So You Think You Dance has found a new judge to replace Nigel Lythgoe, and the show didn't have to look far.
《舞魅天下》找到了一位新評委來代替奈杰爾·利斯戈,而這個節(jié)目不用找太遠。
Fox announced Friday that JoJo Siwa will return to the judging panel for season 18, after previously serving as a judge on season 17 of the reality program.
??怂怪芪逍?,JoJo Siwa將回歸第18季的評委,此前他曾擔任第17季真人秀節(jié)目的評委。
Twenty-year-old Siwa, who also competed on season 30 of rival dance competition series Dancing With the Stars, will join judges Allison Holker, the choreographer and former SYTYCD All-Star, and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, another DWTS alum who recently appeared on The Traitors as well.
20歲的Siwa也參加了競爭對手的舞蹈比賽系列《與星共舞》的第30季,她將與編舞家、前SYTYCD全明星艾莉森·霍爾克和另一位最近也出現(xiàn)在《叛徒》中的DWTS校友馬克西姆·奇默科夫斯基一起擔任評委。
Lythgoe had been slated to reprise his duties for season 18, but the longtime judge and series co-creator stepped down earlier this month in the wake of sexual assault allegations. "I have informed the producers of So You Think You Can Dance of my decision to step back from participating in this year's series," he said in a statement. "I did so with a heavy heart but entirely voluntarily because this great program has always been about dance and dancers, and that's where its focus needs to remain. In the meantime, I am dedicating myself to clearing my name and restoring my reputation."
Lythgoe原計劃在第18季中繼續(xù)擔任法官,但由于性侵犯指控,這位長期擔任法官和劇集聯(lián)合制片人于本月早些時候辭職。他在一份聲明中說:“我已經(jīng)通知了《舞魅天下》的制作人,我決定退出今年的比賽。”“我心情沉重,但完全是自愿的,因為這個偉大的節(jié)目一直是關(guān)于舞蹈和舞者的,這是它需要繼續(xù)關(guān)注的地方。與此同時,我將致力于洗清我的罪名,恢復(fù)我的聲譽。”
Lythgoe has been accused of sexual assault in two separate lawsuits from Paula Abdul and two female former contestants on the reality show All American Girl. Abdul has alleged that Lythgoe sexually assaulted her during an early season of American Idol and again when she was a judge on SYTYCD; she also claimed that Lythgoe assaulted her assistant. Lythgoe denied Abdul's allegations.
Lythgoe在兩起獨立的訴訟中被指控性侵犯,分別來自Paula Abdul和真人秀《全美女孩》的兩名前女選手。Abdul聲稱Lythgoe在《美國偶像》的早期季中對她進行了性侵犯,并在她擔任SYTYCD的評委時再次對她進行了性侵犯;她還聲稱利斯戈襲擊了她的助手。Lythgoe否認了Abdul的指控。
So You Think You Can Dance season 18 will debut Monday, March 4. Cat Deeley will continue to serve as host, but the show is revising its format this year. Fox describes the new format as one intended to more fully reflect the authentic experience of what it is to build a career in dance. Contestants will compete in new weekly dance challenges designed to give them a true taste of life as a dancer, including performing in a music video, prepping for a football halftime show, and going toe-to-toe with a Broadway veteran.
舞魅天下第18季將于3月4日周一首播。凱特·迪利(Cat Deeley)將繼續(xù)擔任主持人,但今年該節(jié)目將修改其形式。??怂箤⑦@種新形式描述為一種旨在更充分地反映在舞蹈事業(yè)中建立的真實體驗的方式。參賽者將參加新的每周舞蹈挑戰(zhàn),這些挑戰(zhàn)旨在讓他們真正體驗舞蹈演員的生活,包括在音樂錄影帶中表演,為足球中場秀做準備,以及與百老匯資深演員進行面對面的較量。
Each week the judges will decide who to send home and who gets to stay to compete for the $100,000 grand prize.
每周,評委們將決定誰將被送回家,誰將留下來爭奪10萬美元的大獎。