Jewel to Injured Melissa Rycroft: Dance or Leave

• May 1, 2009 11:44 AM ET
• by Joyce Eng

Jewel, Melissa Rycroft

Jewel has a message for Melissa Rycroft and any injured Dancing with the Stars celebrity: If you don't dance, you should leave, the songstress says.

"Being a rodeo and bull-riding fan it's hard for me to get used to someone who is injured still getting a score," the singer writes on husband Ty Murray's MySpace. "I think the rule ...
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VIDEO: Dancing Lovebirds Julianne Hough and Chuck Wicks Talk "Bittersweet" Exit

• Apr 30, 2009 09:33 AM ET
• by Gina DiNunno

It was a bittersweet night for Dancing with the Stars' Julianne Hough and her boyfriend/partner Chuck Wicks after the pair got booted for their cha cha cha. TV Guide Network caught up with the couple right after they got the bad news to ask them how the experience changed their relationship. The two country singers also revealed what's next in their respective music careers and Wicks' plan for his ballroom shoes.

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Injured Melissa Rycroft Misses Dancing, Expected to Recover

• Apr 28, 2009 11:17 AM ET
• by Joyce Eng

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Melissa Rycroft sat out Monday's Dancing with the Stars after suffering a hairline fracture in her rib, but is expected to continue with the competition.

The former Bachelor contestant re-aggravated an injury she sustained during practice last week. She missed her jive with partner Tony Dovolani, as well as the team mambo.

"Complications will prevent ...
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Cell Block Tango? Lil' Kim Feels the Dancing Love from Her Jail-mates

• Apr 27, 2009 12:11 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng

Lil' Kim

Although she admits "dropping the ball" with her rumba, Lil' Kim tells TVGuide.com she and partner Derek Hough will be back on their game for the paso doble. "Derek and I are so focused this week to get that No. 1 spot, get that 30," she says. In addition to the paso, Kim & Co. will also duke it out in the team dances. See what the rapper — who spent a year in prison after being convicted of perjury — has to say about the groups, her near-wardrobe malfunction and how her former cellblock mates are showing her support.
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VIDEO: Why Is Dancing's Lawrence Taylor Happy He Got Booted?

• Apr 24, 2009 05:48 PM ET
• by Gina DiNunno

Lawrence Taylor got the ax on Dancing with the Stars this week, but the legendary athlete couldn't be happier about it. TV Guide Network caught up with the retired football pro on Monday, and his relief to be done was palpable. "I haven't stressed in 15 years, and with this show, I'm stressing every week," Taylor explained. "I'm just happy to have that type of pressure off me."

Find out more about how Taylor "underestimated" the competition and what the Dancing experience was like for him in the video after the jump.

Steve-O: Dancing Gave Me PMS — Pissy Man Syndrome

• Apr 20, 2009 11:19 AM ET
• by Joyce Eng

Steve-O

The Dancing with the Stars ballroom was unable to transform a Jackass into a gentleman, but Steve-O's OK with that. "I wasn't going to win the whole deal, so I think I got out of it at the right time," the latest casualty tells TVGuide.com. But don't think he's not appreciative of the experience. Find out what else Steve-O — who can next be seen on the small-screen in his MTV special Steve-O: Demise and Rise, which chronicles his recovery from drug addiction — has to say about his time on the hardwood, that lowly score of 4 he got and why he's looking for redemption.
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Ty Murray Injured During Dancing Rehearsal

• Apr 17, 2009 05:36 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng

Ty Murray

Ty Murray got an eyeful of a microphone pack — and then blood.

The Dancing with the Stars contestant and seven-time rodeo champ was hit in the eye with partner Chelsie Hightower's mic pack during rehearsals Wednesday, but he says the injury's not ...
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Chuck Wicks Says Marriage "Definitely in the Future"

• Apr 12, 2009 04:53 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng

Chuck Wicks

Chuck Wicks ended last week's Viennese waltz down on his knees in front of galpal Julianne Hough on Dancing with the Stars, but that's just all for show — for now. The country singer tells TVGuide.com that marriage is definitely in the cards and that he already knows how he's not going to pop the question. Find out what he's got planned and why he thinks this week will be his big breakthrough. read more

What Has Shawn Johnson "Scared to Death"?

• Apr 10, 2009 02:36 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng

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More than ever now, Shawn Johnson's focus is on Dancing with the Stars and more importantly, just dancing. After weathering critique for her style-over-substance Lindy Hop, Johnson showed her Olympic mettle, rising to the occasion with a lyrical Viennese waltz. See what else the 17-year-old had to say about her comeback, David Alan Grier's elimination and what has her completely terrified.
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VIDEO: Dancing's David Alan Grier Tells Two Judges to "Kiss My A--"

• Apr 9, 2009 02:47 PM ET
• by Gina DiNunno

It was a sad night for In Living Color alum David Alan Grier after his Dancing run came to an end Tuesday. TV Guide Network caught up with bummed-out funnyman right after he got the boot and learned Grier had "no love" for the judges' other than Len (whom he merely "respects"). The cast-off had a few fightin' words for Carrie Ann and Bruno (at the 4:50 mark) — and Kym Johnson had the same look Mike Meyers did when Kanye West made that President Bush comment. Plus: Find out what Grier would have done next week. (It involves stripping down and giving the audience the "booty-jiggle").

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