Cristian de la Fuente thinks the ruptured tendon in his left arm is comparable to the fact that Marlee Matlin is deaf.
He told Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris that if he were voted on to the next round, he would power through his injury, saying, "Weeks ago, a deaf woman took the chance of dancing. I can dance."
If only he were mute.
Filed under: Dancing with the Stars
1. WE DO NOT CARE! If I were a fan of the show wouldn't I be watching it right now?!?!?! Shut UP.
Posted at 10:32PM on Apr 29th 2008 by wait what
2. ..well, that was a classless comment...how ignorant of him.
Posted at 10:39PM on Apr 29th 2008 by leona was great last week on Idol.
3. WOW!!! Yeah. there goes HIS votes!!!
Posted at 10:41PM on Apr 29th 2008 by JessBcuz
4. Of course it was ridiculous for Cristian to compare his injury to Marlee's disability but the real question is... HOW THE HELL CAN HE USE HIS ARM WITH A RUPTURED TENDON??? He clearly demonstrated on Monday night how much this injury affected his ability to continue their routine. How does he plan to overcome this, especially when he is delaying surgery to repair the tendon? Is he thinking sheer determination will miraculously heal him? Muy Stupido!!!
Posted at 10:42PM on Apr 29th 2008 by fixxin2
5. P.S....alot of FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE going on in LaLa land.
Posted at 10:44PM on Apr 29th 2008 by leona was great last week on Idol.
6. Come to think of it..."the deaf woman" did a whole lot better than him WITHOUT the injury!!! What an idiot..reminds me of my ex. Such stupidity.
Posted at 10:46PM on Apr 29th 2008 by JessBcuz
7. fixxin 2....his partner should refuse training with him....dangerous for her...he is obvioulsy a dumbass.
Posted at 10:46PM on Apr 29th 2008 by leona was great last week on Idol.
8. Has the world gone stupid? He WASN'T saying that is injury was similar to being deaf. He was saying that if Marlee can compete while deaf (a difficult handicap to overcome), then he can with a hurt arm (a much easier one.) What exactly is so difficult to comprehend about that?
Posted at 10:46PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Cooper
9. WTF???
Posted at 10:49PM on Apr 29th 2008 by tx soccer mom
10. Cooper...u can't dance if u can't use ur arm, especially with a partner.....Marlee "hears" in her own way and CAN dance.
Posted at 10:50PM on Apr 29th 2008 by leona was great last week on Idol.
11. WHAT A STUPID A-- HE IS MAKING THAT COMMENT REGARDING MARLEE, LIKE HE IS CHALLENGING, WHAT? HIS ARM TO DANCE. WOW, WE SHOULD FEEL SO INSPIRED BY HIM THAT HE WILL FORGO SURGERY FOR US TO BE ON DWTS. BS -IF HE HAD RUPTURED ANYTHING IN HIS BODY IT WOULD HURT LIKE HELL! YOU CAN'T EVEN DO ANYTHING CUZ YOUR ON HEAVY MEDS FOR PAIN. THIS IS SO PHONY IT'S SICKENING. DID YOU NOTICE HOW HE MOVED THAT LEFT ARM AND POINTED IT TO HIS LEFT AT SOMEONE THAT WAS JUST SAVED, YET WHEN TOM CALLED HIM FORWARD HE FOLDED IT AND HELD ON TO IT LIKE HE JUST BROKE IT!!! THIS IS SO SICKENING, IT REALLY TICKS US OFF!!!! IF THEY ARE NOT GONE NEXT WEEK THIS SHOW IS AS PHONY AS THE TWO OF THEM...WE ARE NOT ASHAMED TO SAY THAT WE ARE CALIFORNIA FILIPINOS WITH NO RESPECT NOR ARE WE FANS OF EITHER ONE!
Posted at 10:54PM on Apr 29th 2008 by filipinos
12. When I heard him say it & saw the look on everyone's face I actually said out loud "What a pompous idiot!"
Posted at 10:55PM on Apr 29th 2008 by tori
13. I TOLD YOU(S) THAT HE IS A WUSSY! HE IS A FAKER! HE FAKED THE WHOLE THING, AND I WHAT IS CRAZY IS THAT I AM ON THE ABC CHAT ROOM, AND IT IS ACTUAL PEOPLE THAT STILL HAVE SYMPATHY FOR THIS CLOWN!
HE FAKED IT! YOU CAN TELL IN THE DANCE! NO WAY SHANNON, SHOULD HAVE WENT HOME BEFORE HIM! SHE WASN'T THAT GREAT, BUT SHE WAS BETTER THAN HIM! I HOPE THAT HE GO HOME NEXT WEEK!
Posted at 11:06PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Ms. Sugar Walls
14. In fairness, when you watched the show....it didn't seem like he was comparing his situation to Marlee Matlin at all. He was asked if he was if he was comfortable taking the risk of continuing and he basically said he had no excuses to quit because of an arm injury when she overcame so much more to dance on the show, He was starting to kind of elaborate on that comment when he was cut off by the hosts...so give the guy a break....I think he was really uncomfortable with the whole situation.
Posted at 11:10PM on Apr 29th 2008 by tmzreader
15. it shows that are a bit slow to understand the Americans, Cristian referia to be that if a deaf person can dance with such disabilities, it is of the much smaller and is a very capable person to continue in competition and get to win.
¡Viva Cristián!!!!
Gooooooooo!!!!!
Posted at 11:10PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Leslie
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