Val Chmerkovskiy Gets One-Week Suspension from 'Dancing with the Stars' Following Apparent Will Smith Oscars Slap Reference

ABC Val Chmerkovskiy is being punished for his controversial post. On Dancing with the Stars this week, judge Carrie Ann Inaba criticized pro Jenna Johnson – who is married to Val, 40 – and her celeb partner Harry Shum, Jr. for having a lift in their dance. After the episode, Val reportedly uploaded a social media post that said, "You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night," to defend his wife. Many took this as a reference to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. He later deleted the comment. Carrie Ann saw another celeb news website repost Val's . . .