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It’s a TOTAL INJUSTICE that Shannen got voted off last night on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ while Kate — who doesn’t know her left foot from her right — got to stay! Guess who’s better for ratings?
Is there a conspiracy afoot on Dancing With the Stars? How could America “vote” off Shannen Doherty? With a two-night total score of 38 points, Shannen was clearly out-performing Kate Gosselin, who trailed behind Shannen by seven points. Correct me if I’m wrong, but is this show not a dance competition?
It’s becoming very clear to HollywoodLife.com that Kate, knowing she won’t be able to survive in the competition based on her dancing skills alone, is purposely stirring up serious drama, like that totally staged fight with partner Tony Dovolani on the March 29 episode. As long as she remains entertaining, she hopes America will keep her on the show.
When I first found out Shannen was going to be on the show, I was excited for her. As you all know, she’s had a rough time on TV in her career. Off-camera disputes with producers and co-stars led to her being pushed out early from both of her hit TV shows, Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1994 and Charmed in 2001. But instead of achieving the success I’d hoped for, it looks like Shannen has been ousted early yet again.
I was also shocked that Pamela Anderson came close to elimination last night. Despite having a total of 43 points — yes, that’s 12 more than Kate had — Pam was voted into the bottom two, and had to sweat it out under the under the red spotlight until finally learning she was safe at the end of the episode.
Speaking of shockers, what do you all think of former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, 80, being the first to learn he was safe from elimination last night? Yes, little old men are fun and entertaining, but how much longer will he be able to survive based on that? With a total score of 26 points so far, is it fair that his charm may keep him in the competition over more deserving dancers?
Watch Kate & Shannen’s performances below and tell us who you think deserved to stay more!
Shannen’s Jive:
Kate’s Jive:
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annoyedlady
Posted at 12:20 AM on April 7, 2010
omg kate sucked balls her dancing is horrible oh my bad her walking is horrible she should have been the first to go im sick of the sight of her this crap is rigged
Lisa43
Posted at 4:32 AM on April 2, 2010
Too bad Shannen can’t be brought back. Would love to have seen her win. If not for herself, then for her dad. Glad to see a real side to her, since was getting sick of seeing all the rotten press about her over the years.
hotgyal
Posted at 11:34 AM on April 1, 2010
YOU KNOW I THINK TWO REASONS WHY SHANNEN GOT BOOTED: 1. HER PARTNER DAMAGED HIS KNEE AND 2) KATE IS GOOD FOR RATINGS. BECAUSE AS U SAY KATE DON’T KNOW HER LEFT FOOT FROM HER RIGHT AND I DONT THINK THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WOULD VOTE FOR HER. SO THE PRODUCERS ARE AT IT AGAIN.
Linda
Posted at 10:44 AM on April 1, 2010
I used to enjoy DWTS-but something is so wrong this year. Is it a dance competetion or a popularity contest? Kate should have been voted off this week. She certainly is showing her true witchy side and then acting like she is the victim. Poor Tony!!! The judges should have the final say-not the viewers! Shannon should not have been the one to go! Kate hardly made it through her routine-she looked foolish! I want to see dancing-not drama! Send the “super
Mom” home to her brood-where she belongs!!!!
Krissy
Posted at 10:04 PM on March 31, 2010
Give me a break…Kate sucks…Why in the world would they let her even stay another week is unbelievable??And the way she treated Tony…Heck no…She is such a control freak…Now America can see what a “B” she really is…Another thing when did she become a star…I don’t think so all she is a woman who had a butt load of kids…Sick of her whinning you know what…Nomore her 15 minutes are up…Go home to your kids…Ughhhh
getbacktowork
Posted at 3:12 PM on April 2, 2010
she’s more of a star than bachelor loser melissa was when they snagged her up… this isn’t anything new.
rochelle evans
Posted at 8:05 PM on March 31, 2010
DWT is not like it used to be…………Meaner and insulting judging, and not quality celebs.
Goslin is a joke….She probably needs more MONEY, than
Shannen.
Should have left Buzz off the list…..This is not a Senior Celeb show.
I am in showbiz myself, and can’t believe the favoritism in this show.
Liz
Posted at 7:24 PM on March 31, 2010
The one who should have been voted off first is Buzz Aldrin; right, he is a hero for walking on the moon, but he can’t dance and his jokes about “cute women” aren’t funny; he acts like an old man after young girls and that’s not funny; Kate Gosslin can’t dance either; get rid of her, but I guess they keep her because they like her to show her bitchy side. Buzz Aldrin will likely stay a few more rounds like the other oldies did before him. It’s all about ratings and not about who is really better; that comes later on in the show.
Libby
Posted at 7:21 PM on March 31, 2010
Last nights show was the last DWTS show that I will ever watch. Last night proved that the show is rigged. No way should Shannen have been voted off and Kate stayed and not even in the bottom two. Kate danced like she had lead in her legs. I,along with a lot of America,am sick of her “Oh woe is me” attitude. The order of elimination should be Kate and Buzz in the first two weeks. It is not a dance competition, maybe it never was but we were naive enough to believe it was. It has never been so blatantly rigged in the past years.
Nancy Brinly
Posted at 6:55 PM on March 31, 2010
I have never like Kate Gosslin from the start. She was such a bitch toher husbanc that he sought cofort elsewhere.
Sure she looks cute with her hair extentions but she CAN NOT dance. Get rid of her for quit making us believe it is a for real show.
Grace
Posted at 6:45 PM on March 31, 2010
I still can’t believe the out come of DWTS Pam in the bottom 2 and Shannen voted off.I love this show I hope it’s not turning in to sleeze bag show.I’M convinced it’s all fixed no way should Kate be there,she’s a b—h and can’t dance a little bit what a shame the first vote off was a disgrace.I switched to American Idol when Buzz was saved.
Marie
Posted at 7:51 PM on March 31, 2010
I agree 100% with Grace. The show is fixed…if any votes came in for Kate, it must have been from her kids…who don’t know any better. Gosh, she’s got 2 left feet, and a miserable disposition to boot! Jon should count his blessings now that he is free from her. Tony, I don’t want to see you quit, but if you did, I sure as heck wouldn’t blame you!
Keesh
Posted at 6:09 PM on March 31, 2010
i haven’t really watched the show because i’ve been over the “reality” competitions for a pretty long time. (“american idol” is a sham, and i hate how overly animated the judges of “dancing with the stars” have become with the shows popularity) i’ve come to loathe them all lol. i did just watch that video with kate, and while i’ve always tried to be somewhat neutral about her, it’s pretty clear to see that she has a great way of talking DOWN to people. it’s a bit ridiculous how she was behaving and being somewhat childish.
Karen
Posted at 6:04 PM on March 31, 2010
As the mother of a daughter who did competition dance for 15 years and who used to enjoy the show.. enough with Kate and all her drama. My daughter and I watched Monday night and cringed the whole time. If this woman has nothing better to do than to try to make us feel sooo sorry for her, maybe she should try volunteering somewhere, to help out mothers who are far less fortunate and far more deserving. Get her out of there!
Marie
Posted at 9:45 AM on April 1, 2010
Great post Karen! I agree, ENOUGH WITH KATE!
Kelso Horror
Posted at 5:22 PM on March 31, 2010
If you’ve watcched the entire episode you’d know that Shannon’s Partner injured his knee.
Gerri P. Daly
Posted at 5:15 PM on March 31, 2010
How disappointing to see someone that was actually trying to do the choreography that her partner stepped up for her get removed from the show FIRST! Kate doesn’t have an artistic bone in her body no less rythem. Please do not show the drama that went on last week with Tony and Kate in future weeks; it makes Tony look bad and that is not acceptable!
Get rid of Kate next week or I and probably a lot of others of your viewing public will STOP watching the show.
I can actually understand Buzz being there because he is an American HERO; but he should remain the man walking on the moon rather than the old man who was on DWTS too long.
Also, Cheryl’s partner is handsome and obviously quite enchanted with her; however, toughen it up. Where was your smile and your poise the other night — people don’t want to see that either.
leni
Posted at 4:53 PM on March 31, 2010
The producers are shooting themselves in the foot. First there was American Idol, supposedly a vocal competition. When Sanjaya was kept around for ratings despite his apparent tone deafness, I stopped watching, haven’t tuned in since. Now we have the dancing cow staying when a woman clearly her superior on the dancefloor, (and probably every other way) is sent home.
Those of us who claim to act on principal can survive very nicely without DWTS, can it survive as nicely without viewers?
getbacktowork
Posted at 3:21 PM on April 2, 2010
whoa, leni, i think you’re taking it a bit too seriously… also, american idol is all about viewer voting. sanjay was around b/c some stupid tweens liked him- same with this season’s tim urban. dwts is different. they openly acknowledge that there are components in play other than viewer voting.
Crys
Posted at 12:17 PM on March 31, 2010
I don’t understand Shannen going home so soon. Kate needed to go simply because her little spat with Tony showed that she really wasn’t interested in listening to people, respecting them, or learning. Kate is far too abrasive, and she carries a negative attitude. Buzz, even though he is weak, should stick around a couple more weeks because at least he shows an interest in learning. He also knows how to treat people with respect. In the past seasons, there always has been somebody like him who is not the best dancer but still nice to watch for a couple weeks of the competition.
I can understand why Pam would be at the bottom through, and I hope she doesn’t really sex up her act next week. If she does, she’s likely going home. The majority of people watching the show are women, and they would sooner see a strong woman doing the steps right than somebody with a ton of plastic surgery tarting it up. Us women often don’t like that sort of thing, and we don’t like our husband/boyfriend watching it. If she does tart it up more, the only vote she may carry is the straight male vote, which might not be enough.
I am a pretty big fan of Niecy, and I hope she goes far. She really loves to perform, works well with her partner, and she’s a total riot! She’s in the middle of the dancing pack, and I’d love to see how she improves.
Andy Swift
Posted at 1:08 PM on March 31, 2010
Sometimes I think the problem is in how ABC presents each contestant. The promos labeled Shannen as the “Beverly Hills bad girl,” which automatically puts a bad taste in people’s mouths. And Pam as the “world’s sexiest woman” and the “most downloaded woman” is also at a disadvantage. They’re my two favorite contestants, but ABC did a bad job of making them relatable.
Kim
Posted at 12:03 PM on March 31, 2010
Wasn’t this the site that had the “Quit the Kate Hate” article? Why wasn’t the article about Buzz, who scored even lower? It’s a popularity contest, folks.
mimi
Posted at 11:41 AM on March 31, 2010
doherty was easy to overlook among the stronger personalities…..dont worry sooner or later they will all “be voted out”…..about the astronaut-guy, ?????all his friends are voting for him, the whole circle of him votes, but he will not stay very much longer, it is embarresing to watch, enough now!……..and kate she looks worse and worse, her expression and her coments …no no she is cheap to watch, her hair forget it, overdone hairdo, cheap, – and about pam – can she stay quite, when she is waiting for results, her shoulders moving and trying to be sexy???she is NOT sexy
getbacktowork
Posted at 3:18 PM on April 2, 2010
at his age, “all his friends” is about 2 people. the oldies always get the votes… cloris leachman, wayne newton, etc. yes, it’s embarrassing after awhile, but, that’s what the DWTS viewers want, apparently. nothing new…
Candace
Posted at 11:36 AM on March 31, 2010
Something is SO up! Kate sucks and Shanon should have been way longer. I agree with you i like her so much and it made me sad that she didn’t get a chance to redeem herself on live tv. OOOUTTTRRAGE
Candace
Posted at 11:41 AM on March 31, 2010
ALSO yea wtf Pam is also good. RIGGED! SO RIGGED!
sandi
Posted at 3:52 PM on March 31, 2010
I agree Kate sucked.She should be home with her kids,not spending so much time on tv every chance she gets.I understand needing time away from kids but they need her more then she needes fame.
Ruth
Posted at 11:21 AM on April 1, 2010
kATE IS ANNOYING she has no talent except giving orders to,people who disagrees with her. She needs to get a job other than appearances on TV shows, and take care of her KIDS. She had those kids, now she needs to take care of them. I hate her voice, I think america is OVER HER enough already””