VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-17
“I want to apologize from the bottom of my heart for my recent post,”
Val Chmerkovskiy · said 2026-10-16 · reported 2026-10-17
Chmerkovskiy apologized to Inaba in an Instagram statement on Thursday following the controversy over his Fresh Prince remark.
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