By Jade Watkins


Fight night: Hope Solo's partner Marksim Chmerkovskiy got into a blazing row with judge Len Goodman, following the couple's rumba to 'Seasons Of Love' from the Broadway Musical Rent


It may be the battle of the ballroom, but there a serious bout that also went down between the judges and one competing couple on Dancing With The Stars, last night.

Hope Solo's partner Marksim Chmerkovskiy got into a blazing row with judge Len Goodman following the couple's Rumba to 'Seasons Of Love' from the Broadway Musical Rent.

The 31-year-old Russian lost his nerve with the 67-year-old veteran dancer-turned-judge after he dubbed the pair's performance as 'the worst of the whole season'.


'Hope, I've never lost faith in you,' Len said to Hope. 'I always feel like there is so much there, and for some reason it hasn't come out.'

Following the criticism, Maksim seemingly lost his cool and couldn't hold back.

'As long as the audience likes our journey, we’re good,' he pronounced, looking to the crowd and encouraging their cheers.

Furious: Judge Len Goodman had the look of fury in his eye as he argued back and forth with Maksim

The retort ended up in a back and forth between the two men.

'Let me tell you, Maks, the audience likes the effect,' Len said. 'I’ve been in this business for nearly 50 years.'

'Maybe it’s time to go,' Maks barked back.

Shake-up: All three judges were sent into a tail spin following the outburst

The outburst motivated furious fellow judge Carrie Ann Inaba to interject.

'Don’t be disrespectful like that,' she yelled at Maksim.

But the dancer could not be silenced, and even after Bruno Tonioli attempted to calm the situation, he continued his wrath.

Argumentative: Maksim couldn't be stopped as Hope appeared awkward

Not up to par: Hope and Maksim have continuously been criticized for their performances

'Everybody on that balcony has been dying and killing themselves only to hear your guy's a little judgmental comments,' he said.

'I am not being disrespectful, I’m protecting my partner'.

Following the argument, Maksim continued his protests to host Brooke Burke.
'With all due respect, this is my show,' he said. 'I help make it what it is.'

'I love every aspect of it, I love every professional that’s ever been here and I love every celebrity that puts effort into every week.

On the bottom: Chaz Bono and his partner Lacey Schwimmer were given the lowest points of the night after they failed to wow with their tango to theme song from Phantom Of The Opera

Looking to the gods? Chaz put on a dramatic display throwing his arms up at the end of the dance

'Having said that, I’m a little tired that we’re being judged, some on effort and some being picked on, on heel leads!'

In the end the couple scored a paltry 20 points for their performance.

But surprisingly they weren't the couple with the lowest score.

It was Chaz Bono and his partner Lacey Schwimmer who were given the lowest points of the night, with just 19.

Not the right fit: Some of the judges thought the transsexual contestant looked out of place

After a successful samba which kept him in the competition last week, the 41-year-old failed to wow with his tango to theme song from Phantom Of The Opera.

Cheered on by girlfriend Jenny Elia from the crowd, the author and activist emerged on the floor in the famous white mask and tuxedo combination.

But the judges thought the transsexual contestant looked out of place.

'This character didn't fit you,' noted Bruno.

All hips: Rob performed the Cha Cha on the arm of Cheryl Burke to 'Walk Like A Man'

'At week 6, I want to see a little more content,' Carrie Ann added.

Rob Kardashian was looking to be the dark horse of the show after his impressive performance last week.

And tonight the 24-year-old reality star was hoping to go one step better.

To add even more motivation, Rob was cheered on by his family members from the audience.

Cheers: Rob's sisters Khloe and Kim cheered him on from the audience

Support: Brother-in-law Lamar Odom, Khloe, Kim and husband Kris Humphries, older sister Kourtney and mother Kris Jenner all clapped the youngest Kardashian on

Sister Kim and her husband Kris Humphries, who recently finished filming Kourtney And Kim Take New York in the Big Apple, stood in the crowd alongside Kim's older sister Kourtney, little sister Khloe and her husband Lamar Odom, and mother Kris Jenner.

Earlier in the week, the 55-year-old matriarch of the famous clan visited her son at practice for some encouragement.

She told him to 'vibrate' and stop playing the nice guy.

Words of wisdom? Earlier in the week, the 55-year-old matriarch of the famous clan visited her son at practice to give him some advice

'It's time to kick some ass and not be nice anymore,' she said.

But her enthusiasm didn't appear to do much good, as Rob came under fire for his Cha Cha on the arm of Cheryl Burke to 'Walk Like A Man'.

He especially couldn't escape the wrath of Len, who told him that while 'It was clean, precise and had good timing,' there was no rhythm.

Crowd pleaser: Nancy Grace interjected more of her fiery and bubbly personality into her foxtrot with partner Tristan McManus to 'Always Look On The Brightside Of Life' from Monty Python, and it paid off

Tears: Nancy shed some tears after being praised for her performance

The couple ended up with a low score of just 22 points.

Nancy Grace interjected more of her fiery and bubbly personality into her foxtrot with partner Tristan McManus to 'Always Look On The Brightside Of Life' from Monty Python, and it paid off.

'It's Nancy dance-a-lot... You captured the feel of the musical,' said Bruno.

'I would call that a show stopper! It was very, very good,' gushed Carrie.

The pair were rewarded with their highest score yet of 24 points.

High octane: David Arquette was thrilled to do Broadway this week, and eager to throw out a whole lot of jazz hands for his quickstep to 'We Go Together' from the musical Grease with partner Kym Johnson

Boost: David was cheered on by his estranged wife Courteney Cox and their seven-year-old daughter Coco

David Arquette was thrilled to do Broadway this week, and equally eager to throw out a whole lot of jazz hands for his quickstep to 'We Go Together' from the musical Grease.

Over enthusiastic, he gave a high energy round on the dancefloor with partner Kym Johnson, but the judges thought he his timing was a little off.

While Carrie Ann told the Scream actor he did a great job, she said he was 'a little out-of-sync'.

Smiles: David clearly had a great time on the dancefloor

Analysis: But the judges thought he his timing was a little off

'You are so charged up, you are like a live wire and you went to the wrong foot,' Bruno added.

The couple scored 23 out of 30.

Ricki Lake and partner Derek Hough also did the quickstep, but chose the show tune 'Luck Be A Lady Tonight' from Guys And Dolls.

All three judges thought the interpretation of the music through the dance was sensational.

'You don't need luck if you have talent, and you have talent,' said Len. 'I loved it, I thought it was fantastic.'

Jazzy: Ricki Lake and partner Derek Hough also did the quickstep but chose the show tune 'Luck Be A Lady Tonight' from Guys And Dolls

Acclaim: All three judges thought the interpretation of the music was sensational

Following the performance host Brooke Burke complimented the 43-year-old former talk show host on her shrinking figure, asking her how much weight she thought she had lost.

'Probably around 20 pounds I guess,' Ricki revealed.

The couple scored a whopping a 29 out of 30.

J.R Martinez and Karina Smirnoff once again wowed the crowd with their quickstep, only to tie with Ricki and Derek score.

Tie: J.R Martinez and Karina Smirnoff once again wowed the crowd with their quickstep, only to tie with Ricki and Derek after also scoring a 29

'You are truly relentless, you just keep on keeping on,' said Len.'Tonight you have really come up a notch.'

Following the individual performance, all of the couples took to the floor again for a group dance to a medley of show tunes, including 'Big Spender' from Sweet Charity and 'Money' from Cabaret.

Tony and Emmy-award winning singer Kristin Chenoweth also performed on the night.



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