First? The Hoff Shocked 'Dancing' Fans Dropped Him So Fast

By Rob Shuter Posted Sep 22nd 2010 08:45AM

David Hasselhoff was feeling hassled after becoming the first celebrity voted off 'Dancing With the Stars' on Tuesday. Friends and insiders close to the 'Baywatch' star and the hit show tell me David was shocked and humiliated by the surprising results.

"David thought he had a bigger fan base and just can't understand what happened," a friend of The Hoff's tells me. "He honestly thought he had a chance to win this competition. He would have never agreed to even participate if he thought for one second he would be the first to go."

And just like his dance moves, the bruised actor didn't exactly accept his defeat with grace.

"David is blaming everyone but himself for the vote," an insider tells me. "Backstage after the show, he was blaming the producers, the lighting guys and even the costume department."

Get this, apparently David is convinced if he performed in some 'Baywatch'-inspired red swim trunks and had more say in his choreography, he would never have been sent home.

You gotta admit, it cannot be easy to be the first to fall in a talent and popularity contest, but someone has to. Now, David joins the likes of Shannon Doherty, model Josie Maran and Belinda Carlisle, in being the first to go in their respective seasons.

"Of course, David is humiliated," a friend of the burly-chested star tells me. "It's embarrassing. If it wasn't enough to say goodbye to judging 'America's Got Talent,' now for the foreseeable future, he'll be the guy that America decided was less talented than 'The Situation' and Bristol Palin."

Ouch!

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'Dancing With the Stars' Contestants

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Comments

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Wednesday 22 September

By goatcars2

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Maybe he should have rolled around the floor eating a cheeseburger and uttering incoherent statements!!!!!!

Thursday 23 September

By tammie

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lol this just made me laugh out loud because i pictured it. good one.

By Gandalf`

Exactly! Although apparently THAT did not humiliate him. The man is just pathetic.

By Creid

Typical alcoholic- it's never their fault!

By Kimberly

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I call that game "WHO'S the matter with me?"

By deesbabyjr

Great! I can watch the show now.

By georgie

I thought he would be the first to go. He was really bad. Also, I don't think the public is that forgiving of his drunk and out of control behavior recently.

By prime10

The HOFF forgot his wheel chair and his cane or he would have been fine!! He looks older than the Mt. Rushmore, Hoff, get your a-- in a Nursing Home NOW!! They cant do anymore with you in REHAB!!

By Liz

Well. at least they asked him to appear on the show..........guess they will never ask you...right????

By TLC

C'mon, he wasn't good by any stretch of the imagination, but we have to be honest....He, by far, was better than Margaret Cho. That woman, funny as she is, does not have a rhythmic bone in her body!

By kat

I truely agree with you. He wasn't the only bad one but M. Cho was the worse.

By Keith

Well, if he was shocked at the results, why did he go on Letterman recently and exclaim that he had no intentions of winning and knew he wouldn't make it to the end. He laughed off any serious contention that he should have shown, so maybe his supposed "fan base" saw Letterman the night he joked and said he was a terrible dancer and wouldn't make it. Rethink that one, Hoff!

By jbfus

heyes shes a young kid there is no politics here your an idiot get a life imagine people like this vote

By Heyes

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Did I bring up politics idiot.. she was horrible..Palin is next I decide on the dancing.. only a repuke would bring up politics

By Jim L

Who cares?

By Carol Moore

DANCING WITH THE STARS SHOULD BE CALLED: DANCING WITH THE BOOBS!

By JT

I wish. Then I'd bother watching it.

By Debbie

He was not not good. It's too bad they kick someone off the first week. It would be nice if everyone could have the opportunity to stick around for at least one more dance. Anyone can have a bad night. In my opinion, Margaret Cho was even worse than the Hoff this week.

By maryanne

now maybe that HUGE EGO will be toned down a little.

By just3horses

I doubt it. He`ll go get drunk and look at himself in the mirror and he`s back on top ( in his on mind )

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