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Dancing With the Stars’ Alan Bersten Defends Ilona Maher After Judges’ ‘Harsh’ Halloween Scores

Dancing With the Stars pro Alan Bersten defended dance partner Ilona Maher after he felt the judges were 'harsh' with their scores during the Halloween episode.

Alan and the women’s rugby player, 28, scored 24 out of 30 points after they danced a tango to “Psycho Killer” by the Talking Heads. Disney/Christopher WillardMany social media users were particularly upset with Carrie Ann’s scoring, which has been a consistent complaint from fans throughout recent seasons. Carrie responded to criticism in an interview with Parade in October 2023, revealing that she doesn’t mind getting booed.

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