DWTS' Val Chmerkovskiy Apologizes to Carrie Ann Inaba After Seemingly Threatening to Slap Her

ABC Val Chmerkovskiy is speaking out amid the ongoing backlash for his recent comments about Carrie Ann Inaba. On Dancing with the Stars this week, Carrie Ann, 58, criticized pro Jenna Johnson – who is married to Val, 40 – and her celeb partner Harry Shum, Jr. for having a lift in the dance. After the episode, Val reportedly uploaded a social media post that said, "You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night," to defend his wife. Many took this as a reference to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. He later deleted the comment. Carrie Ann saw another celeb . . .