Maks Chmerkovskiy Issues Public Apology to Partner Vanessa Lachey

Some personal growth or professional arm twisting…we’ll never know. Per US Weekly and Maks’ Instagram/Twitter account:

Maksim Chmerkovskiy is expressing regret after missing his Monday, October 2, Dancing With the Stars performance due to undisclosed “personal issues” amid reported tension with partner Vanessa Lachey.

“As you are all aware, I had to leave the show last week to take care of some personal issues. I take full responsibility for my absence,” the professional dancer, 37, tweeted on Wednesday, October 4. “And want to apologize to my partner Vanessa. We are both looking forward to dancing for our fans next week!”