Maks Chmerkovskiy is not mincing words when it comes to his thoughts about convicted felon Anna Delvey ‘s casting on Dancing With the Stars . While talking about casting the 13 celebrities on each season of DWTS on the “ TMZ Podcast ” on Monday, September 23, Chmerkovskiy, 44, broke down the types of contestants they look to fill specific archetypes, including beloved but older icons, retired athletes, young rising stars and more. However, when it came to discussing Delvey’s controversial casting on the current season of the long-running show, the pro dancer didn’t hold back his disapproval.
“So those are the kind of qualities you put together. And then there’s like, ‘OK, so who’s going to draw attention?’ And now you’re talking about someone like an Anna character, right?” Chmerkovskiy began. “So my struggle here .
.. I can see both sides.
I can also be on the production side and I can be on the viewer side and understand it all. But if you want an ankle [bracelet] and sort of this, ‘Damn, this is going to draw attention,’ and the scandalousness of it all – I mean, there’s so many other people you can choose from.” When asked if he’s a fan of Delvey, 33, Chmerkovskiy continued, “Absolutely not.
It doesn’t matter [who I would choose as a replacement]. To me, [Delvey’s] job was a professional liar. You’re gonna bring that person [on stage] and say, ‘Here’s a platform that a lot of people waited their entire actual career to be a.