Anne Heche was so ‘furious’ after Monday night’s elimination from Dancing With The Stars that she stormed off the set, it’s being reported.
Heche lost out to Cheer coach Monica Aldama and partner Val Chermovsky during a confusing elimination where host Tyra Banks initially read out the wrong names in the bottom two.
The 51-year-old allegedly refused to do press and drove off the studio lot after losing, according to Page Six.
Booted off: Anne Heche was reportedly so furious after being eliminated on Monday night’s Dancing With The Stars that she stormed off the set and drove away from the studio without doing press
‘Anne was not happy — she was furious. She drove off the lot and refused to do any press,’ a source revealed to the site.
Banks had made a terrible gaffe on Monday, sending Monica off as ‘safe’ during voting, only to realize she was in the bottom two.
The 46-year-old model then had to call the Cheer star, 50, and Val, 34, back to the stage, begging, ‘Please come back. Please have Monica come back. There’s been an error in our control room, but we’re making it happen.’
‘This is live TV, right?’ Tyra covered. ‘This is the craziness of live TV.’
Live television: Host Tyra Banks made a terrible gaffe on Monday telling Monica Aldama she was ‘safe’ during voting, only to realize she was in the bottom two
Cards wrong:The 46-year-old model had to call the Cheer star Monica Aldama, 50, and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy, 34, back to the stage after the cards she was reading were wrong
Bottom two: Anne and Keo Motsepe were actually in the bottom two with Val and Monica
‘Nobody is infallible,’ offered judge Bruno Tonioli, 64. ‘I’m sorry, guys. You know, it happened in the UK.’
‘I’m so sorry,’ Tyra told Monica and Val as they walked back out. ‘This is live TV. I was reading my cards, but my cards were wrong.’
The confusion reached a crescendo at the end of the two-hour episode as Tyra relayed the results of viewer voting and stated who was safe and those in jeopardy.
After the creator of America’s Next Top Model told the rapper Nelly, 45, he made it through, she faced Chrishell Stause, 39, Anne Heche, 51, and Vernon Davis, 36, onstage.
Tyra then skipped completely past Chrishell and said that Nelly’s departure meant Anne and Vernon had the least amount of votes.
Coming back: Monica and Val returned to the ballroom after being summoned by Tyra
Seconds later, she realized her mistake, saying, ‘There’s actually been an error. I’m looking right now, and we have three couples. So we need to clarify this for a second.’
That’s when she had to bring back Monica, which she did with a cry of, ‘We’re all human.’
Monica was saved from elimination by judges Carrie Ann Inaba, 52, and Derek Hough, 36, while Anne and partner Keo Motsepe, 30, were sent home.
Tyra has been criticized this season for her show performance, but handled herself like a pro.
She later took to social media and chalked it up to being a live production.
Cheer star: Monica was saved from elimination by judges Carrie Ann Inaba, 52, and Derek Hough, 36, while Anne and her partner Keo Motsepe, 30, were sent home
Fond farewell: Anne wore a rainbow dress for her performance
‘Wowzers. Live TV. Wrong name on cards. So challenging to deal with moments like these. But we power through,’ she posted on Twitter for her roughly 14.2 million followers.
Social media was quick to react with some calling for the return of departed hosts Tom Bergeron, 65, and Erin Andrews, 42.
They were let go from the show in July and Tyra was named as new host and executive producer of the ABC dancing competition show.
Dramatic entrance: Tyra made a dramatic entrance at the start of the two-hour show
Power through: ‘Wowzers. Live TV. Wrong name on cards. So challenging to deal with moments like these. But we power through,’ Tyra posted on Twitter for her roughly 14.2 million followers
Tyra told Us Weekly last week that she takes criticism in stride after being scrutinized for her performances on DWTS.
‘Every host messes up. It’s just normal. It’s live TV. If it wasn’t live, there would be no mess-ups,’ she said last week after Disney Night. ‘Even on America’s Next Top Model, I would mess up and tell my editors to leave it in. That’s what makes things human and makes like live’.
Anne garnered a great deal of respect for her moving paso doble to Katy Perry’s Rise.
In a confessional, Anne said she related to the lyrics about triumphing over ‘vultures’ in one’s life, recalling the challenges she’d faced when dating Ellen DeGeneres from 1997 to 2000.
Anne said she was told if she took Ellen to the premiere of her 1997 film Volcano, she would lose her 20th Century Fox contract.
Much respect: Anne garnered a great deal of respect for her moving paso doble to Katy Perry’s Rise
Asked what the performance meant to her, Anne said, ‘I feel redeemed. It has been a blessing to be on this show, and to be able to tell my story, and to be able to have a partner to tell the truth with, and learn with, and survive with.’
Challenging time: In a confessional, Anne said she related to the lyrics about triumphing over ‘vultures’ in one’s life, recalling the challenges she’d faced when dating Ellen DeGeneres from 1997 to 2000
She recalled Ellen urging her to listen to the studio, but she refused and took Ellen anyway.
‘I was ushered out by security before the movie even ended and told I was not allowed to go to my own after-party for fear that they would get pictures of me with a woman,’ Anne revealed.
She realized she’d been naïve to ignore Ellen’s advice, noting ‘the stigma attached to that relationship was so bad that I was fired from my multimillion-dollar picture deal, and I did not work in a studio picture for 10 years.’
Film premiere: ‘I was ushered out by security before the movie even ended and told I was not allowed to go to my own after-party for fear that they would get pictures of me with a woman,’ Anne revealed
As Anne danced, she threw open her costume at the word ‘transform’ to show off a rainbow lining inside, as rainbow-colored lights shone behind her.
‘The multicolored warrior is strong and proud and stands for what she believes,’ Bruno said, as Carrie Ann added, ‘You don’t give up, and we don’t give up rooting for you.’
Asked what the performance meant to her, Anne said, ‘I feel redeemed. It has been a blessing to be on this show, and to be able to tell my story, and to be able to have a partner to tell the truth with, and learn with, and survive with.’
Tyra Banks is BLASTED on Twitter as fans react to her Dancing With The Stars host debut
Tyra Banks bravely made her debut as host of Dancing With The Stars on Monday evening during the show’s season 29 premiere.
And fans of the long-running celebrity competition series took to Twitter to ruthlessly BLAST the 46-year-old supermodel’s performance.
A majority of the tweets desperately begged for the return of veteran hosts Tom Bergeron, 65, and Erin Andrews, 42, who were shockingly canned in July.
Ruthless: Fans of Dancing With The Stars took to Twitter to ruthlessly BLAST Tyra Bank’s host debut during Monday night’s season 29 premiere
Bergeron had been with the Dancing With The Stars franchise since it launched in 2005, while his former co-host Andrews joined the show in 2014.
In an interview with Extra earlier this month, Andrews revealed that her and Tom’s unexpected dismissals from Dancing With The Stars ‘was a surprise’ and that hers came via phone call.
Though there was never a direct reason given as to why the pair were axed, Valerie Bruce, general manager of LA Productions, stated that Dancing With The Stars was being taken ‘in a new creative direction’ for season 29.
She also offered her, ‘sincere thanks to Tom and Erin, whom we will always consider part of the Dancing with the Stars’ family.’
Bring them back: A majority of the tweets desperately begged for the return of veteran hosts Tom Bergeron, 65, and Erin Andrews, 42, who were shockingly canned in July; Tom and Erin pictured in 2019
The pair were let go just days before DailyMail.com exclusively revealed that Tyra Banks would be taking over their hosting gig.
‘Can Tyra please be the first one sent home?’ wrote one fan, referencing to the series’ nerve-wracking weekly eliminations.
Another Twitter user declared that replacing Tom and Erin with Tyra ‘replaced the heart of the show.’
‘Nothing against her, but it just sounds so off when you hear her voice instead of Tom Bergeron’s. On a year where people WANT comfort of the familiar… it’s just a really poor decision,’ they explained.
Loss of heart: One Twitter user declared that replacing Tom and Erin with Tyra ‘replaced the heart of the show’
Witch hunt: Many fans on Twitter aggressively attacked the higher-ups at Dancing With The Stars for ‘firing’ Tom and Erin
On blast: ‘Who ever came up with putting Tyra on this show needs to be fired,’ mirrored another
Many fans on Twitter aggressively attacked the higher-ups at Dancing With The Stars for ‘firing’ Tom and Erin.
‘The person who fired Tom Bergeron and replaced him with Tyra Banks needs be run out of town. She’s awful,’ one wrote.
‘Who ever came up with putting Tyra on this show needs to be fired,’ mirrored another.
The Twitter user also added a gif of Justin Timberlake from one of his appearances on SNL to the tweet, which read: ‘Bad idea. Shouldn’t have done that.’
They went there: One fan went as far as to label Tom’s dismissal from Dancing With The Stars as ageist, being that he is 65 and Tyra is 46
The Tyra show: Devout Dancing With The Stars viewers accused Banks of making the show ‘all about her,’ due to her frequent comments and her eye-catching ensembles worn during the premiere episode
Familiar: Many compared Bank’s scene stealing ensemble that she wore for her grand entrance to a ‘Bath & Body Works’ luffa
One fan went as far as to label Tom’s dismissal from Dancing With The Stars as ageist, being that he is 65 and Tyra is 46.
‘Friendly reminder that Tom Bergeron being fired from #DWTS is ageist,’ they began. ‘Tyra Banks is a terrible host and Carole Baskin killed her husband.’
Devout Dancing With The Stars viewers accused Banks of making the show ‘all about her,’ due to her frequent comments and her eye-catching ensembles worn during the premiere episode.
‘The show just started and Tyra already got on my nerves,’ read on tweet, followed by a rolling eye emoji.
Nope: One fan said that Tyra was ‘trying too hard to be funny’ and that her attempts at humor were ‘not working’
Nerved up: ‘The show just started and Tyra already got on my nerves,’ read on tweet, followed by a rolling eye emoji
And it’s gone: ‘My face lit up when I saw the dancers…then Tyra walked out,’ tweeted a fan, who was clearly not feeling Tyra’s energy
One fan said that Tyra was ‘trying too hard to be funny’ and that her attempts at humor were ‘not working.’
‘At least Tyra isn’t making it all about her,’ one fan sarcastically tweeted, while attaching an image of Tyra wearing a bright red ball gown and matching arm-length gloves on the show.
Many compared Bank’s scene stealing ensemble that she wore for her grand entrance to a ‘Bath & Body Works’ luffa.
‘My face lit up when I saw the dancers…then Tyra walked out,’ tweeted a fan, who was clearly not feeling Tyra’s energy.
Even worse: One clearly unimpressed DWTS viewer labeled Tyra as the ‘most hated woman on DWTS this season,’ above the polarizing Tiger King star Carole Baskin
Ouch: Despite the online backlash, Banks looked in her element as she guided the viewers, judges, dancers, and competitors through Monday night’s season premiere
One clearly unimpressed DWTS viewer labeled Tyra as the ‘most hated woman on DWTS this season,’ above the polarizing Tiger King star Carole Baskin.
Despite the online backlash, Banks looked in her element as she guided the viewers, judges, dancers, and competitors through Monday night’s season premiere.
‘Whoo! Oh, my gosh, I can’t believe it. I’m finally here. My family and I have been fans of this show since day one. And look, mama, I’m in the ballroom!’ shouted Banks excitedly into her microphone as she entered the ballroom.
‘Welcome to Dancing with the stars! Right here, right now!’
Tyra rocked a voluminous head of curls and a dramatic face of feature flattering makeup as she reacted animatedly to the show’s prerecorded applause.
Dancing With The Stars Injuries
In 2006, season two contestant Romeo Miller withdrew from Dancing With The Stars due to an injury and was replaced by his father Master P.
Pro dancer Derek Hough during season six in 2008 pulled his neck during rehearsal and missed a week of dancing.
Derek during season seven also blacked out during rehearsal after tripping and landing on the back of his head.
Season seven also saw the departure of Misty May-Treanor after she was injured during practice and ruptured her Achilles tendon.
Rehearsal injury: Misty May-Treanor is shown with host Tom Bergeron in October 2008 as she revealed rupturing her Achilles tendon during practice on Dancing With The Stars
Brooke Burke also severely bruised her foot during season seven during camera blocking when she landed hard doing a front flip with pro partner Derek.
Susan Lucci during season seven fractured two bones in her foot, but remained in the competition.
Nancy O’Dell withdrew from season eight due to a torn meniscus, along with Jewel who fractured both her tibias just before the season premiere.
Steve-O also suffered a pulled back muscle during dress rehearsal in season eight and was unable to perform the salsa live.
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay during season nine withdrew from the competition in week three after injuring his foot during rehearsals before the premiere.
Billy Dee Williams was forced to withdraw from season 18 due to a chronic back problem.
Early exit; Billy Dee Williams withdrew early from season 18 due to a chronic back problem
Pro dancer Mark Ballas during season 22 injured his back during rehearsal and was unable to perform for a week with his partner, UFC fighter Paige VanZant.
Pro dancer Sharna Burgess during season 23 injured her knee during rehearsal with James Hinchcliffe and was out for two weeks.
Pro dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy during season 24 suffered a calf muscle injury during rehearsal with Heather Morris and was replaced by dance troupe member Alan Bersten during a four-week recovery period.
Christie Brinkley broke her arm during practice five days before the season 28 premiere and was replaced by her daughter Sailor Brinkley-Cook.
Ray Lewis was forced to withdraw from season 28 after suffering three torn tendons in his foot during practice ahead of week three Movie Night. He re-aggravated an injury from 2010 while playing football for the Baltimore Ravens.
Country singer Lauren Alaina during Halloween Week of season 28 revealed that she’d been dancing with ‘four hurt ribs,’ having broken one during the first week of the show, and noting the others ‘don’t feel great’.
The Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe suffered an ‘ankle injury’ during week two of season 29, but still performed with pro partner Artem Chigvintsev. She later revealed during Disney Night that she was suffering from tendonitis and shin splints.
Stepping in: Christie Brinkley broke her arm during practice five days before the season 28 premiere of DWTS and was replaced by her daughter Sailor Brinkley-Cook
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