Jenna Dewan Defends ‘DWTS’ Casting Amid Backlash: ‘Step Up’ Star and Ex-Janet Jackson Backup Dancer Says ‘I Do Not Know How to Ballroom Dance’
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"Jenna Dewan Defends ‘DWTS’ Casting Amid Backlash: ‘Step Up’ Star and Ex-Janet Jackson Backup Dancer Says ‘I Do Not Know How to Ballroom Dance’" is generating significant coverage in the Entertainment category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (7)
- Will Jenna Dewan on ‘DWTS’ Affect ‘The Rookie’? Here’s How the Cast Reacted IMDb · 9h ago
- ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Contestants With Prior Dancing Experience AOL.com · 9h ago
- ‘Step Up’ Alum Jenna Dewan Responds to ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Casting Backlash: ‘It’s a New Technique’ TheWrap · 9h ago
- Jenna Dewan talks going from 'Step Up' to 'Dancing with the Stars' Yahoo · 9h ago
- DWTS fans fume over multiple new cast members with previous dance experience The Independent · 9h ago
- Jenna Dewan Reveals How Her Daughter Everly, 13, Played a Role in Her Joining Dancing with the Stars (Exclusive) People.com · 9h ago
- Jenna Dewan Defends ‘DWTS’ Casting Amid Backlash: ‘Step Up’ Star and Ex-Janet Jackson Backup Dancer Says ‘I Do Not Know How to Ballroom Dance’ Variety · 9h ago
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