"Star" Search for "Dancing" Still in Limbo

Posted Jul 26th 2008 11:28AM by TMZ Staff

Sources tell TMZ that the casting for the next season of "Dancing With The Stars" is far from complete. Producers still are scrambling on specifics and contestants.

Taking a page from Jerry Springer, the producers are trying to create some major drama, possibly by pairing exes up against each other or people who have had some sort of turbulent relationship.

Talks with Kim Kardashian, Warren Sapp, Lance Bass and "Brady Bunch" mama Florence Henderson have been confirmed. Another younger Brady also may be on board. Paging Chris Knight!


We're also told the show wants to have a contestant who has beat a disease or currently is battling a disease to be the emotional kicker this year. Heartwarming!

The formal cast announcement is scheduled for late August.

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1. NO KIM KARDASHIAN, SHE IS A WANNABE LIKE PARIS HILTON. PLEASE NO............................................SOMEONE WHO HAS EARNED THEIR DUES.

Posted at 12:18PM on Jul 26th 2008 by WASTE

2. Why, oh why, do people always have to screw up a good thing. The reason we watch dancing with the stars is because we can watch it with the kids. It is just good clean fun. But if they are going to muck with that, we wont be watching ANYMORE! Assholes!

Posted at 12:19PM on Jul 26th 2008 by wilma

3. I wanna see Ed McMahon tango in the neck brace.
Please no more sports figures.

Posted at 12:20PM on Jul 26th 2008 by chicken stripper

4. Please. please, please don't let it be Chris Knight or that horrible wife of his. I swear I'm already sick of this show and it hasn't begun filming yet!

Posted at 12:31PM on Jul 26th 2008 by Maisy

5. Please. please, please don't let it be Chris Knight or that horrible wife of his. I swear I'm already sick of this show and it hasn't begun filming yet!

Posted at 12:32PM on Jul 26th 2008 by Maisy

6. My family loves watching this show every season. But this show has gotten worse and worse over the past couple of seasons. It used to be a show where my 6 year old daughter can watch with us, but now we have to have the remote in hand. Some of the costumes, moves, etc. are getting to the point where it isn't a wholesome family show anymore. It comes on ABC at 8:00 at night, lets keep it a decent family show. One more thing it is a dance show with stars dancing, NOT a sympathy show. It is a show where you vote for the best dancer not for a person to get votes because of what they have been thru in the past. I don't mean any disrespect at all (and please don't take it that way), but it is Dancing With The Stars.

Posted at 1:08PM on Jul 26th 2008 by marie

7. from what i've been hearing, producers have also been chatting with emma 'baby spice' bunton and d-list couple katie price and peter andre (the latter whom are appearing on the uk version soon).

Posted at 1:10PM on Jul 26th 2008 by mook

8. Want ratings? Then cast the following:

Denise Richards and either Charlie Sheen or Heather Locklear!

Elizabeth Hasselbeck and Rosie Odonnel!

Hulk Hogan and his soon to be X wife Linda!! HA!

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline or Kevin's X Shar Jackson!!!

Jessica Simpson and Carrie Underwood or Vanessa Manillo!!

Christie Brinkley and her X husband!

Farah Fawcett should be the disease victim.



Posted at 1:11PM on Jul 26th 2008 by hmmmm

9. How about Oprah and Gail.

Posted at 1:13PM on Jul 26th 2008 by FLOWER

10. how exciting... we would love to see Marc Consuelos .... Kelly Ripa husband. HOTTIE

Posted at 1:43PM on Jul 26th 2008 by irene

11. how exciting... we would love to see Marc Consuelos .... Kelly Ripa
husband. HOTTIE

Posted at 1:44PM on Jul 26th 2008 by irene

12. Don't go there!! Just leave it as it has been up to know, if they introduce those ideas they will mess it up..I sure won't watch that crap if they do that

Posted at 1:49PM on Jul 26th 2008 by bzapper

13. How about this show doesn't go on the air anymore??? What a crappy show....

Posted at 2:23PM on Jul 26th 2008 by Joye

14. Suzanne Somers should do it..Has Valerie Bertinelli done it yet? She would be great as well..Guys need to be better looking this year..Last season there was only one hottie! Cristian De La Fuente..

Posted at 2:38PM on Jul 26th 2008 by Glisten Garbor

15. Kim Lard-assian?

Remember - you can put a pig in a tuxedo, but it's still just a well dressed pig.

Posted at 2:45PM on Jul 26th 2008 by Essenmir

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