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Flavor Flav's Scoring Mishap Denies 'DWTS' Couple Perfect Score
5 Nov
Summary
- Flavor Flav served as guest judge on 'DWTS' and accidentally gave a couple a 9 instead of intended 10
- Couple Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy were denied first perfect score of season 34
- Flav regretted the mistake and apologized to the couple after the show
On November 5, 2025, legendary rapper Flavor Flav made a surprise appearance as a guest judge on 'Dancing With the Stars'. However, his time on the judging panel took an unexpected turn when he accidentally gave a low score to a standout performance.
Flav was serving as the guest judge on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night, and when influencer Alix Earle and her pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy took the stage with a thrilling paso doble, Flav intended to award them a perfect 10. But due to a scoring mishap, he ended up giving them a 9 instead, denying the pair the first perfect score of season 34.
Flav was adamant that the low score was an accident, and he immediately tried to change it to a 10, but the producers said it was already locked in. The rapper expressed his regret, telling PEOPLE, "I really wanted to give them a 10, but they wouldn't let me change it." He later took to social media to reiterate that the scoring error was unintentional.
Despite the unexpected hiccup, Earle and Chmerkovskiy still received high praise from the other judges, earning a total score of 39 out of 40. But Flav's scoring blunder left a mark on the night's events, with co-host Julianne Hough noting the "interesting" situation.
