00:01:09.000Well, apparently, Schmierkowski 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.
00:01:20.000So the pro was reacting to the harsh critique Judge Carrie Ann something in ABBA gave his wife, fellow pro Jenna Johnson.
00:01:31.000So apparently, his wife is also on the show.
00:01:53.000In a statement sent to NBC News, BBC Studios, which produces Dancing with the Stars, said, The well being of everyone who works on Dancing with the Stars is non negotiable.
00:02:01.000Val's social media post was inappropriate and does not reflect the values or standards expected of anyone connected with the show.
00:02:07.000It's a reference to Will Smith, right?
00:02:09.000Get my wife's name out of your mouth and all that.
00:02:13.000Schmurkowski responded by posting an apology.
00:02:15.000He said he initially intended to defend my wife.
00:02:18.000He said, I made a poor decision to reference a meme to keep my wife's name out of the conversation without stopping to think what else that reference could imply, right?
00:02:25.000Because Will Smith smacked Chris Rock around.
00:02:28.000Schmurkowski added, Carrie Ann certainly didn't deserve to get caught in the middle of my bad judgment, and I hate that she was.0.95
00:02:36.000Complained to HR, claiming she felt threatened.
00:02:40.000Meanwhile, we should point out that Dancing with the Stars apparently has had actual criminals convicted and alleged, including Carol Baskin of Tiger at King Fame, who may have killed her still missing husband.
00:02:52.000Many of the professional dancers, by the way, on Dancing with the Stars are a little bit right leaning.
00:02:58.000The pros are mostly Eastern European or raised Mormon in Utah.
00:03:01.000And this is the second time that Val has been caught in hot water.
00:03:03.000So last week, he got cornrows ahead of Mariah Carey Knight, and people yelled at him.
00:03:13.000So, apparently, the show introduced one of the contestants, Harry Shum Jr., as a former Mariah Carey music video dancer who actually wore cornrows in her fantasy music video.1.00
00:03:54.000Like, I'm not sure what you guys want from me.
00:03:57.000I have to say that there is this part of the show whenever we go over the show notes in the morning in which Sarah and Savvy decide that I must be informed on matters of deep cultural relevance that I would literally never look at for five seconds and sound like a foreign language to me.
00:04:14.000In the same way that conservatism is a foreign language to Netflix officials and executives, if you're telling me about scandals involving dancing with the stars, this is Swahili.
00:04:25.000I do not understand a single thing that is happening.
00:04:27.000It needs to be explained to me like I'm a small baby.
00:04:29.000And then maybe I will have something to say.
00:04:32.000Even after I read the story, I'm still like, why is this a national controversy?
00:04:35.000He tweeted something that was kind of innocuous.
00:04:37.000And then apparently one lady got whiny.
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00:07:00.000I mean, we took, so in our neighborhood, a bunch of couples just decided to hire a dance instructor.
00:07:05.000And this is like a thing that we did for probably five, six months.
00:07:09.000Once every couple of weeks, we'd all get together and we'd, you know, like get together for dinner and then we'd all go, like, have a dance lesson.
00:08:19.000Well, Hunter Schaefer decided to do the final snip snips.
00:08:23.000And this is worthy of a cover story.0.57
00:08:25.000Quote, the softness of Schaefer's preternatural beauty as an actress belies the hard won strength of someone who began transitioning at age 14 and then three years later became the youngest plaintiff in legal challenge to North Carolina's anti trans bathroom bill.
00:08:39.000Hunter Schaefer grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina.
00:08:42.000She says Christianity gave her childhood a structure and a purpose.
00:08:45.000She moved away from the church as a teenager and now isn't religious.
00:08:48.000But that sense of being in service or making things for something bigger than yourself has continued to be a driving force in her life.
00:08:54.000Now, remember, Hunter Schaefer is a dude.
00:08:57.000But Hunter Schaefer is also a person who's had many, many surgeries and now finally got what is called bottom surgery, which is the genital mutilation.
00:09:07.000Quote We talk about the freedom that comes from being fully embodied.
00:09:27.000I have a different definition of fully embodied.
00:09:30.000We talk about the freedom that comes from being fully embodied, says Elle Magazine, especially as a trans person who has experienced the naughty discomfort of body dysmorphia, the feeling when your outer shell doesn't match who you know yourself to be.
00:09:41.000It's a theme explored symbolically through the concept of androids and replicants in Blade Runner.
00:09:46.000And it's one of the reasons Schaefer signed on to the show.
00:09:48.000Even though she'd vowed to have some downtime to paint and make art, she plays a human pretending to be a robot to survive.
00:09:54.000But can anyone really hide their truth for so long?
00:09:57.000So, first of all, looking forward to major studios now wrecking Blade Runner.
00:10:03.000Our conversation about feeling free naturally veers into our perspectives on queerness.
00:10:07.000Me, as a non binary parent in my 40s who came out as a lesbian two and a half decades ago, and Schaefer, as a woman in her late 20s who was assigned male at birth.
00:10:41.000Well, you know, if you think so, head on over to dailywire.comslash subscribe to watch the full show ad free or check out this crazy story here.