He told Burke he sat down with showrunners in 2019 and discussed potential contestants for the upcoming 28th season.
And then a few weeks later, I get a phone call, he continued.
And then they told me who it was, the former press guy for Trump.
Tom BergeronEric McCandless via Getty Images
I said, Guys, this is exactly what we said we wouldnt do.
Producers responded by offering to let him out of his contract.
I even went so far as to say its their right to do that.
We will have to agree to disagree.
So at that moment, I knew this is probably my last season, because of that one betrayal.
Up until that point, there were people of character there, he added.
They had screwed me.
Im gonna screw them, he said.
But I wanted the viewers to know this was a step too far to me.
This was a step too far on the cusp of an election year.
And again, had it been a Democrat, same statement.
Yet, Bergeron said the majority of his 15 years on the show was very positive.
I look at the math and 95 percent of my experience was really quite wonderful, he said.
And no, he added he would never return to the show.
No never, he shared.
Because its not the same show, its not the same world.
I did it for a lot of years, theres no point.
What would I prove?
Dancing With The Starspremiered its 32nd season on September 26 after the WGA reached an agreement with AMPTP.
Season 32 also marks the return ofDWTSto ABC.
The show aired last season on Disney+.
The new season simulcasts live on Disney+ and is available next day on Hulu.
