Maksim Chmerkovskiy Responds To Rumored ‘Beef’ With DWTS Colleague Derek Hough

Dancing with the Stars alum Maksim Chmerkovskiy has never been shy. And he was never afraid to speak his mind. Sometimes, he talked back to the DWTS judges if he didn’t feel a score was fair. Of course, Maksim was known as the “bad boy of the ballroom,” and his nickname seemed to fit. Plus, there was a longstanding rumor that Maksim and Derek Hough had clashed behind the scenes.

Did Maksim Chmerkovskiy have a problem with Derek Hough?

Recently, Maksim slammed Season 33 DWTS competitor Anna Delvey. He bashed her for being a convicted criminal and having no ballroom skills. “She’s just a sh*tty dancer … I didn’t even get to see the ‘why’ she got on the show,” Maksim previously said.

Then he also went after retired DWTS pro Cheryl Burke and her podcast. “I think that Cheryl needed to sit back and reflect on her stuff, you know, instead of starting a podcast that’s just so vile and so dirty and so negative,” he stated. Ouch!

Maksim was recently a guest on former DWTS contestant Harry Jowsey’s podcast, Boyfriend Material. When asked if he ever had a “beef” offscreen with anyone from DWTS. “I mean we all beefed at some point. You know it’s so cute, like people think that Derek and I were lethal enemies always,” Maksim explained. “And you know, [expletive] hated each other. I literally texted today at 6:30 in the morning like to me, Val [Chmerkovskiy], Mark [Ballas], and Derek, like ‘Yo we should go play pickleball.’” Could someone please film that game? The competition would be epic!

“We were so consumed, we were so competitive we’re so [expletive] in it you know? You got somebody winning mirrorballs,” Maksim stated. “I also want to win, you know what I’m saying, next season. I like you as a person but I [expletive] hate you as a competitor, you know?” he added.

As you may recall, rumors were flying around when Maksim and Derek were pros that they didn’t get along. “They hate each other,” one insider said in 2011. Reportedly, Maksim was jealous of Derek’s three Mirrorball wins.

Sadly, Maksim’s time on DWTS is now over. However, since they are no longer working together at DWTS, it sounds as if Derek and Maksim’s relationship is better. And for that, I’ll give it a 10!

Season 33 of Dancing with the Stars airs on Tuesdays at 8/7c on ABC and Disney+.

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