Jewel Questions Judging Competitors On Their ‘Dancing’ Rehearsals

Country singer Jewel has questioned the decision by “Dancing With the Stars” to once again allow an injured competitor to be judged by their rehearsal dance.

As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Melissa Rycroft suffered and injury to her ribs and was unable to compete on Monday’s “DWTS.” Instead, like they did with Steve-O earlier in the season, the judges marked her on a pre-show rehearsal dance with partner Tony Dovolani, something Jewel, who herself pulled out of the current “Dancing” season before it started due to injury, questioned.

“Being a rodeo and bull riding fan it’s hard for me to get used to someone who is injured still getting a score,” Jewel wrote on her husband, Ty Murray’s MySpace Celebrity page. “I think the rule about ‘judging a rehearsal if the person is too injured to perform’ was weird both times they have used it.”

Jewel suggested she would have preferred to see the game played by rodeo rules (her rodeo champ Ty Murray is still competing this season on “DWTS”).

“As bad as I felt for Melissa, who I hope feels better and comes back, I’m used to our cowboy athletes that live by the rule: ‘ride hurt or don’t get a score,’” Jewel blogged. “It may seem harsh, but it seems like the only way to keep things honest.

“If you’re too hurt to compete then you can’t compete,” she continued before adding, “But if I were to be on the show I might change my mind. Hahah!”

Despite receiving the lowest score on Monday night, Melissa had enough votes from the fans to put her through to the next week, and it was Chuck Wicks who was instead sent home.

In her post, Jewel suggested rodeo rules help keep integrity in any competition.

“I like that the bull riders and cowboys have to win to get paid,” she said. “They get paid based on their performance and not on their reputation. That, to me, seems like the way it should be in the real world. All of us get fired if we don’t do any good at our jobs.”

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