Who went home on 'DWTS' this week? See the 'shocking' results
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Key Points:
- Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy, despite being frontrunners with consistently high judges' scores and perfect scores in weeks seven and eight, were eliminated from "Dancing With the Stars" ahead of the semifinals due to fan voting.
- Dewan and Chmerkovskiy earned a 28 out of 30 for their Jazz performance and won a dance-off, tying for second place in judges' scores on the elimination night, but this was not enough to keep them in the competition.
- Dewan, a seasoned dancer with over 25 years of experience and a background as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson, faced criticism for having an unfair advantage, which she addressed by emphasizing the challenge of ballroom dancing.
- Val Chmerkovskiy faced controversy and a one-week suspension earlier in the season after making a joke about judge Carrie Ann Inaba, but he apologized and reconciled with her on the show.
- The season 35 semifinals of "Dancing With the Stars" will air on Nov. 17 on ABC and Disney+, with fan votes continuing to play a critical role in the competition's outcomes.
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