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Brandon Armstrong<\/strong> may have just thrown some shade at Maks Chmerkovskiy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Armstrong and fellow dance pro Rylee Arnold<\/strong> hosted a TikTok live<\/a> during the Tuesday, Oct. 28 episode of Dancing With The Stars<\/em>. There, the duo interviewed Jan Ravnik<\/strong> backstage before his “Halloween Night” performance.<\/p>\n During the interview, Ravnik seemingly addressed Chmerkovskiy’s controversial comments about his ballroom dance ability while discussing his viral TikTok lives with his co-stars.<\/p>\n “Your lives have become iconic, you’re very famous on social media for basically, for saying whatever you want,” Armstrong told Ravnik. “Your lives on TikTok are unhinged some would say.”<\/p>\n Arnold agreed, saying “they’re very funny” and that she “finds enjoyment in them.”<\/p>\n “But there’s no hate in my TikToks,” Ravnik responded, seemingly referencing the controversy. “I’m not like some other people.”<\/p>\n After Armstrong and Arnold burst into laughter, Ravnik joked that he was taking back his statement. However, Armstrong took things a step further.<\/p>\n “I don’t want to do this y’all,” he began. “But I love PETA, like the group, like with the animals.”<\/p>\n Armstrong’s comment may seem out of place, but longtime DWTS<\/em> viewers know that Chmerkovskiy is married to Peta Murgatroyd<\/strong>, another former pro dancer on the show.<\/p>\n “I love adopting animals, I love taking care of animals,” Armstrong continued, before pointing to Ravnik’s bare feet and asking why he had “the dogs” out tonight.<\/p>\n RELATED: Derek Hough Seemingly Addresses Maks Chmerkovskiy Controversy During \u2018DWTS\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The controversial comments were made on the\u00a0Friday<\/a>, Oct. 24\u00a0episode<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0The Penthouse with Peta<\/em>\u00a0podcast, where Chmerkovskiy and Murgatroyd, discussed Ravnik and his celebrity partner\u00a0Jen Affleck<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Ravnik first rose to fame as a backup dancer for\u00a0Taylor Swift<\/a><\/strong>\u2018s \u201cEras Tour.\u201d Since joining DWTS<\/em>\u00a0earlier this season, he\u2019s divided fans due to his apparent lack of ballroom training.<\/p>\n \u201cJen has a major disadvantage,\u201d Murgatroyd said on the podcast. \u201cShe\u2019s not getting taught the base of the dance. He is a Taylor Swift dancer, which is the obvious reason why they hired him. Hiring a non-ballroom dancer to teach a celebrity ballroom dance is outrageous.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s learning slowly,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt\u2019s his first season. I have to give him grace for not understanding Foxtrot technique. It\u2019s very hard to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n Chmerkovskiy, on the other hand, was much harsher with his commentary.<\/p>\n \u201cJan has absolutely no business being a pro on\u00a0Dancing With the Stars<\/em>. There\u2019s zero foundation, technique, quality, understanding of the partnership,” he said. “It is absurd. This is unreal \u2014 how blind we have to be to not say what\u2019s obviously there.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not Jan\u2019s fault,\u201d he added. \u201cHe\u2019s doing what he was hired to do. I have zero against him whatsoever. [But Affleck] has no partner. It\u2019s not his fault.\u201d<\/p>\n RELATED:\u00a0Jen Affleck Seemingly Responds to Maks Chmerkovskiy\u2019s Criticism of Her \u2018DWTS\u2019 Partner Jan Ravnik<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n During Tuesday\u2019s \u201cHalloween<\/a>\u00a0Night,\u201d Ravnik and Affleck performed a contemporary routine to\u00a0Swift\u2018<\/strong>s \u201cLook What You Made Me Do.\u201d The couple scored a 32\/40 for the performance.<\/p>\n At the end of the live show, Ravnik and Affleck were eliminated from the competition.<\/p>\n Dancing with the Stars<\/a><\/em>\u00a0airs LIVE on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET\/PT on\u00a0ABC<\/a>\u00a0and Disney+ and streams next day on Hulu.<\/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 Oct 29, 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 \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brandon Armstrong may have just thrown some shade at Maks Chmerkovskiy. Armstrong and fellow dance pro Rylee Arnold hosted a TikTok live during the Tuesday, Oct. 28 episode of Dancing With The Stars. There, the duo interviewed Jan Ravnik backstage before his “Halloween Night” performance. 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