The inclusion of former White House press secretary Sean Spicer on the coming season of DWTS isn't sitting well with the show's longtime host Tom_Bergeron. Read his statement:
, in its return following an unprecedented year-long hiatus, would be a joyful respite from our exhausting political climate and free of inevitably divisive bookings from ANY party affiliations. I left that lunch convinced we were in agreement.
"Subsequently , a decision was made to, as we often say in Hollywood, 'go in a different direction.'"has asked ABC for comment on Bergeron's statement and will update the story when and if the network responds.
Spicer served as Trump's press secretary before resigning in July 2017, his tenure notable for a combative first briefing in which he harshly criticized the media over the reporting of the crowd size at Trump's inauguration. Spicer made a brief appearance at the, about his time in the White House.' new executive producer, I offered suggestions for season 28.
For me, as host, I always gaze into the camera's lens and imagine you on the other side, looking for a two-hour escape from whatever life hassles you've been wrestling with. That's a connection, and a responsibility, which I take very seriously, even if I occasionally season it with dad jokes. Hopefully, when Erin Andrews and I look into those lenses again on Sept. 16, you'll be on the other side looking back, able to enjoy the charismatic pro dancers, the unpredictable judges and the kitschy charm that has defined
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