Dancing with the Stars Backstage Feud Gets a Lift

Tony Dovolani and Jane Seymour by Carol Kaelson
After
Dancing with the Stars' Carrie Ann Inaba repeatedly slammed Tony Dovolani's use of illegal lifts in his and partner Jane Seymour's routines, the pro hoofer presented the judge with a ballroom rulebook. "Because she does not know anything about ballroom, I figured she should at least read [it]," Tony tells
People. "I highlighted the parts I wanted her to read, including the description of what a lift is."
Unfortunately for Dovolani and Seymour, Inaba was neither amused nor enlightened. He says the ex-Fly Girl "gave me the finger.... I thought I hit home." Or certainly too close to it. -
Ben Katner
For more on Dancing with the Stars
, read this morning's backstage report.