Dancing with the Stars pro Sharna Burgess has denied speculation there is a "toxic" culture behind the scenes of the reality dancing competition.

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Sharna, 40, recently conducted a Q&A session with her followers via Instagram Stories, and one person asked, "What do you think DWTS toxic means?"

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Sharna replied, "I've never heard this but I'm gonna have to assume The fandom (some not all obvi)."

"It's certainly not the show itself or the people on it," she added.

Sharna competed on Dancing with the Stars from Season 16 through Season 30 with the exception of Season 28. Her only win was a controversial one with Bobby Bones on Season 27.

Bobby faced a lot of backlash for winning the mirrorball trophy despite not being one of the better technical dancers in the Dancing with the Stars finale.

"Gosh I hate even seeing those two words [DWTS and toxic] together; it's so sad," Sharna continued in her response.

"But yeah, the online hate is just another level these days. On the flip side, so is the online love and adoration. It's the ying and yang.. the balance I guess."

Sharna acknowledged that when there are a lot of people "who love something," there will still be some people who don't.

"And with how popular [Dancing with the Stars] is again with this second coming," Sharna said, referring to the show's high ratings and increased number of weekly home-viewer votes.

"Every man and his dog wants to go viral with their 'hot takes' while most of them would cry for a photo with any of the people they speak so [poorly] of, if given the chance."

Weeks after actor Corey Feldman was eliminated from Dancing with the Stars' 34th season, he brought up the idea of "toxic" Dancing with the Stars behavior during an appearance on Gurvey Law's radio show.

"There was a lot of stupidity in the mudslinging that went on behind-the-scenes," Corey revealed last month.

"Actually there, everything was great, but the behind-the-scenes drama and B-S that people throw around that show, I've never seen anything like it. It's the worst, like, most toxic."

Corey was paired with pro dancer Jenna Johnson for his stint on Dancing with the Stars, but the pair only lasted two episodes of Season 34.

"On the set, everybody gets along. Everybody's great. Everybody's happy," Corey said. "You're working hard. You don't even have time to look up. You're just working."

He continued, "You start reading these things in the paper, like, 'This person's mad at this person. These people aren't talking to each other.'"

Corey said he also heard people criticizing him, saying he didn't work hard enough or had "destroyed the show" with his ego. Stories also surfaced claiming Corey was "difficult to work with."

Corey subsequently clarified what he meant by those podcast comments in a statement to People.

"I want to make it absolutely clear that my experience on Dancing with the Stars has been positive," Corey shared.

"Everyone associated with the show -- from my fellow cast members to the pros, crew and production team -- has treated me with nothing but kindness, support and respect."

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Corey elaborated, "The issues I was referring to have nothing to do with the show itself. They relate to the outside commentary, rumors and individuals who are no longer directly involved with DWTS but still feel entitled to weigh in and create unnecessary drama."

He concluded, "The DWTS family has been wonderful, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to be part of it."




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