Val Chmerkovskiy is facing a $6 million lawsuit from a
16-year-old girl who alleges the Dancing With The Stars professional caused her
severe emotional distress by posting a picture on social media mocking her
appearance.
The girl, who has Down's Syndrome, claims she was at a
baseball game in 2008 and someone took a picture of her drinking a soda. The
photographer captioned the image, "Everything that's wrong with
America", and it soon went viral.
Chmerkovskiy reposted the image on his Facebook page three
weeks ago, editors at TMZ.com report, with the caption, "Letting your kid
become obese should be considered child abuse."
The girl claims that due to Chmerkovskiy, and later CBS
News, posting the image on social media, that it subsequently went viral again
and she was left humiliated.
The girl's mother sent several emails to Chmerkovskiy
asking him to take down the image, which he eventually did. However, he
responded with a post on Facebook that read in part, "I am truly sorry for
the lack of sensitivity... You're handicapping your kid, and they're
defenseless (sic)... They don't know better. That's why you're there."
To read more on this story, click here: Val Chmerkovskiy,Dancing With The Stars Professional: Facing a $6 Million Lawsuit from a16-Year-Old Girl Who Has Down's Syndrome
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