Maksim Chmerkovskiy Takes it Back -- He Will Stay On Dancing with the Stars

Oh Maks, why am I not surprised that you are a sore loser.

The Dancing with the Stars pro, who partnered Spice Girl Mel B. this past season, told TV Guide last week that he would not be returning to the show. Now, it seems, he's changed his mind.

Among the reasons he had given for quitting were that the competition is unfairly tainted against a woman winning, and his distaste for the decadent Hollywood lifestyle. "I spent some time here just looking around and going, ‘Wow, this is an amazing house,'" he told TV Guide. "But I’m a very analytical person. And right away, I looked past the curtains and I saw the drugs and the difficult lifestyles and the failed marriages. And I saw absolutely no family values — and that is the most important thing.”

Well, it looks like he's figured out a way to deal with the "difficult lifestyles," 'cause he's taking it all back.

Maks told People magazine that he made those comments “at a time when I was very stressed out.” He continued by saying, “This show is amazing and it’s rewarding.... I want people — especially my fans — to know that I appreciate their support. I am not turning my back on the show. I don’t want people to feel betrayed. I love this show.”

Wow, did someone feel a bit of backlash?

I know a good way for Dancing to punish Maks -- put him with rumored contestant Florence Henderson!

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