Maximum Security Surrounds Bristol at 'Dancing' Tonight

By Rob Shuter Posted Nov 22nd 2010 05:27PM

'Dancing With the Stars' will be in full lock-down mode Monday night when Bristol Palin takes the dance floor after a threatening letter containing suspicious white powder was received at the production office Friday.

"Everyone is on high alert," an insider tells me. "It's like a scene from 'The Bodyguard,' with Bristol playing the leading lady."

The ABC show confirmed that measures were taken to ensure everyone's safety before it was determined that the substance was talcum powder, but would not comment on the additional measures insiders tell me will be in place for Monday's live show.

"Nowhere in the world is going to be more secure than the 'Dancing' set on Monday," an insider tells me. "The audience will all go through extreme security checks and not even the president of the United States could get backstage without the appropriate credentials that evening."

Staff at the show have never seen anything like this before, with unprecedented security costing the producers hundred of thousands of dollars.

"This is a dancing competition, for god's sake," an ABC source tells me. "None of us signed up for this. We should just be worrying about getting the best shots and making sure all our lighting cues are tight, now we are all worrying about our safety. It's just not right."

Good luck Monday, Bristol. You are showing amazing grace under pressure that no one should have to deal with.

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Comments

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Monday 22 November

By Bill

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Do any of you people have a life???

By milliebsp

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Apparently YOU don't because you're on here too! Hahahaa!!!

By tigger

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don't give the tea party that much power.
america is bigger then that.
ABC just wants ratings...bad attention better then none.

as far as palins show...don't watch it.
can't see that as intertainment.
I don't watch tv to be bored.....maybe reading a book would be a
good change to a palin reality show.

By noah

VOTE BRISTOL OFF BRIGADE starts tonight

By baker

vote for bristol doaway with noah hes a jerkor she is votebristol

By slc07

Where does one sign on for this brigade! I have a lot of interested parties if it isn't too late. Good luck!

Tuesday 23 November

By gj

blame the lunatic anti palin crowd for all this hatred and insanity

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Oh for God's sake! The threatening letter and fake white powder was probably sent by Sarah Palin in an attempt to keep her kid and HERSELF in the limelight!!!

By Lisa

I can't believe this is going on. Just let the girl dance. If people are calling in votes it means she is liked. If you want someone else you should have voted. I give her props for going out there and standing up for herself and the progression she has made. It isn't always about the end result, it can be about the journey. I personally think Kyle should win but I am all for her being in the finale.

By philip

how does this poor example of a dancer get this far? robo calls how doe sANYONE think palin is a STAR?? advertising and ratings rule
btw..morons this is about bristal NOT obama or sarah the gust of hot air palin......I a msure you blow hards hating EVERYTHING obama has done wil lbe first on line for unemployment (GOP blocked), stimulis money and ofcourse jobs created by helping GM and Chrysler and the banks get healthy again...

By ktamlyn

Good Luck Bristol! You're a beautiful, just like your mom!

By Gina

"ktamlyn
Good Luck Bristol! You're a beautiful, just like your mom!"

And you're delusional. I hope your mother was not.

By grumzie

Oh how quickly we forget. Remember Ty Murray, the bull rider. he couldn't dance and was the first to admit it. He came out every week and worked his butt off. He got to the final three even tho he wasn't the best dancer. It's a show that allows people to vote for not only the best dancer but the one who can't dance but is giving everything they have to try. This is not about Bristol Palin's mother, this is about Bristol trying to do something for herself. Why is everyone making it political & even threatening her. What country are we living in????

By BJ

How can you keep lying to yourself saying that, "This has nothing to do with her mother?" If Sarah Palin wasn't her mother, she would still be an unknown unwed mother. Let's be realistic regardless of how you feel about her dancing.

By tony

I for one am gald it is costing the producers of this CIRCUS millions.....Next time they wont cave in to some woman who wants her name in the news 24/7 even to the point to sacrifice her daughter...IS THERE NO END TO THIS WOMANS GALL.....SET HER ADRIFT ON AN ICEBERG....LETS SEE WHO WILL RESCUE HER....MAYBE JOHNNY MCCAIN....YEAR RIGHT...

By Holly

The show is called...Dancing With The Stars. What makes her a star? The fact that her mom ran for VP and lost?

By cow1129

Oh, and The Situation and Kate Gosselin are stars? At least Bristol has been an advocate for teens.

By Angela

I have been watching DWTS since the first season. This season is the most disappointing one yet! Bristol sucks and should have been eliminated first as far as I'm concerned. Maks and Brandy should have definitely been in the finals. If Bristol wins, I seriously think that DWTS will be doomed. I probably won't ever watch another season!!!

By WiltonDiary

Now we have unwed mothers are role models. Oh great, just great. Well I won't let my childred be influenced by the no morals Palin clan.

By jinky

So BRANDY goes home since she is an unwed mom AND killed somebody in a car crash, and isn't that likeable anyway, i guess.

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