The rapper gave Earle and her partner, Val Chmerkovskiy, a score of 9, while all of the other judges gave a 10 — and according to Flav, he “really wanted to give” the couple a 10 as well, but he put in the wrong score in the computer, and it was too late to change it.<\/h2>\n
Dancing with the Stars<\/strong><\/em><\/a> guest judge Flavor Flav <\/strong><\/a>is owning up to an apparent mishap that kept Alix Earle\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>and Val Chmerkovskiy<\/strong><\/a> from a perfect score.<\/p>\n During Tuesday’s episode, which featured the couples performing to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame hits, Earle, 24, and her pro partner performed a Paso Doble to “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi. Judges Carrie Ann Inaba<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Derek Hough<\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0Bruno Tonioli\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>all gave the pair a 10, while Flav put in a score of 9. However, according to the rapper, it was an “accident” — and he meant to lock in a 10 on the computer, but he made a mistake.<\/p>\n <\/a> Alix Earle’s Stepmom Apologizes to DWTS’ Cheryl Burke After ‘Insensitive’ Ozempic Remark – Click image for related story<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n “I gave them a nine which was an accident. I really wanted to give them a 10, but they wouldn’t let me change it,” Flav, 66, told People <\/strong><\/em><\/a>after the show.<\/p>\n “I went, ‘No. No, that was an accident. I don’t want to give them a nine. I want to give them a 10.’ But they was like, ‘Flavor, it’s already locked in. You can’t change it.’ I’m like, ‘Oh man,'” he added.<\/p>\n “That’s how the game goes. You know what I’m saying?”\u00a0Flav said.<\/p>\n As for how he approached his gig as a guest judge, the Public Enemy founder said he was looking for “precision,” and “preciseness,” along with “perfect timing” and “perfect teamwork.”<\/p>\n “Each one of these couples tonight had all that and more,” Flav added.<\/p>\n The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee also took to X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday night to further explain his mistake.<\/p>\n “As a judge on #DWTS,,, you hit your score on a computer first,,, then hold up the sign,” Flav wrote. “I accidentally hit 9 for someone and told the crew I meant to hit 10,,, and they said they can’t change it and there\u2019s nothing I can do. That girl deserved perfect 10s.”<\/p>\n A user chimed in writing, “It seemed like you were struggling at first with the system so that is a bummer, but thanks for letting us know!!”<\/p>\n Flav replied in a follow-up post, saying, “Thatz why I kept looking down at the computer and got all confused,,, I thought I hit a 10.”<\/p>\n So far, neither Earle nor Chmerkovskiy have commented on the scoring.<\/p>\n Despite Flav’s mistake, Earle and Chmerkovskiy were tied with Whitney Leavitt<\/strong><\/a> and Mark Ballas<\/strong><\/a> at the top of the leaderboard with 39 out of 40. However, after everyone received bonus points from team dances, Leavitt and Ballas took the lead.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Boy Meets World<\/em> star Danielle Fishel<\/strong><\/a> and her partner Pasha Pashkov\u00a0were ultimately eliminated on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n