'DWTS' Pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy Denies Slapping Allegations From Hope Solo
Aug. 17 2012, Published 12:20 p.m. ET
As excited as we are about the All-Star season of Dancing With the Stars, one if its stars is making a splash in the headlines for news other than dancing.
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Team USA soccer star Hope Solo has a new book, Solo: A Memoir of Hope, and apparently it contains an allegation that Maksim Chmerkovskiy slapped her across the face while trying to put her head in the right position for a dance move. The duo was paired in 2011 for DWTS.
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As reported by TMZ, Maksim was shocked when he heard about the "completely false" behind-the-scenes story. Insiders told the site Maksim doesn't know why she would publish a false statement.
Plus, the bad blood sounds baffling to sources who note the pair has had dinner a few times since the show wrapped.