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Ryan Lochte Faces Protest on “Dancing with the Stars”

HeadlineSep 13, 2016

U.S. Olympic gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte faced protest during his appearance on the television show “Dancing with the Stars.” Lochte has been charged by Brazilian police for falsely reporting a crime, after he and his teammates claimed they were robbed at gunpoint during the Olympic Games in Rio. Brazilian authorities say the Olympic swimmers actually vandalized a gas station and then invented a story about having been the victims of a robbery. On Monday night, two protesters attempted to rush the stage right after Lochte’s performance of the foxtrot. This is judge Carrie Ann Inaba’s reaction.

Carrie Ann Inaba: “You have a long way to go. Swimming is a—excuse me. Hey, back off! Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. Off! Off! Excuse me.”

Tom Bergeron: “Wow, OK. I’ll tell you what. All right, we’re going to—we’ll take a break.”

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