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Audience protestors rush swimmer Ryan Lochte on DWTS

US Dancing with the Stars cuts to a commercial break when audience members try to protest swimmer Ryan Lochte.

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Two audience members reportedly “rushed” US swimmer Ryan Lochte during a Live broadcast of Dancing with the Stars.

Two men wearing anti-Lochte T-shirts attempted to protest while Lochte was receiving his scores from judge Carrie Ann Inaba.

“Hey, back off,” she said as the altercation occurred off screen. The show cut to a commercial break but several social media users nabbed the moment on video.

When the show returned host Tom Bergeron explained they were interrupted by “a little incident” and thanked the show’s security team “for staying in shape.”

Lochte and teammates were involved in an early-morning drunken encounter during the Olympics last month in Rio, claiming they were threatened and robbed. But Lochte was charged with providing a false claim of a robbery. US team officials have banned Lochte for 10 months, requiring him to forfeit $100,000 in bonuses and miss the 2017 world championships.

Lochte has previously featured in his own reality series What Would Ryan Lochte Do? for E! in 2013.

Source: Associated Press

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