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Kirstie Alley Takes a Tumble on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kirstie Alley and “Dancing with the Stars” partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy (MAKS’-ihm shmehr-KAWF’-skee) have taken a tumble in the ballroom during the live performance show.
Just seconds into their rumba routine to “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” on Monday, Chmerkovskiy fell to the floor, taking the 60-year-old actress down with him.
A limping, apologetic Chmerkovskiy later told the judges that his thigh “just gave out.”
After a few moments the pair recovered and went on to earn the praise of the judges and a score of 21 – one point higher than their score for last week’s quickstep.
Judge Carrie Ann Inaba says, “Sometimes tragedy leads to amazingly beautiful moments.”
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ljschief
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 4:52pmno one has mentioned how the lead to this story started! It led me to believe that Christie was the
Report Post »one at fault for falling. It was the guy’s fault? reporting like this is usually observed on PMSNBC.
The fat comments are also undeserved. This just makes me think more and more that common sense
in this nation has gone and will never return.
Goldi
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 4:15pmI bet she has better legs than most of you guys who are posting.! She really is very graceful, and I‘m sorry that she can’t keep the weight off, but she and Christie look a heck of a lot better than the skinny cocaine adict in the white house.
Report Post »stucker
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 12:45pmWhat? Cocaine addict in the White House? … oh, duh
Report Post »razrbakcrzy
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 3:58pmHave any of you been listening to Glenn at all this last few weeks? How about “being who you should be everyday” or acting the same as you would on sunday, all the rest of the days of the week.. Really some of the things you supposedly god fearing people are saying is not what I expect to hear from people who follow Glenn…
She may not be what you appreciate as the perfect woman, who says your idea of a woman is perfect? That is the exact kind of garbage that is taught to your children and gives them a superiorority complex big enough to become the bullies of tomorrow.
Report Post »voodoo donut
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 3:48pmThe way people here were talking, I thought she was going to be her peak weight before I watched the video. What can she possibly weigh there? 170? 180? She’s gorgeous, and she looks just a little heavier than normal, to me. She’s maybe thirty or so pounds overweight? If she’s 60 years-old, she looks freaking fantastic.
Anyway, she’s not 300 pounds or anything, people. She looks as good as the bony, miserable-looking fashion models some of you apparently worship.
Report Post »TheAmericanRifleman
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 3:48pmEverybody line up. Its time to kiss Kirsty’s azz.
Report Post »Alvin691
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 3:41pmPhat
Report Post »Wyatt's Torch
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 3:36pmAs Dirty Harry says…”a man ‘s got to know his limitations”
Report Post »entropy
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 3:31pmI remember seeing Kirstie on Star Trek when she was very young. She was stunningly beautiful then. Yeah, the poor guy didn’t have the muscle to hold her fat a$$ up. But, that is OK. At least they didn’t give up like a couple of punks.
Report Post »deadbeatjoe
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 3:06pmI’ve never actually watched this TV show, but I saw the clip and I still like Kirstie Alley.
Report Post »Flyovergirl
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 2:54pmYes she is a little “fluffy” also very gutsy. Her partner needs a little more substance to counter her “fluffy”.
Report Post »takemout
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 2:50pmHe‘s lucky he didn’t break leg. Kirstie is a BIG gal. And, Mak, next time button your shirt.
Report Post »vjtexasvixen
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 2:50pmA couple of weeks ago, there was a story posted on here about a boy who got tired of being bullied and finally fought back. Everyone cheered him, including myself. Now, I come on here and see some of the disgusting and disrespectful things people write about someone who had the courage to go out and dance in front of millions of viewers. Do you think she doesn’t realize she has a weight issue…I’m pretty sure she does. I don’t know what any of you look like or how much you weigh, and I don’t really care to know. What I do know, is that if this were your child, your sibling, your spouse and this happend in a competition, I doubt you would be saying these disrespectful things. You’d most likely be giving encouragement and defending them against anyone who dared say something so hurtful. Grow up people.
Report Post »capitalizmworks
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 5:40pmThank you! Couldn’t ahve said it better myself!
Report Post »imagebearerdana
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 8:20pmBravo, VJTEXASVIXEN! Bravo.
Report Post »zman173rd
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 1:29am@ vjtexasvixen
Report Post »“What I do know, is that if this were your child, your sibling, your spouse and this happend in a competition, I doubt you would be saying these disrespectful things.” Your RIGHT I wouldn’t be saying those things. I wouldn’t have let (AND DON”T LET) my children get to that conditoin. They take care of themselves in and out of school. they take Karate and are into athletics, The girls and boys both. I’ve been married twice and my grown children are no exception (okay okay my son put on weight after he broke his back teaching martial arts part time to police in Dallas). But I’m just saying that if my son or daughter had a “weighty problem” I think they would be a little more thoughfull about where they thought they could displace a trophy with gravity. I don’t watch this type of drivel on TV but I imagine many that do expect to see the falls and dumps and mistakes that occur. I heard about folks who LAMO’d about those loosers who auditioned for that singing show with what;s his name and the drunk woman. ya’ll look for failures. it’s the selective thinning of the herd. It’s the natural way of life. Eat or be eaten. If you eat garklic they’ll leave you alone.
dadsrootbeer
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 2:41pmThe quake was even felt on the east coast.
Report Post »mill
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 5:22pmtoo bad the “east coast” didn’t fall off into the ocean, welfare suckers all.
Report Post »cece959
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 2:27pmI was watching this last night and I felt so bad for them. She’s really very graceful and I enjoy watching her and Macs on the dance floor.
Report Post »goodinohio
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 1:54pmMust have been Xenu.
Report Post »texrubarts
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 1:49pmHey I love Kirstie Alley – I think she is an amazing dancer! Not all of us chicks are a size 2. I admire her for just getting up and continuing with the routine and not give her partner the evil eye. For that she gets my vote. Also, Max should not have even mentioned her at the end -when he was asked what happened and he said “it was not her fault” – of course that leaves it wide open for “weight jokes”. Max is a “pinhead”…
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 2:53pmMy vote too .. actually she got all 10 that I could give her and Mak … just for getting up ,, dusting off … and doing the rest of the routine so well.
Report Post »HisStoryUn
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 1:46pmLMFAO – kind of like trying to look away from a train wreck, but can’t
Report Post »temple62
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 1:41pm“Oh, the Humanity!“ Like watching a ”Hindenburg” fall out of the sky- pretty scary as on-lookers could have been injured. I was just by looking at this tragedy!
Report Post »YouMayFireWhenReady
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 1:55pm@temple62
It’s more like “Down goes Frazier…down goes Frazier!!!”
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 1:40pmCheers and Look whose talking is pretty much here career?
Report Post »mill
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 5:23pmgo back to the swamp ’til you can make sense.
Report Post »alina.bolero
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 1:38pmI saw this. It was a gutsy move that didn’t pay off. The poor guy’s legs gave out. Hopefully, Kirstie won’t have any emotional scars from it … or drink herself another 50 lbs heavier again!
Report Post »pandora
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 1:37pmI’m really surprised that she is still willing to appear before the cameras. Either she has an ego the size of…herself….or she just doesn’t see how unappealing she is.
Report Post »Longbow
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 1:55pmOK hon, how ’bout a few vital stats on you, age and weight please …
Oh and how ’bout a pic? Maybe a vid of your dance ‘moves’?
Cheap shots are easy, what’s tough is having the courage to get up in front of that camera and dance KNOWING that the peanut gallery (you) will have a field day with cheap predictable fat jokes.
Do you feel better about yourself now?
Report Post »justme72
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 2:03pmLOL Very true LongBow very true
Report Post »Bloody Sam
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 3:01pm“….or she just doesn’t see how unappealing she is.”
Speak for yourself. I think she’s gorgeous. She is beautiful inside and out and has to be a saint to put up with the crap from people like you. Sure, she puts herself out there but that is the career path she has chosen. She’s an entertainer. Don’t like her? Switch off the telly.
Report Post »crazydaisy
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 6:21pmEveryone should look this good when they’re 60! I saw her on an episode of the Match Game from what must have been the late 70s/early 80s before she was famous. She was so gorgeous the men on the panel could not take their eyes off of her. There was one actor, Bart, in particular who couldn’t stop leering at her. She still looks great 30 years later.
Report Post »zman173rd
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 1:10am@ PANDORA: I’m with you on this one. You’re close to the mark Pandora. Notice how the rabble attack you instead of your comments?? Need I say more? Kill the messenger kill the messenger. I thot Glenn taught them better. Who’s not paying atttention in class out there hmmmm?
Report Post »Keystone Jack
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 1:35pmThe hulk wouldn’t have done much better lifting her.
Report Post »nacilbuper
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 1:32pmSometimes you should just sit this one out.
Report Post »YouMayFireWhenReady
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 1:27pmLook, the lady is more than 2 decades older than me & out weighs me by 100 lbs! She has serious dance moves that I certainly don’t possess! Is this really news worthy?
Report Post »Pezman
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 1:57pmIt’s newsworthy if you take note of the “Entertainment,” subset. If you don’t find entertainement news as news, then simply don’t click. In general ‘entertainment’ stories that are not fluff pieces, and I for one enjoy the occasional break from the (WHY SO SERIOUS?) world we live in. As a rule, I don‘t watch any ’reality‘ or ’contest’ type shows, so this is news for me. When all the ‘pop-culture’ folks start talking about this, I at least will have a point of reference.
Report Post »YouMayFireWhenReady
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 2:07pmPezman, point well taken. You are right… there has been too little to cheer or chuckle about these days.
Report Post »mill
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 5:27pmIt’s news worthy as letterman doing a video on cheney heart surgery…
What is wrong with people that want to kick a person when they are down? HaHa…yeah we know you were the nerds in school that got your heads flushed in the toilet and the faceless internet to put your anger out to the world.
She is a good dancer. Graceful in fact. She’s a little spacey on her shows..I don’t care. I think the joutfits these girls wear on that show are more to say look at my crotch not my feet..
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 1:26pmThe human body was not designed to lift a thousand pounds.
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 2:31pmI think Kirsty deserves some respect and, in fact, a little admiration. She has been fighting a weight problem for years and she deserves, at the very least, a little credit for getting up there and doing such a fine job. I have to fight my predisposition towards being a heavy person every day, some days I win and some days I lose, but I know that being heavy isn‘t most peoples’ desire, it is a daily battle. I think she looks great and dances WAY better than me.
Report Post »watchtheotherhand
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 3:01pmTrue beauty is the reflection of the character and the integrity a person possess. Kudos for her courage and grace in a difficult situation. Most of us try our best not to stand out for fear of being mocked or ridiculed so to take this step reveals her courage. Kudos to her for not being held back by fear.
Report Post »Anti_Spock
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 3:32pmBeached whales shouldn’t be competing with the dolphins.
SquirrelNYC
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 5:38pmMossbrain and Anti-spock – your comments are uncalled for. Shame on you. Kirstie did a great job, and right now she’s one of the better contestants. Good for her for doing this show and kudos to Maksim for, apparently, teaching her well. Notice how they were able to pick up from where they left off and complete the routine.
Report Post »Dick Blitskreig
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 6:00pmDamn you beat me to It.
Report Post »Fight for America
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 6:27pmYou‘re a very small person and weren’t paying attention to what actually happened.
Report Post »12 gauge
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 7:02pmShe didn’t fall, she was retreiving a fudge cookie that fell out of her pocket…
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 7:24pmFat is ugly and the not so veiled attempt to normalize obesity has taken on the ugly little hint that everytime you point out a fatty, it’s “gasp!” hate speech. Fat people lower aptitude test standards and make real life concerns like health care more expensive. This is one area where brow beating is likely both knee jerk and indicative of a need to rationalize one’s own behavior and girth. Do you want a fat cop protecting your neighborhood or a guy that can actually run? Do you want a fat firefighter attempting to save you or a guy that can actually move ten feet without breaking a sweat?
Report Post »Defend fat as you would stupid; they are one and the same.
imagebearerdana
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 8:11pmWow, Gooch…Hate much?
Report Post »jzs
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 9:54pmBlaze humor – ridiculing fat people. That’s grade school humor. I think the comments here pretty well represent those who post here. I apologize if anyone is offended by that comment, but honestly I think that comments here on politics are equally immature. I apologize: I know it isn‘t PC to to say that people that think it’s funny to laugh at fat people are immature and untelligent, but I’m sick of trying to adhere to so called “PC.”
Report Post »Anti_Spock
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 11:15pmSQUIRRELNYC… how dare you attack Mossbrain and I for not being PC. Fat jokes are just that: JOKES. And if I were fat I would be laughing at my own lard-butt.
You sound like one of the people who believes only blacks can use the N-word, only cripples can make cripple jokes, and only fat people can poke fun at themselves. Lighten up!
Report Post »Anti_Spock
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 11:27pmJZS… (reposted your comment in its entirety) “Blaze humor – ridiculing fat people. That’s grade school humor. I think the comments here pretty well represent those who post here. I apologize if anyone is offended by that comment, but honestly I think that comments here on politics are equally immature. I apologize: I know it isn‘t PC to to say that people that think it’s funny to laugh at fat people are immature and untelligent, but I’m sick of trying to adhere to so called “PC.”
Fat jokes are funny. Fart jokes are funny. Black jokes are funny. Italian Jokes.. funny…Polish jokes.. funny. Skinny jokes… funny. Blonde jokes… an absolute riot! You slam those who are poking fun at the pillsbury dough girl and then claim to be holding back on PC? How hilarious. Do you even understand the meaning of PC?
PC is refusing to say anything for fear of hurting someones feelings. Like everyone on this thread who dares make fun at fat people. The problem with overly sensitive people (like you) is everything must be PC… including our humor. I have loads of Italian jokes. Guess what, I’m a ***. And my best friend is a pollock. I don’t have any black friends because they are SUPER sensitive. So sensitive they have alienated their culture to a “Black only” club (just ask the traitors they call uncle Tom’s.)
Fat jokes are funny. Lets keep it at that.
Report Post »jblaze
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 11:43pmI’ll tumble for yah, I’ll tumble for yah…..
Report Post »TruthToTell
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 1:38amhahahahaha
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 8:52amAs Jules Winfield said in ‘Pulp Fiction’, personality goes a long way. But that better be one charmin’ pig! I don’t “hate” fat people en masse, but I do get tired of the excuses and will call fat what it is: FAT! If you wanna attack me for having a cogent argument and resort to the argument ad hominem, I can take it and actually find such responses both comedic and altogether expected.
Report Post »Being fat is like being a violent Muslim: Excuses abound for one’s behavior, but in the end it ain’t God, then neighbors or the shifting wind that owns your lack of discipline and restraint; it’s “gasp!” you.
davidlachnicht
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 11:23amShe ain’t small, but she looks huge up against the praying-mantises that pass for “normal” women on TV these days.
Report Post »MASTER YODA
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 11:26am“ANTI_SPOCK”
Report Post »My friend well said. Completely, I agree completely. Yes, hmmm.
eMinistry
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 6:35pmYou must be light as a feather…
Report Post »jackrorabbit
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 9:34pmAs a former ballroom dance instructor, I take offense at that. It wasn’t her size that cause the fall, it was an over reach by the professional, which took a 60 year old body beyond its ability to stretch, and thus he paid for it. It was his fault, and he even admitted such.
Report Post »jackrorabbit
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 9:36pm@thegooch, Ever watched FOOTBALL? I would bet than any NFL lineman could run you down and then some. Size has nothing to do with aptitude or ability!!!
Report Post »GRANNYMOO
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 4:41amLamebrain, is more like it
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