DWTS’ Val responds to brother Maks’ criticism of Anna Delvey

Dancing with the stars per Val Chmerkovskiy is on brother Maks Chmerkovsky‘s recent comments about Anna Delvey.

“He has his opinion,” said Val, 38 We weekly exclusively according to the DWTS Live show on Tuesday, September 24. “Whether I share his opinion or not, that is not my quote, and it is not my position to speak about it.”

Val praised Anna and her partner, Ezra Sosawho were eliminated from the competition along with the others Tori Spelling And Pasha Pashkov while DWTS “Oscars night” on Tuesday.

“First of all, kudos to Ezra, her pro, who did a great job,” Val continued. “I think she worked hard and did well – and that’s it.”

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While Val noted that Anna’s past “has nothing to do with what she is doing now, Dancing with the stars“He has acknowledged his brother’s side. “I also understand where he comes from,” concluded the professional dancer.

Anna’s past is linked to her criminal past. The “fake heiress,” as she is known to the public, was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2019. She was charged with one count of attempted grand theft, three counts of grand theft and four counts of theft. She was released on parole in 2021 and will serve the remainder of her sentence under house arrest.

Maks, 44, had many thoughts about her DWTS Casting during his appearance on the “TMZ Podcast” earlier this month.

“I can see both sides. I can be on the production side and the audience side and understand everything,” he said. “But if you want an ankle bracelet and you’re like, ‘Damn, this is going to get attention,’ and the whole thing is scandalous – I mean, there are so many other people to choose from.”

Maks called Anna a “professional liar” before criticizing her dancing. “She wasn’t great,” he said, referring to Anna and Ezra’s cha-cha dance during the Season 33 premiere of DWTS on Sept. 17. (Ezra has stated that Anna cried after being widely criticized.)

“Wait a minute – didn’t she trick people into thinking she was special like this or that? And that takes a lot of courage,” he continued. “It takes a lot of self-control to present yourself in a certain way, even when you’re so nervous. I don’t believe in this ‘she was nervous’ talk. She’s a shit dancer and (her) personality isn’t really going to help her in this competition.”

Dancing with the stars airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET simultaneously on ABC and Disney+. There will be no new episode on Tuesday, October 1.