Derek Hough has branded Amber Rose's body shaming comments as "just false"
The 32-year-old model claimed last week that she felt judge Julianne Hough was criticising her figure when she said she felt "uncomfortable" watching Amber's salsa on 'Dancing with the Stars'.
5 October 2016
However, Derek - who is the brother of Julianne and also a former professional dancer on the show - has claimed that isn't the case at all.
Speaking to 'Entertainment Tonight', the 31-year-old dancer said: "I think we all know Julianne and she is a huge advocate for being kind. You get your feelings hurt when you're on the show, I understand she felt bummed out.
"But to say [Julianne] was [body shaming] is definitely just false. Julianne's the complete opposite of that, and she stands for everything that's [the opposite of] body shaming."
was competing in this year's 'Dancing with the Stars'
And Julianne, 28, echoed the thoughts of her brother after she made a public statement, saying the coverage was edited and her comments were not relative to the footage being shown at the time.
She said: "To be clear, that was a produced package, not live coverage and they can put those sound bites anywhere. My 'uncomfortable' comment was about the fact that I felt like I wanted more out of the performance - when someone is doing a hot, sexy dance like that without the right amount of energy that is required, it can be uncomfortable to watch."
In the original comments, Amber - who has lost around 10lbs since being partnered with Maksim Chmerkovskiy - said there was no difference between her and the "beautiful professional dancers", but that Julianne felt uncomfortable with Amber's weight.
She said: "They did the commentary, and I, it was a point in the dance where I had to lift my leg up and Maks dipped me & [Julianne] said, 'Oh, I'm uncomfortable,' and instantly I felt, I did feel body shamed.
"You know, all the beautiful professional dancers that are on 'Dancing with the Stars', I mean they dress very sexy and they do the splits and they grind up on these guys and they look absolutely stunning and get a standing ovation. And me, and my body, my hips, my ass, my breasts made her uncomfortable."
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