Julianne Hough wants the world to know she, in no way, body-shamed Dancing with the Stars contestant Amber Rose when critiquing her "Booty" salsa with pro partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
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Hough was responding to Rose's earlier claim on her "Loveline with Amber Rose" podcast that she felt body-shamed when Hough, a Dancing with the Stars judge, critiqued her provocative dance last week in which she rocked jean booty shorts.
Since judges' feedback was not offered to the contestants on Monday night's performance show due to time constraints, pre-packaged footage of the judges discussing each routine was spliced over replays of the dances on Tuesday's DWTS broadcast.
Hough's comment in question was, "I actually feel a little uncomfortable," when Chmerkovskiy was dipping Rose with her leg up on his side.
"My comments were solely reacting to the quality of the dance I was judging," Hough continued in her statement to ET.
She previously told E! News that since it was a produced package and not live coverage, "they can put those sound bites anywhere."
"My 'uncomfortable' comment was about the fact that I felt like I wanted more out of the performance -- when someone is doing a hot, sexy dance like that without the right amount of energy that is required, it can be uncomfortable to watch," Hough added.
On Rose's podcast, the 32-year-old curvy model and former stripper explained her initial feelings on the "body-shaming" subject.
"It was a point in the dance where I had to lift my leg up and Maks dipped me and [Julianne] said, 'Oh, I'm uncomfortable,' and I instantly, I felt -- I did feel body-shamed," Rose explained.
"Because all the beautiful professional dancers that are on Dancing with the Stars, I mean, they dress very sexy and they do splits and they grind up on these guys and they look absolutely stunning and they get a standing ovation. And for me, and my body, my hips, my ass, my breasts, made her uncomfortable."
Rose is an advocate of positive female body image. The talk show host's second annual SlutWalk, which empowers women who have been judged and demeaned for their sexual behavior, was held on Saturday in Los Angeles.
"Trust me I'm all for a sexy booty dance!! We all know that!!" Hough had additionally told E! News. "And any kind of body-shaming goes against everything I believe in."
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