Tom Bergeron Just Revealed Why He Was Fired From Dancing With ...

Part of Dancing With the Stars is knowing that another celebrity will leave the ballroom floor for good each week. But in October 2020, fans were stunned when producers announced that original host Tom Bergeron would be leaving the show after 28 seasons at the helm, along with co-host Erin Andrews. And as viewers continue to mourn his departure, Bergeron has opened up about the experience and revealed why he was fired from the popular show. Read on to see why he waltzed away from the longtime hosting gig.

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Tom Bergeron says he was fired for “butting heads” with producers, adding that the show had changed.

Bergeron stopped short of explaining precisely what had driven a wedge between himself and the show’s producers. But some believe he may be referencing a public stance he took against the booking of Sean Spicer, press secretary for former President Donald Trump, on the show’s 28th season.

In a statement released on Twitter during the summer of 2019, Bergeron outlined a discussion he had with the show’s new executive producer over Spicer’s controversial addition to the show’s lineup. He explained that in offering up suggestions, his “chief among them was my hope that DWTS, in its return following an unprecedented year-long hiatus, would be a joyful respite from our exhausting political climate and free of inevitably divisive bookings from ANY party affiliations.” Bergeron added that even though he left the meeting believing the two parties were in agreement, “a decision was made to, as we often say in Hollywood, ‘go in a different direction.'”

Bergeron wrote at the time: “It is the prerogative of the producers, in partnership with the network, to make whatever decisions they feel are in the best long term interests of the franchise. We can agree to disagree, as we do now, but ultimately it’s their call.”

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Bergeron only recently admitted that he had been fired from the show.

Now, two years out from his departure, Bergeron admitted to Saget that he’s accepted what’s happened and moved on. “It’s pretty far in the rearview mirror for me. I’m on to other stuff,” he said.

Bergeron then offered a frank explanation of why he’s kept quiet about the ordeal for so long and chooses to remain positive. “You know what nobody needs to hear? A whiny millionaire … It’s so self-absorbed. I mean, look. I had great fortune. I mean, I had two network shows running simultaneously for the better part of a decade and a half.”

Best Life has reached out to representatives for Dancing With the Stars for comment on Bergeron’s statements but has yet to hear back.

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