Disgraced Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte made more than a splash when he performed on last night’s premiere of Dancing With the Stars.
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Whether Lochte will sink or swim after the first round of voting remains to be seen, but “Dancing with the Stars” host Tom Bergeron is giving the security team who tackled the protesters high marks.
Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte had just finished his debut dance with partner Cheryl Burke when two men in t-shirts with a “No Lochte” symbol rushed the floor. Video later emerged that showed the man who pointed a gun at Lochte was actually a gas station employee.
“Once Lochte did what he did, embarrassed Americans, lied to Brazil, the climate changed”, they said. “It was really unnerving and again, I applaud our security team for making it very short”. Four to five other women were also escorted out of the audience as part of the group chanting against Lochte. They were arrested for misdemeanor trespassing, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. An image taken outside the studio after the disruption showed two men wearing T-shirts with the word Lochte written across them and crossed out. A number for Soroudi could not be found. Preciado said police did not know what the protestors’ motivations or intentions were. “But at the end of the day, we are all just so grateful that no one was more seriously injured”.
“I’m shocked, and I am hurt for Ryan”, Burke said. “I wanted to protect my home”. They received a combined score from the judges of 24 out of 40.
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Lochte has been the subject of negative publicity and public derision after he admitted to exaggerating claims that he and fellow US swimming teammates had been robbed at gunpoint during the Rio Olympics. The United States Olympic Committee and USA Swimming announced recently that Lochte is suspended for 10 months, which knocks the swimmer out of competing in the 2017 world championship. For the protection of AP and its licensors, content may not be copied, altered or redistributed in any form.
