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
61. Who the hell does he think he is? I am a very proud parent of a hearing impaired child, having a muscle cramp or at the most a small tendon injury cannot be compared to a world of silence. He should have been gone last night, maybe he ought to be kissing Cheryl Burke's feet, she is the only reason he is still on the show. What a self conceited piece of doo doo hs is, never compare your bad dancing to a life-long disability.
Posted at 12:46PM on Apr 30th 2008 by Heather Curtin
62. Awwww, one of those pretty boys that shouldn't open his mouth.
Posted at 12:47PM on Apr 30th 2008 by COCO
63. Stop twisting his words. He didnt say he was the same. He meant if Marlee can overcome something soo huge his little injury wasnt going to stop him. he was actually complimenting her. Sheesh.
Posted at 1:04PM on Apr 30th 2008 by tina
64. and the sheep go baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. Sheep are the dumbest creatures on the planet. Learn to think for yourselves and use your brains. Instead of following along mindlessly.
Posted at 1:22PM on Apr 30th 2008 by steve
65. I think he meant it as 'this is a minor inconvienence compared to Marlee's deafness.'
Posted at 1:24PM on Apr 30th 2008 by dianne
66. HE WASN'T COMPARING HIS INJURY TO MARLEE'S DISABILITY.
He was saying "If a woman who is deaf can do what she did, I have faith that I can dance".
It was a respectful, classy nod to Marlee's determination and accomplishment on the show.
And he's right, it would be much harder to dance deaf than to dance with a torn muscle in your arm. So seeing how far Marlee went, he'd be wrong to leave because his injury is LESS than what Marlee had to endure.
Posted at 1:39PM on Apr 30th 2008 by Carlito
67. He was very respectful of Marlee. What he was saying is his injury is not enough reason to stop when a woman who is deaf never tried to get out of dancing. I have a hearing problem and I appreciated his comment. People, you should admire him for that comment, not find fault with him.
Posted at 2:09PM on Apr 30th 2008 by Jen
68. Why does his stupid bitch partner always JUMP on every partner when they get to the next round!? She's so annoying! The guy has a torn tendon (or whatever) and she still jumped up on him & expected him to hold her up. WTF is her problem?
Posted at 2:37PM on Apr 30th 2008 by Nik
69. Is the hourly update on this nobody really necessary?
Posted at 3:07PM on Apr 30th 2008 by typicalsituation
70. I think it was more like he was saying that his injury is nothing compared to what Marlee went through, so there is no reason why he shouldn't try. TMZ, I think you totally misinterpreted this one.
Posted at 3:45PM on Apr 30th 2008 by Caitlyn
71. WHICH ARM WENT "BAD"?? CAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE HE KEPT FLAILING BOTH ARMS!! AND CHERYL SAYS SHE HEARD
A POP? I DONT THINK SO...WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP..HE'S AN IDIOT! AND A FAKER! AND BY THE WAY TMZ, DOES SOMEONE IN YOUR 'CREW' HAVE A CRUSH ON THIS GUY? CAUSE YOU HAVE LIKE 7 POSTS PRACTICALLY IN A ROW
AND FRANKLY, NO ONE HARDLY KNOWS WHO HE IS, WHAT HE DOES, WHY HE DOES IT, NOR DO THEY CARE.
SLOW NEWS NITE? OR ONE OF YOUR BOYS CRUSHIN????????
Posted at 4:06PM on Apr 30th 2008 by lizouttavegas
72. No disrespect was intended by his remarks. So if you people can't say anything good, then keep your ignorant mouths shut. Cheryl & Chritian do a lot of charity work. If we all did half as much, this world would be much better.
Posted at 4:21PM on Apr 30th 2008 by steve
73. lol....i am so happy that i am not the only one that freaked over the comment!!!
Posted at 5:09PM on Apr 30th 2008 by frisco1975
74. TMZ can you please post another article about this guy? I dont think we have enough yet!
Posted at 5:59PM on Apr 30th 2008 by DildoJones
75. I interpreted the comment as "If Marlee can overcome a disability, I can overcome an injury." I think it was one of those things that sounds good in one's head but once verbalized sounds bad. English is not his first language and I think his thought was lost in translation. I noticed Bergeron cut him off and moved right along. I'm a Latina and in Latin American countries there is no such thing as being politically correct to the extreme as it's taken here. I disagree w/the exact words he used but I understood what he meant.
Posted at 11:11PM on Apr 30th 2008 by Anh-Kay
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