Strictly Come Dancing former pro dancer James Jordan entered into a tense back and forth on Twitter with head judge Shirley Ballas over claims that past and present Russian dancers haven't shown enough support for Ukraine, which is currently being invaded by Russia under President Vladimir Putin's orders.
Following 43 year old James's angry rant on what he perceived past colleagues to have done to help in the crisis, Shirley couldn't let his comments slide by, in a row that comes amid controversy over former dancer Kristina Rihanoff's comments about Russia and Ukraine.
While the ballroom star regularly posts controversial comments and opinion on his social media pages, claims that some Russian dancers have chosen "self-promotion" over open support for the Ukrainian people didn't sit well with Shirley, 61.
Angry at not spying enough condemnation of Russia's decision to invade its neighbouring country, James wrote: "I don’t see many of the Russian dancers I know and have even shared the Strictly dance floor with them openly speaking out about the war against Ukraine. “But are still promoting themselves on social media - very disappointed.They know who they are - not one post about it," he claimed.
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