DANCING WITH THE STARS Showdown: The Second Elimination

After an emotional night of personal performances last night, it was time for someone to receive the news that they'd be going home on DANCING WITH THE STARS. Would it be Wendy Williams, the talk show host whose smooth talking never quite translated to the dance floor? Or would it be Sugar Ray Leonard, who hasn't yet managed to bring his boxer's focus? Let's find out!

Of course, there has to be entertainment prior to the axe, and this week's guests were teen star Selena Gomez and OneRepublic. Selena's performance had her in a dress that had the unfortunate side effect of making her look a bit like a parrot, but featured polished dances from Chelsie and Mark. OneRepublic performed twice, in between far too many recounts of Kirstie's fall - for which Maks took full responsibility, apologizing yet again.

Finally, it was time to announce the results. There was little surprise - Chris Jericho (with Cheryl), Wendy Williams (with Tony), and Kendra Wilkinson (with Louis) comprised the bottom three, and it was the thoroughly uncoordinated Wendy Williams who ended her time on the show. As always, though, her personality far outweighed her lack of moves, and she quipped when  hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke approached her for the standard exit questions that she would do her talking "tomorrow...on The Wendy Williams Show!"

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"Dancing with the Stars" is the U.S. version of the international smash hit series, "Strictly Come Dancing." This version is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Rob Wade is co-executive producer. Alex Rudzinski directs. "Dancing with the Stars" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound.

Photo Credit: ABC/ADAM TAYLOR

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