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Corey Feldman<\/strong> is shutting down rumors he had a “difficult” season on Dancing With The Stars with his professional partner Jenna Johnson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n At the end of the Tuesday, Sept. 23 episode, Feldman and Johnson were one of two couples sent home in the season’s first elimination. Also eliminated were Baron Davis<\/strong> and Britt Stewart<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Before the episode aired, Johnson’s brother in-law, former DWTS pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy<\/strong>, claimed Johnson was having a hard time<\/a> with her partner.<\/p>\n RELATED: \u2018DWTS\u2019 Fans Slam Lindsay Arnold for \u2018Out of Touch\u2019 Comments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAll the cast shows up, you know, all smiles and say how great they are together and \u2018we\u2019re friends\u2019 and blah, blah, blah, but that\u2019s surface,\u201d Chmerkovskiy told the\u00a0Daily Mail<\/a>\u00a0in an interview published on Sept. 23. \u201cSometimes it\u2019s not the case.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, Jenna has a bit of an uphill climb with Corey, which is easy for everybody to say from [outside], but I know that she\u2019s having a much more difficult time with this entire thing and to the point that it is really difficult for her,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n RELATED:\u00a0Hilaria Baldwin Once Beat This \u2018DWTS\u2019 Pro in a Dance Competition<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n However, Johnson painted a different picture in an Instagram post<\/a> dedicated to Feldman after they were eliminated, which read, \u201cCorey, Our time together was cut short but I am SO grateful for the incredible weeks we did get to share!! Thank you for the giggles everyday in rehearsal,\u00a0thank you<\/a>\u00a0for the hard work, and thank you for sharing your life lessons and memories with me! I\u2019ll cherish our\u00a0friendship<\/a>\u00a0forever. Never stop dancing \ud83d\udd7a\ud83c\udffb.”<\/p>\n Feldman addressed the feud rumors in a comment underneath the post, writing, “Thank U Jenna! U were an absolute joy to work with. Im so sorry for any negativity the media is using to give the false narrative that our time together was anything less than enjoyable.”<\/p>\n “And U know as well as i do that i was there 7 days a week for the past 3 weeks, doing everything in my power to give U my best, even if the judges couldn’t see it,” he continued. “God Bless your family. Keep dancing the dream. \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4c.”<\/p>\n RELATED:\u00a0\u2018DWTS\u2019 Pro Emma Slater Slams Critics of Her Partnership with Andy Richter: \u2018Best Partner for Me\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Johnson, who is married to Maks’ brother Val Chmerkovskiy<\/strong>, has yet to publicly respond to the rumors on her partnership.<\/p>\n Dancing With The Stars\u00a0airs on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET\/PT on\u00a0ABC<\/a>\u00a0and Disney+.<\/p>\n \ud83e\udea9\u00a0<\/strong>SIGN UP for our Dancing with the Stars newsletter to get access to exclusive news, interviews, songs, recaps & more<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\ud83e\udea9<\/strong><\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Sep 24, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n