dancing with the stars Champion Witney Carson found herself surrounded by controversy on social media just days after taking the mirror ball home, but she quickly distanced herself from the situation.
The 32-year-old choreographer took to Instagram and shared a post showing her text conversation with her husband, Carson McAllister, in which they made fun of her. DWTS competitor, Dylan Efron and his famous brother, Zac Efron.
The post, in which husband and wife mocked Dylan for inviting his brother to “get votes” for the finale, quickly caught fire.
Social media users criticized DWTS pro for belittling the other contestant while other competitors were also joined by their families.
However, some comments spoke in his defense, writing that he was funny and not “shady.”
Regardless, the social media post quickly disappeared from Witney’s account, leaving only screenshots of their text message exchange.
The original text Carson sent to Witney read, “Zac Efron is here,” to which she responded, “I saw! They’re trying to get votes.”
She continued, “I bet everything I have that the only reason Zac never went to see Dylan (until last week) is to avoid this specific situation: not being credited for the work and progress he made this season and people saying he just moved on. [because] by Zac.”
