Dancing with the Stars: Maksim Chmerkovskiy Explains Why He’s Doing “The Bachelor” in Ukraine and not the U.S.
« Extreme Makeover Home Edition: Graham Family Sneak Peek! | Home | The Bachelor: Meet the Ashleys » December 22, 2010 11:00:15 by Shayla Perry After Maksim Chmerkovskiy of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars announced that he’d be looking for love on the Ukrainian version of The Bachelor , some people out there (and we won’t name names) felt that he was dissing American women; like he just broke up with our entire country and gave us the old, “It’s not you; it’s me” speech. But after reading his explanation as to why he chose Ukraine over the U.S., we’re starting to maybe think it’s not him–it’s us. Check out what Maksim had to say and see if you agree… From Maksim Chmerkovskiy’s Website: First thing first. I AM doing the Ukrainian version of our “Bachelor”. The fact that I’ve turned down the American version has NOTHING to do with my ‘dislike’ of American women (the statement is so absurd that I can’t believe I’m even dignifying it with a reply). My reasons for doing it: 1) This is...