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Protesters rush Ryan Lochte during 'Dancing with the Stars' debut

15 September 2025

Disgraced Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte made more than a splash when he performed on last night's premiere of Dancing With the Stars. Audience members and reporters on the scene snapped quick videos and images while ABC's cameras were fixed on judge Carrie Ann Inaba, Lochte, Burke, and Bergeron - all of whom were either irritated or shocked at the interruption.

In the scandal, Ryan lied about being robbed at gunpoint at a gas station by men pretending to police, which initially embarrassed Brazil.

Satoodeh and Barzeen Soroudi were arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor trespassing and each held on $1,000 bail.

Dancer Derek Hough said he stepped in to stop the protesters as well, telling Inside Edition: "I basically kicked them out".

When the show returned after the commercial interruption, after the protesters were removed, Bergeron asked Lochte how he was feeling.

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Lochte, who clearly was shaken by the incident, said he was emotionally a "little hurt".

Two men were arrested for trespassing Monday after rushing United States swimmer Ryan Lochte on the set of the popular American television show Dancing with the Stars. "It was really unnerving and again, I applaud our security team for making it very short".

On Thursday, USA Swimming and the United States Olympic Committee announced that Lochte had been suspended for 10 months from domestic and global competitions as punishment for lying about a supposed armed robbery at a gas station in Rio during the second week of the Olympics. Lochte was suspended from the USA swimming team for 10 months, the Post reports, and has become the poster boy for white male privilege. "I came out there with a big smile and have the best fan support here".

"I want the world to know, we want Americans to know that we don't take what he did lightly", he continued. And I was hurt. That's what the great people of Twitter were saying happened, after what appeared to be an unknown interruption took place, following the swimmer's first performance on the show.