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 Me

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Why the F&%K did they have her on DWTS in the first place??? This is suppose to be "Dancing with the Stars", not "Dancing with Sarah Palin's Daughter" or "Dancing with Politics"! This has been the worse year ever! Shame on those who thought Moose face is a celebrity!!!

By Edna

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I think it is shameful the way everyone has talked about the voting for Bristol. Thats exactly what it is, it is left up to ALL the viewer to vote. If they don't vote they should not set back and flap their jaws. I personally would have thought she would have been gone 2 maybe 3 votes back. I feel sorry for her, she never ask for all of this. She just wanted to dance.

By Stevie

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I don't mean to be unkind and I hardly ever have even watched this show. But I love to watch good dancing and I happened to catch Bristol on one of her nights on the show. It was hurtful to watch.
It's not fair to those who really can dance to watch as the producers use the Palin phenomena to boost ratings. If she wins, it will be a travesty. But what else is new these days?

By Patty

For all you Palin Fans you are as dumb and stupid as they are and maybe yu should live in Palins Alaska!!!

By margaret

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Its all sour grapes from Brandy and Maks and Len and Bruno, they had her picked as the winner, do people not remember what Brandy has done, she had an accident that took a person's life, no one is throwing that crap up in her face, so Bristol had a baby out of wedlock, so can any of you say that it has not happened in your family. Go Bristol, but with Len and Bruno, I know her scores are not going to be great from them, no matter how well she does.

By Cin

Wish the whole family would stay out of the lime light, they make republicans look bad and they HAVE to win the next election!

Don't be such haters, where does it get you. No where, but being sad and unhappy in your own life.

By No Prez Palin

Tell me why do you think she just wanted to dance? My thoughts on that one is the moola and most likely her mother approach them with the idea. (Ask my daughter & tell her about the money) Think about it, more nutty exposure for Sarah. It won't matter, you and that nut won't be having any tea parties in the White House in 2012.

By RaRa

Grace under pressure? You must be kidding. There's nothing the Palins like more than a little controversy. Let us not forget that the baby grizzly said last Monday that Brandi's partner didn't like her, and was mean to her.Just a little something to stir up her fans - so much so that many proudly talked of how they scammed the system and voted 300 times.

By Lizzi

This tramp dances like my great great grandmother.....

By jdrumerrnr

Didn't she put herself there?

By remy

The only way the show can be saved is if the three judges give a well deserved score of a 2 or 3 to Palin and guarantee her true place on the show,LAST!
Sadly it wont happen;the show will loose its dignity and integrity for not stopping this political madness that highjacked the votes by allowing Palin to walk off with a trophy that does not belong to her.
Hopefully this will be the last trophy the Palin's will walk off.

By Don Shafer

For you Palin haters,victory,me,bp darling (not a darling)grow up. Bristol, for one who has not danced, and too, Kyle, they are doing great. Jennifer Grey and her partner are great. However, ones with their talent means the dancing field is not balanceis not far removed from being a pro. She has been dancing since she was little girl so, if she is not a pro, she does not miss it by much. As far as brandy being voted off, I am surprised. I though she did well. I did not detect any attitude with her.

Wednesday 24 November

Don, I am not a Palin hater..nor a liker....I don't get into politics here nor there....However, the way that Sarah Palin has put her family in the SPOTLIGHT has given me permission to put my opinion on Bristols dancing and the reason I believe she remained on the show out there ...If the Palins don't want to see what people think of them...good or bad, then maybe they should be more private?

By larry

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! All you morons getting upset about a show designed for Goobers with GED's to watch.....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! 90 percent of the people who watch this show work at Burger King and Walmart......The other 10 percent are drunk.................

By elvira walker

Break a leg Bristol. And, I mean that literally.

By McSweeney

Cancel the show NOW,is is how hundreds of people yearly make

millions of dollars on televison that have no talent.

By Gary

The liberals scare tactics and threats of violence are going to backfire in a big way! Republicans will be voting in force!

By rocknrollvixen80

Don't put all Republicans in there, I'm a Republican and I wont' vote for her just because she is a Palin. That is not being fair to Bristol or the others. That is just plain ignorant.

By Jude

Whatever happend to may the best man win? The judges should determine the winner.

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