Overview
- After Friday rehearsal, Whitney Leavitt said on TikTok that ABC and BBC told her and partner Mark Ballas they could not proceed, calling the decision “completely out of our hands.”
- The planned prize offered two tickets to next Tuesday’s Halloween live show in Los Angeles with flights and a one-night hotel stay.
- TheWrap reported, citing a source with direct knowledge, that the promotion had not been authorized before it was announced.
- Viewer comments raised concerns the giveaway could be seen as buying votes, and the show combines judges’ scores with audience voting each week.
- Leavitt and Ballas said they will find another way to thank supporters, and no formal network statement was included in the coverage as of publication.