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Alix Earle’s stepmom, Ashley Dupré, is apologizing after her “stepmotherly instincts” got the better of her.
Two days after Dupré harshly criticized Cheryl Burke for giving her stepdaughter a nine, on the Oct. 28 edition of Dancing with the Stars, she offered the professional dancer a public apology.
“I just wanted to jump on here and apologize for making comments that were insensitive in the heat of the competition,” Dupré said after explaining that she was on her way to a Halloween party.
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In the original reaction video, Dupré and her children watched along as Earle performed a tango to “bury a friend” by Billie Eilish.
While Earle and her partner, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, received tens from judges Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli, Burke, who was serving as a guest judge for the night, gave them a 9/10.
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“Oh, go take more Ozempic,” said Dupré after Burke held up her scoring paddle. After her children asked, “Go take more Ozempic?” Dupré doubled down on her comments and said, “What? She looks weird. Doesn’t even look like her.”
Ozempic is a diabetes drug that’s become popular as a weight-loss tool. In May, Burke told PEOPLE that she had lost about 30 to 35 lbs. in recent months and attributed her weight loss to intermittent fasting and regular exercise.
“I always try to pick others up,” Dupré said in the video. “If you follow me, you know that about me, I hope, and that’s how we raise our children. I’m sorry that my actions did not reflect that.
Dupré ended her video by wishing everyone an “amazing” and “safe” Halloween.
Her apology video comes one day after Burke hit back at Duprè on Instagram.
“I know that I did the best that I could with the information that I had — and with what I saw in real time — and for the people who think body shaming is okay, especially in front of your children, that sends a powerful message about what you value, and clearly it’s not kindness,” Burke said.
She added near the end of the clip, “If that’s the example you choose to set, then please, I beg of you, leave my name out of it.”
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