|
|
|
Michael Bolton is still hot on the topic of Bruno Tonioli's comment over his Jive on "Dancing with the Stars". The singer is persistent that the judge should apologize for telling him, "You did it all very, very, very badly -- this is the worst Jive in 11 seasons."
In a press release after his elimination on Tuesday, September 28, Bolton gave "Good Morning America" a brief interview about his hard feelings. "I was disappointed with Bruno -- to me, he let everybody down," Bolton said. "My mom was there, she's 90, she flew down to see the show."
He continued, "And I just didn't expect that level of disrespect from him. Even [fellow judge] Len [Goodman] stopped him and said, 'That's inappropriate'. I think he should apologize publicly and he should be reprimanded for it."
However, Tonioli is not sorry. He said after the elimination, "I think Rin Tin Tin would have done a better Jive. He's a fantastic singer, he's a wonderful person, it's nothing personal. I'm here to call it as I see it."
Producers of "DWTS" are apparently on the same page as Tonioli. In a statement to TMZ they said, "While we respect the feelings of our celebrities and dancers, we don't feel Bruno should be expected to apologize for doing his job. Bruno's role as a judge is to give his honest opinions on the quality of the dances he's judging, which is what he did in this case."
© AceShowbiz.com
Post Your Comments
Only if Elvis had been offended. . . That routine did have it's place. At a dance competition, there is an exhibition category where people of different abilities dance a routine with their teacher. Mr. Bolton might have fit in real well as gentleman's 'C'. He would have still gotten a low score, but compliments and hugs and constructive pointers and more hugs would have made him feel better.
Bolton's teacher should not have put him in that dog house, but it did keep the dance time down. That says something about how she percieved his abilities. There are so many other steps that could have been used. Simple would have been better for Michael. Elvis is fine with it, though.