All the DWTS drama between Maks Chmerkovskiy and Tatyana Ali explained, as he bets against her
'This was not a good Tango'
Former DWTS pro and Val’s brother, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, has been VERY outspoken about his opinions this season, and he hasn’t been holding back about how he feels towards Tatyana Ali.
On the social media platform Ramble, speaking about Tatyana’s performance last night, he said: “How do I say this was not a good Tango in a positive way?”
This comes after he dragged Maura Higgins for being the “weakest dancer left in the competition.” He dropped his opinion on the same platform, writing: “Hot take: Maura is the weakest dancer left in the competition.”
To make it even worse, he’s literally getting paid by the app to make these nasty comments. “You keep 90 to 100 per cent of all advertising and fan revenue generated by your community, something no other platform offers,” Ramble’s website explains.
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Viewers are calling out his negative behaviour, and rightfully so. “Hot take it’s time for you to move on Maks. It’s giving peaked and doesn’t know what to do with himself anymore,” one Reddit user said.
He’s also been placing bets on Tatyana losing and being eliminated. This is the second week in a row he’s used the betting app Kalshi to bet on Tatyana going home. Last night, Maks lost $250 on his incorrect bet, but could have won over $500 if she had been eliminated. Former pro Gleb also joined in on the bet, losing $400.
Viewers have pointed out how odd and wrong this behaviour is. “This is so gross and offensive,” one Reddit user wrote.
“What bothers me is that this isn’t just about him repeatedly wanting her eliminated. He’s also promoting a prediction market where real money is being put on contestants going home,” another user pointed out. “If this position is his, he’s repeatedly backing a prediction that hasn’t come true.”
val.. you dumb fuck, maksim is your brother so of course you’re tied to whatever he does. like tatyana is one of your co workers so maksim preying on her downfall looks bad on you (by relation) #dwts https://t.co/xi1nu1SbDQ
— ZACH 🇵🇸 (@cozyplup) November 10, 2026
Val, Mak’s brother, has acknowledged his behaviour but doesn’t seem to care. A viewer DM’s Val a link to a Reddit thread titled, “Why is Maskim promoting gambling on Tatyana Ali’s elimination week after week?” To which he poorly responded with: “Unfortunate. Sorry, I don’t know what this is or how I’m in any way connected to this.”
Viewers seem to think Maks’s outspoken dislike of Tatyana stems from his hatred of Jan, Tatyana’s partner, and have even accused him of racism. “He doesn’t like Jan. He’s not the only former pro who’s made posts for them,” one viewer said on Reddit.
Last season, Maks went on The Penthouse With Peta podcast and said some pretty nasty comments about his fellow dancer Jan, saying he had “no business being a pro on DWTS” and claimed he had “zero foundation technique, quality [or] understanding of the partnership.”
Maks, Tatyana, or Jan haven’t spoken out about this apparent feud, but Tatyana’s managed to prove the haters wrong and continue to stay on the show.