Maksim Trash Talks Marie
Nov. 26 2007, Published 6:42 a.m. ET
With only hours to go until the final dance-off on Dancing With the Stars, hunky dance pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy, partner of finalist Mel B, says he thinks that Marie Osmond's revelation that her 16-year-old son Michael entered rehab was a calculated decision to make the finals.
“Frankly, I think there were a lot of other people better than Marie," Maksim tells TV's Extra. "I know firsthand there are a lot of celebrities on the show that went through similar situations family issues this season and decided not to make it public.”
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Meanwhile, Marie tells Extra that Michael will be there for the finale. “All my children will be there,” she says.