He showed up in a sling to rehearsals, but Cristian de la Fuente seemed to suggest his injury could be fake.
Of course, he also said his face might be a mask and called Cheryl Burke hot ... so he was likely lying.
4/30/2008 7:15 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
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its fake cause if its real the doctors wouldnt risk permanent damage and delay the surgery
PITY VOTES
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this is such a phony situation, unbelievable how he does not have pain and can continue to rehearse....maybe he has a 6 million dollar arm like shannon had a 6 million dollar butt! they should both feel ashamed for the lie!! well, maybe at least him, she has no shame!!! right matthew?
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Completely called it when I saw it as a fraud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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to Jean: I had a similar injury, and the ER Doctor thought it was fake. An MRI proved him wrong. Severe torn Tendon, and Torn rotator cuff. I didn't have any insurance, so they did nothing. Surgery ws recommended by an Orthopedic Surgeon on staff. They did not care about permanent injury, because I didn't have the $$. I have some range of motion, and just live with the pain. So much for the Doctors. ( The doctors told me it takes 3-6 mo. of painful recovery and Physical Therapy after the operation.) It's not a good idea to decide if someone's else's injury is fake. You may very well be wrong.
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People have to be very careful in life with their health. He and his doctors are stupid for letting him continue and risk further dehibilitating injury.. Some people think they are invincible. Don't risk possible painful injury Cristian! A life in pain, is no fun.
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What an idiot!!! your married cristian, call your wife HOT!!! because she is, and burke is not!!! How rude you are to your wife talking about another woman like that, it's something you say to a buddy but not to thousands of readers- Dumb A--! You and burke say the stupidest things, like her hearing a 'crack' and she thought it was her dress. Like a dress cracks;it rips, tears burke. What were you doing when you went to school? Stupid things always come out of your mouth....or in your mouth? BOTH from what we hear in L.A.
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Oh great., when Marie Osmon passed out last season she was in the bottlem 2. After that they kept here week after week when she didnt deserve it. I wonder if Christian will b getting the votes like she did? Christian should have been the 1 sent home, not Shannon!!!! Marie sucked big time!!!
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why do people even care about this kind of crap? he's a D list celeb dancing with some hooch. The dude faked his injury for some votes. meh. sooo not news worthy.
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I think TMZ HATES females and loves the cute guys - so I take that into consideration when hearing TMZ stuff.
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