The premiere of the new season of Dancing With the Stars was just last night, but there's already a controversy brewing. Contestant and professional bull rider Bonner Bolton was caught on live television placing his hand on partner Sharna Burgess’s crotch, and Twitter understandably lost it.
Many Twitter users captured and discussed the moment on social media.
#DWTSpic.twitter.com/7jl0fkBAtB
— Queen C (@ceraa_flynn) March 21, 2017
During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Bolton explained the context of the awkward moment. “I was just stargazed by Nick and Peta's performance and I was looking at the TV screen," he said. "I felt her bump into me yet I wasn't really looking at what was bumping into me. There was some hand placement that went south, so to speak.”
Sharna took to Twitter to quickly and sassily shut down the debate.
Loverz its #clapbackseason Lets talk about the awkward hand... actually since I've had #nipplegate already, lets just call it #handgatepic.twitter.com/yhdAQwlkfx
— Sharna Burgess (@SharnaBurgess) March 21, 2017
Anyone who has the ridiculous idea that it was intentional...is straight up stupid. As in lacking th intelligence to realize it was innocent
— Sharna Burgess (@SharnaBurgess) March 21, 2017
Well, it looks like that's all cleared up. Let’s see if Bonner and Sharna can overcome this snafu and make it to the next round.