie ananaba excuse me excuse me
31:39excuse me the incident left lochte the audience and the viewers at home stunned and a little
31:45disturbed what dancing with the stars moment did you find most bizarre let us know in the comments
31:51i mean it was just a surreal moment it was like we went from zero to a hundred back down to zero
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