Jenna Johnson Reportedly Cried Backstage After Tense DWTS Exchange With Carrie Ann Inaba

Tuesday night’s“Dancing with the Stars”gave us the most tense moment of the season, and it didn’t happen on the dance floor. Carrie Ann Inaba flagged an illegal lift in Jenna Johnson and Harry Shum Jr.’s samba during Super Bowl Night, and instead of a quick note, she read the definition of a lift from a piece of paper while the audience sat in stunned silence. A source says Jenna broke down crying backstage shortly after, and that husband Val Chmerkovskiy comforted her and was furious about how Inaba addressed her.

Chmerkovskiy took his frustration to social media, posting a TikTok that referenced Will Smith’s Oscars slap with the line“You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night.”The post was deleted, but the internet never forgets. Jenna also reportedly felt terrible for Harry, since the critique about needing more content in his dances landed on him too.

Through it all, Jenna has kept it classy, saying she accepts the criticism and is determined to impress next week. DWTS fans are split: some say Inaba was within her rights as a judge, others say the delivery crossed a line. Where do you stand? Did Carrie Ann go too far, or was it just tough judging? Tell us in the comments.