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DWTS Guest Judge Flavor Flav Says Score For Alix Earle Was an Accident

Flavor Flav mistakenly scored a 9 instead of 10 on Alix Earle and Valentin Chmerkovskiy's Paso Doble, preventing a perfect 40/40 score on DWTS, but later clarified the error.

  • On Nov. 4, Flavor Flav, guest judge and founding member of Public Enemy, accidentally entered a lower score that prevented Alix Earle and Valentin Chmerkovskiy from earning a perfect 40/40.
  • Flavor Flav explained the mistake, saying judges enter scores on a computer first, and he accidentally hit nine on the DWTS scoring computer, but production crew said the score couldn’t be changed.
  • Other judges held up perfect 10s while Flav's paddle showed nine, prompting DWTS fans to speculate online about the lower mark and sparking lively debate.
  • Alix Earle and Valentin Chmerkovskiy remained safe with 39/40 after the Nov. 4 episode, while Danielle Fishel and Pasha Pashkov were eliminated.
  • Flavor Flav's guest stint on Nov. 4 highlights the show's crossover with music icons, as the founding member of Public Enemy joined Dancing With the Stars for Rock and Roll Night.
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