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Steroids Scandal on "DWTS"?

Posted Feb 26th 2009 11:52AM by TMZ Staff

DWTS ScandalMove over, A-Roid -- Jewel has now taken your place as the face of cheating in pro sports. Alright, it's dancing ... but still.

Jewel took to her blog yesterday to announce she is battling tendonitis in her knee as she prepares for the upcoming season of "Dancing with the Stars." But Jewel, unlike seemingly every baseball player, openly admits she is taking steroids to help her stay healthy. She writes, "Hopefully these steroids will really do the trick and I can keep bad flare ups at a bay in the future."

It is unknown what ABC's policy is on performance-enhancing drugs in reality dance competition shows. Certainly if Jewel should go on to win, "DWTS" purists will call for an asterisk next to her name....

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Tags: Dancing with the Stars, DancingWithTheStars, DWTS, injuries, injury, Jewel, knee, steroids, tendonitis

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76. Wow, shocking! I thought this was a joke inside about a joke when I first saw it, but I guess the grass is a little too greener on the west coast, Obviously viewers and any moron who has had an injury realizes that steroids come in different biological activities (anabolic/sex steroids, corticosteroids/gluccorticoids, and mineralcorticoids). She has no advantage at all and would actually have a disadvantage if she were to use them for long term suppression of the inflammation. Get a life guys.

Posted at 1:28AM on Feb 27th 2009 by SmarterThanALawyer

77. Oh.. for freaking Pete's sake people. Does anyone know the difference between corto-steroids (AKA Prednisone, etc.) versus anabolic performance enhancing steroids??? 'Cause apparently whatever doofus reported this doesn't. This story should be taken down. You are trying to mislead people if you think this is really a valid story.

Prednisone is an anti-inflammatory that I've taken for asthma as well as knee injuries. I don't think Jewel would be stupid enough to go blabbing to everyone that she's taking performance enhancing steroids. She's just trying to take down the pain and swelling in her knee.

Posted at 10:05AM on Feb 27th 2009 by Jen

78. Are you people not familliar with Sarcasm? Idiots!

Posted at 12:30PM on Feb 27th 2009 by Billy Clubb

79. I knew she was on something. She is huge. Her muscles are so big they can't be stopped. Maybe now we can move on however since we know the truth.

Posted at 6:14PM on Mar 4th 2009 by Pat

80. I think the writer of this story was being facetious.

Posted at 3:11PM on Feb 27th 2009 by Ethan

81. I know everyone is joking about anabolic steroids being different than corticosteroids, but corticosteriods are on the WADA banned list, when administered, without a Therapeutic Use Exemption, every which way except topically. If people recall, Lance Armstrong was subjected to alot of criticism for using a corticosteroid cream for saddle sores during one Tour de France.

From the WADA's latest Prohibited List:

"S9. GLUCOCORTICOSTEROIDS
All glucocorticosteroids are prohibited when administered by oral, intravenous,
intramuscular or rectal routes.

In accordance with the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions, a
declaration of use must be completed by the Athlete for glucocorticosteroids
administered by intraarticular, periarticular, peritendinous, epidural, intradermal
and inhalation routes, except as noted below.

Topical preparations when used for auricular, buccal, dermatological (including
iontophoresis/phonophoresis), gingival, nasal, ophthalmic and perianal disorders
are not prohibited and neither require a Therapeutic Use Exemption nor a
declaration of use. "

Posted at 8:46PM on Feb 27th 2009 by KenC

82. You guys are ridiculous for 'breaking' a story like this! You should retract it and get your facts straight.

Posted at 11:20PM on Feb 27th 2009 by ave

83. Comfortable silence.....

Posted at 9:13AM on Feb 28th 2009 by Kenneth

84. These are corticosteroids like prednisone , which are powerful antiinlammatories. They are not muscle building drugs. In fact they do the opposite. You should really check your facts before you print something this dumb.

Posted at 1:33PM on Feb 28th 2009 by mss0606

85. Moron reporters. Jewel is most likely taking corticosteroids, inflammation fighting steroids, not anabolic steroids, the type used to build muscle. At the least the type being used should have been found out.

Posted at 5:21PM on Feb 28th 2009 by Hawaii MD

86. lets put out thinking caps on tmz...theres a big difference between performance enhancing steroids and steroids prescribed by a doctor...

Posted at 6:26PM on Feb 28th 2009 by lulu

87. She is using prescribed corticosteroids to decrease the inflammation and pain. They in no way enhance her dance performance. Steroids allow her to practice withing wincing in agony.

Posted at 12:07AM on Mar 1st 2009 by AngieBaby

88. Jewel is so HOT... who cares if she uses!! SHe's smoking.... HOT!

Posted at 10:07PM on Mar 1st 2009 by I was meant for her

89. Not all steroids are created equal, dumbazz!

Posted at 6:37AM on Mar 2nd 2009 by BillyG

90. It is a Cortisone Shot you idiots.... it is a steroid, but it doesn't build muscle.

Posted at 12:17PM on Mar 2nd 2009 by Juan More

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