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Amber Rose Says Julianne Hough Body Shamed Her on ‘DWTS’

Muva is not here for anyone degrading her voluptuous physique.

Dancing With the Stars star and Slut Walk founder Amber Rose is not here for anyone degrading her physique. The 32-year old clapped back at judge Julianne Hough, accusing her of body-shaming after Hough critiqued her performance of the salsa on Monday’s episode.

Rose sounded off on her podcast Loveline With Amber Rose, saying, “It was a point in the dance where I had to lift my leg up and Maks dipped me and [Julianne] said, ‘Oh, I’m uncomfortable,’ and I instantly, I felt, I did feel body-shamed.”

The How to Be a Bad B***h author continued, “You know, all the beautiful professional dancers that are on Dancing With the Stars, I mean they dress very sexy and they do splits and they grind up on these guys and they look absolutely stunning and they get a standing ovation. And for me, and my body, my hips, my a**, my breasts, made her uncomfortable.”

Hough, 28, however denies being “uncomfortable” about Rose’s body, telling E! News this misunderstanding is a result of bad editing on the show’s part.

“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.

“Trust me I’m ALL for a sexy booty dance!! We all know that!! And any kind of body-shaming goes against everything I believe in,” Hough added.

According to US Weekly, in a statement issued to Entertainment Tonight on Friday, Hough continued to defend herself saying, “I have been a strong proponent of female empowerment and an anti-bullying advocate for years and I take that very seriously. Any kind of body-shaming is the furthest thing from who I am and what I stand for.”

Well, here’s what we do know: Rose’s professional partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy always has Muva’s back — and her backside. 

What do you think? Was Amber Rose body-shamed? Or was it all just a big misunderstanding?

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