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title: "Val Chmerkovskiy suspended from Dancing with the Stars after social media post"
description: "Most outlets reported Val Chmerkovskiy’s suspension from *Dancing with the Stars* following a social media post deemed inappropriate by the show. The News International led with the historic nature of the suspension, noting it as the first of its kind for a professional dancer on the series. Geo News emphasized Chmerkovskiy’s public response and explanation for the incident."
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# Val Chmerkovskiy suspended from Dancing with the Stars after social media post

entertainment · updated 18 Oct 2026, 8:51 AM PKT · 18 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported Val Chmerkovskiy’s suspension from *Dancing with the Stars* following a social media post deemed inappropriate by the show. The News International led with the historic nature of the suspension, noting it as the first of its kind for a professional dancer on the series. Geo News emphasized Chmerkovskiy’s public response and explanation for the incident.

## Same story from 2 outlets

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- **Geo News** — [Val Chmerkovskiy breaks silence after DWTS suspension](https://www.geo.tv/latest/687088-val-chmerkovskiy-breaks-silence-after-dwts-suspension) · 18 Oct 2026, 8:51 AM PKT
  > Val Chmerkovskiy is sitting out a week of Dancing with the Stars after his attempt to defend wife Jenna Johnson sparked backlash — and he’s now explaining what went wrong.The pro dancer, 40, confirmed he...
- **The News International** — [Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy suffer major setback in 'DWTS'](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1420342-jenna-dewan-and-val-chmerkovskiy-suffer-major-setback-in-dwts) · 18 Oct 2026, 4:22 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Val Chmerkovskiy will not dance on Dancing with the Stars next week after a social media post that the show called inappropriate. The series says it is the first suspension of a pro in its history.Chmerkovskiy, 40, shared the news on...

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- [Jenna Dewan's new 'Dancing With the Stars' partner after Val Chmerkovskiy's suspension](https://harzaviya.com/stories/15089-who-will-jenna-dewan-dance-with-after-val-chmerkovskiy-s) · 18 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 80% related

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