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The casting of Sean Spicer in the upcoming season of "Dancing with the Stars" is generating some rebound, including from one of the show's hosts, Tom Bergeron.
Spicer, who resigned from his position as press secretary at the White House in 2017, was announced on Wednesday on "Good Morning America" as one of the celebrities who will participate in the season 's 28th. reality TV-show.
Athletes Lamar Odom and Ray Lewis, "Bachelorette" star Hannah Brown and model Christie Brinkley are also among the celebrities who will wear their dance shoes.
Spicer's cast was greeted with a fierce reaction on social media.
Bergeron, who hosts the show since its inception in 2005, tweeted that he had told producers that he hoped that after a one year hiatus, the return of " Dancing with the Stars "would be a" happy respite from our grueling political climate and divisions of all party affiliations. "
"Subsequently (and obviously enough), a decision was made for, as they often say in Hollywood," going in a different direction, "" writes Bergeron, adding that it was the prerogative of the producers of the series and ABC to make the decisions. it's better for the franchise.
"We can agree to disagree, as we do now, but in the end it's their call," he said. "I will let them answer any further questions about these decisions."
Spicer and ABC did not immediately return requests for comments.
Spicer resigned six months later in the presidency of President Donald Trump. He had a controversial relationship with the press. In one of his most noticeable press briefs, he asserted, without any evidence, that the inauguration of Trump "was the largest audience ever to have attended a grand opening. – period – both in person and around the world "after reports suggested that the size of the crowd was smaller than at previous inaugurations.
Bergeron was not the only one to condemn Spicer's cast. Charlotte Clymer, a spokeswoman for Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ rights group, said Spicer "is part of a public blacklist and not a waltz".
Clymer m said Spicer "repeatedly lied, obscured and approved the harassment of a free press" and "allowed hatred" as a press officer.
The casting of Spicer is not the first to trigger a backlash.
Paula Deen, who was dropped by the Food Network in 2013 after acknowledging racial slurs to describe blacks, was selected in season 21 of "Dancing with the Stars" two years later. His addition to the show drew criticism from some people who thought that ABC was helping the famous dishonored chief rehabilitate his image.
Swimmer Ryan Lochte participated in season 23 of the series as he was serving a 10-month suspension of national and international competitions. Lochte was suspended by the US Olympic Committee and US Swimming in 2016 after being accused of having invented a story that three of his American teammates were reportedly arrested at gunpoint by men who have claimed to be Brazilian police officers at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Lochte later admitted that he "had exaggerated this story".
Lochte lost all major deals following the incident, including Speedo and Ralph Lauren.
Despite the controversy surrounding Tonya Harding's participation in season 26 of "Dancing with the Stars", the disgraced figure skater has qualified for the finals. She was defeated by Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon.
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