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Corey Feldman<\/strong> is speaking out about the “toxic” behind-the-scenes culture of Dancing With The Stars<\/em>.<\/p>\n The former child star, 54, was the first eliminated on this season of the reality competition series. During a preview for an upcoming episode of the\u00a0Gurvey\u2019s Law<\/em>\u00a0radio show<\/a>, obtained by the\u00a0Daily Mail<\/a><\/em>, Feldman opened up about some of the less glamorous parts of his experience.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was a lot of stupidity in the mudslinging that went on behind the scenes,\u201d Feldman said. \u201cActually there, everything was great. But the behind-the-scenes drama and BS that people throw around that show, I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s the worst, like, most toxic.\u201d<\/p>\n RELATED: Rylee Arnold Breaks Silence on Rumors She Won\u2019t Be Asked to Return to \u2018DWTS\u2019 Next Season<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n He clarified that his negative experiences had nothing to do with the cast and crew, noting his professional dance partner Jenna Johnson<\/strong> was “wonderful.”<\/p>\n “It’s nobody there on the set. Like there on the set everybody gets along,\u201d he explained. \u201cEverybody’s great. Everybody’s happy. You’re working hard. You don’t even have time to look up. You’re just working.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, “You start reading these things in the paper, like, \u2018This person’s mad at this person. These people aren’t talking to each other.\u2019 Or, \u2018Are people working hard enough?\u2019 \u2018Corey Feldman destroyed the show. He destroyed the whole show because he was such an egomaniac it’s so difficult to work with.'”<\/p>\n Feldman specifically mentioned comments by former DWTS<\/em> pro Maks Chmerkovskiy<\/strong>, who is Johnson’s brother in law through her marriage to his brother Val Chmerkovskiy<\/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 Maks told the\u00a0Daily Mail<\/a><\/em>\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: Corey Feldman Responds to Rumors His \u2018DWTS\u2019 Season With Jenna Johnson Was \u2018Difficult\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n During his radio appearance, Feldman said he asked Johnson where Maks’ comments were coming from.<\/p>\n “Oh it’s just Maks,” she allegedly responded, according to Feldman. “Don’t pay attention to him. He just wants attention.”<\/p>\n The DWTS<\/em> contestant also shared that all the eliminated couples were coming back to perform for the show’s finale on Tuesday, Nov. 25, but that he was not looking forward to being back on the ballroom floor.<\/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 Nov 22, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. 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