'DWTS' judge Carrie Ann Inaba apologizes to Danielle Fishel for body comment

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00:00I would like to apologize for my words if they hurt you at all, because I didn't mean that at all.

00:06You are small, but you do pack a punch, and that's why I can say it, because I believe in you, okay?

00:13Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba is apologizing for commenting on contestant Danielle Fischl's body.

00:18During last Tuesday's show, Inaba's critique of Fischl and pro partner Pasha Pashkoff's routine

00:24included a remark about the actress being a tiny little woman, who should use the space around her when she dances.

00:31You have to use the space, because you are a tiny little woman.

00:34Nine, eight.

00:36I am a tiny little woman, but she's big on the inside, very powerful, so I need to unleash her more often.

00:43Before stepping out into the ballroom this week, Fischl admitted in a confessional that the words stuck with her.

00:49Pashkoff, who has called out Inaba for her unfair criticism of Fischl in the past,

00:53also took the judges' feedback to heart, saying that their contemporary choreography for this week

00:59is the perfect style to put that into action.

01:01Meanwhile, Fischl's Boy Meets World co-stars recently questioned whether the Dancing with the Stars judges,

01:07specifically Inaba, had a personal vendetta against her.

01:10I want to give them the benefit of the doubt, but I can see at this point it's starting to feel like a personal vendetta.

01:15It is. It totally feels personal.

01:17Are you guys open to the potential that Danielle might be working her ass up?

01:22Ryder Strong admitted on Saturday's episode of the Pod Meets World podcast that he held back the anger

01:28in regards to watching the judges score Fischl's performances each week.

01:32Co-host Will Friedel felt the same way and specifically called out Judge Carrie Ann Inaba,

01:37who he accused of having unfair favoritism for certain contestants when it comes to her scoring.

01:42Carrie Ann has her favorites.

01:44She'll have two or three that no matter what they do, they could walk on the stage, trip, hit their face,

01:48and she'd be like, you tried so hard, nine. And then Danielle does the best thing where she's doing triple flips

01:53and she's like, you got to hold your shoulders different too. And it's like, what the f***?

01:57Strong and Friedel aren't the first to question Inaba's judging this season.

02:01Fischl's pro partner, Pasha Poshkoff, blasted the longtime judge for her unfair criticism

02:06of their dedication night routine, which also happened to be a tribute to Fischl's other

02:11Boy Meets World co-star and mentor, William Daniels.

02:15Despite the routine being a fan favorite with plenty of Fischl's co-stars in the ballroom

02:19to support her, the dancing duo only earned a total score of 29 out of 40 from the judges.

02:25Fischl has been adamant that she is open to the judges' criticism and hopes that it will

02:29help her improve each week of the competition. She admitted that Inaba was not wrong in her

02:33feedback and wanted to prove them wrong with her and Pashkov's next routine.

02:37But despite Inaba's praise for their dance this week, Fischl and Pashkov were ultimately

02:41voted out of the competition.

02:43The couple going home is Danielle and Pasha.