Maksim or Karina? One's Out on 'DWTS'

By Rob Shuter Posted Dec 2nd 2009 07:00AM

Well hello there, you fabulous gossip lovers! In the PopEater premiere of Rob Shuter's 'Naughty But Nice' column, we've got a doozy. It turns out that all of the extracurricular activity between 'Dancing With the Stars' pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smiroff is causing the show's producers to stumble -- and one of them is likely getting the boot because of it. Who will it be??? That, and other tasty items after the jump!

Maksim or Karina? 'DWTS' Is Deciding

It looks like all the personal drama between Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff -- who broke off the engagement in September -- has finally cha-cha-cha'd it's way on to the dance floor, potentially forcing 'Dancing With The Stars' to decide which one of their loose-legged dancers they want most. "It's really gotten ugly between the two of them since the spit," a friend of the chest-waxing dancer (you guess which one) told me. Maks himself admitted to PopEater that he doesn't talk to Karina at all anymore, saying "I've got to thank her for being a great instructor in the lesson of what not to look for in a woman." Zing! We'll give that insult a 9 for technical difficulty.

Adding to the 'pick him or her' rumors is Karina's noticeable absence from the Broadway show 'Burn The Floor,' which once starred the two of them busting out some very sexy moves. "Maksim wouldn't have returned to the show if the producers had insisted on him dancing with Karina," said a theatre insider, adding that "the same will be true for the new season of 'DWTS.' All the feathers and sequins in the world wouldn't be able to cover the bad feeling between those two."

Lets hope Maksim and Karina master the peace dance before ABC is forced to play pick the hottie. And remember everyone, work romances always end in tears -- so sorry, PopEater colleagues, I'm just not interested!

Heidi and Seal Say Auf Wiedersehen to Huge Baby Payday

Selling baby photos is apparently soooo 2008 for Heidi Klum and Seal. The world's first glimpse at the couple's adorable little daughter, Lou, occurred a few days ago on Seal's Web site after everyone's favorite top model passed on offers reaching over $300,000 from various weekly magazines. "Heidi would never sell pictures of her baby. The whole concept of making money off her kids totally grosses her out," revealed a friend about the sexy star.

Angelina Jolie broke records when she got $12 million for images of her little duo (Full disclosure: She gave the money to charity) and Jennifer Lopez raked in $6 million for her twins (Jenny From the Block kept that paycheck).

But the ever-gorgeous Heidi let us see her precious baby for free, which either makes her the smartest person in the world or the least business-savvy model ever for ditching a boatload of cash. You decide.

A-Rod Jealous of Jeter?

Every New Yorker is celebrating Derek Jeter's 2009 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year cover with the exception of one: Alex Rodriguez. "A-Rod can't understand why he isn't on the cover," laughed an insider. "Everyone is congratulating Derek saying how much he deserves the honor while Alex is pretending the magazine doesn't exist." Which probably isn't that surprising, considering the self-absorbed slugger is rumored to have two pictures of himself as a centaur above his bed!

Don't sweat it, Alex! You may not have the SI cover, but you've got Kate Hudson, and millions of people (cough cough us!) are jealous of that.

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Comments

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Wednesday 30 December

By Bonnie Smith

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Keep Max...Karina has been on a who can I do tour so that I get noticed for bigger and better options. Maxim on the other hand is all about dancing..He loves it and it shows, not to mention he doesn't bed down with all his dancing stars (Karina is just another Heidi/Spencer type person) she is dying to be noticed.
Not to mention Max is HOT, HOT, HOT...If he leaves I stop watching..

By Patty

Karina sdhould go and Max should stay.
Katy Perry is a Ho Ho HO!

By patty

Charlie Sheen is sick and should not be allowed near his kids or wives. He has a history of violence. Too bad he's never learned how to be a dad or husband.

By Teresa P

Makim is a huge draw to the show. He ooooozes sexy and the bad boy image only helps. His dancing, no contest, he dances like a champion.

Wednesday 31 March

By Valerie

If I couldn't stare at Maks, I probably wouldn't watch the show. He is the best dancer and if I had to get rid of something it would just be his facial hair. The rest is perfect. His personality just makes him human and interesting.

Sunday 26 September

By Elizabeth Koslov

Maksim is an excellent dancer as I'm a dancer too. Every move he does is perfect. He's very dedicated to his profession and should not let Karina try an bug him. I've been watching his dancing and he should have won the globe but then we couldn't enjoy his talent. Be strong Maks your the best dancer that DWTS has ever seen. If Maks wasn't on Dancing With The Stars I wouldn't bother watching. Dance on my Prince.

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