The Asian Age

LOCHTE HURT BY DANCING WITH THE STARS INCIDENT

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Los Angeles: Ryan Lochte says he feels “a little hurt” after two men were arrested for allegedly rushing the stage following his performanc­e on “Dancing with the Stars.” The two men, wearing anti- Lochte T- shirts, were arrested on suspicion of criminal trespassin­g, Los Angeles police spokesman Officer Mike Lopez said. They had rushed the stage while Lochte was getting his scores from judge Carrie Ann Inaba for his debut performanc­e during Monday night’s live installmen­t of the celebrity ballroom dance competitio­n. “Hey, back off,” Inaba said as the altercatio­n was occurring off screen. When the show returned, “Dancing with the Stars” host Tom Bergeron explained they were interrupte­d by “a little incident” and thanked the ABC series’ security team “for staying in shape. “The two men were detained by security until police arrived to take them into custody, Los Angeles police spokesman Mike Lopez said. He did not have the men’s names. No one was injured or listed as a victim in the incident, Lopez said. The swimmer told Bergeron that “so many feelings are going through my head right now.” Lochte added that he was “a little hurt, but I came out here. I wanted to do something I’m completely not comfortabl­e with, and I did.” ABC did not immediatel­y return messages seeking comment about the incident. During the episode, the Olympic medalist performed a foxtrot routine with profession­al partner Cheryl Burke to “Call Me Irresponsi­ble.”

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