DWTS – Bruno’s remarks
While I don’t normally care what a judge on a reality TV show says and each show has to have one outspoken bad guy. I thought it was Len, but I guess I was wrong. Anyway I must comment about the comments Bruno made regarding Michael Bolton’s dancing the other night.
While it’s true, the dancing was terrible, I thought Bruno’s comments were out of line and that he went too far. Michael Bolton is one of the only true ‘Stars’ on the show this season and he is a non-dancer. He came on the show hoping to try something new and expand his horizons a bit, as well as have fun.
He did not come on the show expecting to be publicly embarassed in front of millions of people, including his mother, who was in the audience. He was berated to the point that I felt extremely uncomfortable watching and listening to Bruno’s tirade.
Michael Bolton left the show feeling angry, hurt and embarassed by Bruno’s comments. While he admitted he had met a bunch of great people and made new friends, he had nothing good to say about the experience.
I think Bruno’s comments will hurt the show in the long run. They will have a harder time getting real stars to come on the show knowing they risk total and utter humiliation in front of millions of viewers. They don’t need that and I don’t think many will subject themselves to that possibility.
ABC has stated that Bruno’s job is to comment on the dancing and the remarks he made to Michael Bolton were his opinions and he was only doing his job. Here is another example of: Can you do it? Yes. Should you do it? Hell no. He should slam them on their technique, not on them personally.
I think Bruno and ABC should apologize to Michael Bolton and to the viewers who watch the show, as well as the other contestants. While Bruno is an important part of the show, he needs to be reigned in a bit.
