Maks on The Insider

He discuss the elimination and Bristol Palin.

Maks: Dancing was just ridiculous this season

In case you haven't heard, Brandy and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy were booted from
"Dancing With the Stars" last night in one of the show's most shocking eliminations.

So how's our favorite "DWTS" pro doing today? Not too well.

Read on to find out what he told us about being thisclose to the mirrorball trophy, who he's rooting for now and what he really thinks about Bristol Palin...

Was last night's elimination the most shocking moment you've had on the show?
Yeah, for me personally, it's probably the one that's the hardest to swallow...This season has just been ridiculous since day one. Just one after another after another. Brandy and I think this is the culminating point of this season, it just came crashing down. We almost feel like the effort wasn't worth it. We put in a lot of work. We put in a lot of effort. It's been a very, very difficult season...It just feels like it was an uphill climb the entire time and to really come that short of the finale. It's just very upsetting.

Are you mad at all about it?
I felt really disappointed with Bristol. On Monday night, I found out that she went on record saying that I said something about her along the lines of, "I don't like her because she's still here and she's not a good enough dancer." Every time I've opened my mouth about Bristol, I've been nothing but supportive...For her to come out on Monday night and totally smear my name the way she did, that's just completely uncalled for...I have no idea where she got it from, but wherever she got it from, shame on her and shame on whoever told her that.

What about the alleged right-wing conspiracy theory keeping Bristol on the show? Are you starting to believe it?
I definitely think that the system is flawed. I think there are a lot of problems with it. I have a lot of friends in the Philadelphia area who couldn't call at all. People here, in front of me, picked up the phone, dialed one time and it said, "Thank you for voting. You are over your limit." Anybody crazy would think, "This is a conspiracy theory. Everybody's out there and wants Bristol to win." Not at all. I think it's just a flawed system.

Do you think Bristol could win?
I really don't care. I think at this point I'm rooting for Kyle [Massey] because this kid has come on with no fan base, with not a known name, not someone who is in incredible shape or had a phenomenal dance background...Kyle does have the same resilience as Bristol, same dance ability as Jennifer [Grey], but he's just that kid next door...I think he's amazing.

Source:MSNBC

Brandy out as DWTS field down to three

ET Backstage: Dancing With The Stars Week 9

Brandy and Maks come in around 0:54

DWTS cast on Larry King

Brandy and Maks outside Larry King

Unaired confessions week 8

DWTS cast Dances They've Made Up

Unaired confessions week 7

DWTS Week 6 Recap: Top 10 dances

The show started off with the top ten dances voted on by the viewers.

10. Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas: Season 8- Freestyle
9. Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson: Season 9- Tango A Pugliese
8. Helio Castroneves and Julianne Hough: Season 5- Quickstep
7. Apolo Ohno and Julianne Hough: Season 4- Freestyle
6. Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough: Season 9- Futuristic Pao
5. Mel B and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: Season 5- Paso Doble
4. Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough: Season 10- 50's Paso
3. Apolo Ohno and Julianne Hough: Season 4- Samba
2. Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke: Season 8- Argentine Tango
1. Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke: Season 2- Freestyle


Audrina and Tony
Len: Tells Audrina that she's getting on his nerves a bit after the dance. She has potential to blow them all away week after week. But she lacks the character of the dances. He finishes by telling her to work on her character.
Bruno: Agrees with Len about her character. He tells her that she look scornful and tense. Finishes by saying she need to get to the next stage of the Latin.
Carrie Anne: Agrees with the other two judges but believes she has shown improvement since week one. Also believes that she is lacking the intention behind the movement.
Scores
Len/8
Bruno/8
Carrie Anne/8


Kyle and Lacey
Bruno: Tells Kyle that his foot work is so much better. Finish off by saying "Much much better, way to good!"
Carrie Anne: Loves the way he always throw in the Kyle style.
Len: "I'm not gonna sack you. I'm gonna back you tonight," he tells Kyle. Believes the dance was an improvement over last week.
Scores
Len/7
Bruno/8
Carrie Anne/8


Jennifer and Derek
Carrie Anne: Tells Jennifer that she need to calm down a little bit. She's way out of control and the dance was totally disjointed. She's all over the place and leg came off the ground. "I don't know what's happening. You're like the chosen one," Carrie Anne tells her. Finishes by saying the dance was a rough rough ride.
Len: Tells Jennifer she lost a bit of the control during the dance.
Bruno: Tells Jennifer she was like a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Tells her to tone down a little bit.
Scores
Len/7
Bruno/7
Carrie Anne/6


Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke
Len: Tells Rick that he's always impressed with his hold and posture.
Bruno: Tells Rick that he needs to be a bit more nice but he's got the job.
Carrie Anne: Thinks they did amazing. Tells him to be careful because sometimes he get so stern that they lose the person behind Rick.

Scores
Len/8
Bruno/8
Carrie Anne/8


Bristol Palin and Mark
Bruno: He tells them that it's the best performance and technique of the day. (Of course Brandy and Maks hadn't performed yet)
Carrie Anne: Calls the performance ridiculously amazing.
Len: "Last week a chimp. Almost a champ," he tells them.
Scores
Len/7
Bruno/8
Carrie Anne/8


Kurt and Anna
Carrie Anne: Calls his dance scruffy scruffy and that he didn't have a lot of polish.
Len: Thinks Kurt looked awkward dancing. And he felt awkward watching it.
Bruno: Says Kurt looked like he was doing karate while dancing instead of Spanish dancing.
Scores
Len/6
Bruno/6
Carrie Anne/6


Brandy and Maks
Len: Len calls Maks his hero. Len says they had the dance of the night and that it was full of intensity, passion and aggression.
Bruno: Asks is it Brandy or is it Tina Turner from Mad Max.
Carrie Anne: Says she had goose bumps all over her arms because it was like watching someone who had been through a really tough time.
Score
Len/9
Bruno/9
Carrie Anne/8


Rock and roll marathon
1. Kurt and Anna- 22
2. Bristol and Mark- 28
3. Rick and Cheryl- 30
4. Kyle and Lacey- 30
5. Audrina and Tony- 32
6. Jennifer and Derek- 29
7. Brandy and Maks- 36

DWTS PRACTICE Thursday

Maks is at the beginning and Brandy comes in at 3:30 and 9:01

Brandy and Maks holding hands

Around the 1:32 mark Brandy and Maks are holding hands as they walk by the trailers at the CBS studios.