Corey Feldman Disputes Claims Partner Jenna Johnson โฃStruggledโ During ‘DWTS’ โRun
LOS ANGELES, CA – Corey Feldman is pushing back against assertions made by Maksim Chmerkovskiy that his Dancing with the Stars partner, โJenna Johnson, hadโ a “arduous time” working with him during their briefโ stint on โคthe show.The actor,โข who was eliminatedโ after the second episode, claims Chmerkovskiy’s comments are inaccurate and contribute to a falseโ narrative surroundingโข his dedication to โtheโฃ competition.
Chmerkovskiy,โค brother-in-law โคto Johnson, told the Daily Mail โข ahead of โคWednesday’s elimination โthat Johnsonโ was โฃexperiencing a challenging partnership with Feldman, stating, “Obviously, Jenna has a bit of an uphill climb with Corey, which is easy forโข everybody toโข say from [outside] but I know that she’s having a much more difficult time with this entire thing and โto the point that it is really difficult for her.” Feldman vehemently disagrees withโฃ this assessment.
Sources closeโข to Feldman previously told Pageโ Six that accusations of laziness in rehearsals were unfair and that the actor was “pretty defeated” following his elimination. These sourcesโค further suggested that Feldman’s focus wasโข impacted by ongoing media coverage โsurrounding Charlie Sheen and his new Netflix docuseries, “aka Charlie Sheen,” which revisited โallegations Feldman made about โฃSheen’s alleged abuse โคof the late Corey Haim. โข
“Corey showed upโข every day and worked โฃhis ass off,” โขa source statedโ to โ Page Six.”The most upsetting thing is the narrative that he didn’t show up andโฃ that he and his partner Jenna โข [Johnson] didn’t get along.”
Chmerkovskiyโค had โalso suggested that Feldman’s experience โwith choreography might have been a factor, saying, “Iโ think that it’s a combinationโข [of technique and work ethic]. Maybe [learning choreography is] not suchโ a comfortโ zone for him.”
Feldman has not yet publicly addressed Chmerkovskiy’s comments directly, but his representatives โคhave indicated โheโ intends โขto set the record straight โregarding his commitment to Dancing with the Stars. The controversy adds another โฃlayer โขto feldman’s recent public scrutiny, stemming โคfrom his long-running efforts to expose โalleged misconduct within the entertainmentโ industry.