Just hours before tonight’s taping of "Dancing with the Stars," TMZ has learned that Mario Lopez’s partner, Karina Smirnoff, has suffered an injury on the set. While reps for the show are denying that any incident has occured, sources inside CBS Television Studios, where the show is taped, tell TMZ that medics were rushed to the scene to treat an injury to Smirnoff’s back. No word on who Lopez will dance with in the case that Smirnoff will not be able to participate in tonight’s live broadcast. Lopez will no doubt be at a disadvantage without his partner, and with reports of a romance blossoming between the two, his mind will most certainly be distracted from tonight’s routine.
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I hope this is not true because if it is then he will most likely be out of the competition.
UPDATE from TMZ:
TMZ just spoke with Mario Lopez, who confirmed his dancing partner injured herself today, just hours before "Dancing With the Stars" airs live on ABC. Lopez says Karina Smirnoff "hurt her back and neck in rehearsal" and doctors were summoned to the set. Lopez says Smirnoff is in pain, adding, "I hope she pulls it together. I’m nervous." And a source on the set says at around 7:00 PM Eastern time, Katrina was back rehearsing.
