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DWTS Chmerkovskiy Hough 'hate' chatter ramps up

By April MacIntyre Nov 3, 2011, 6:10 GMT

05/07/2011 - Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Kirstie Alley - "Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" World Premiere - Arrivals - Disneyland - Anaheim, CA, USA © Tina Gill / PR Photos

Pro dancer drama for ABC's "Dancing with the Stars," as Us Weekly reports that dark horse Maksim Chmerkovskiy and the fair haired lad Derek Hough "hate each other."

The tabloid claims years of pent up dislike have erupted between the two most popular and famous of the male pros:  Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Derek Hough's bad blood is being revealed by an insider on the DWTS set.

"They hate each other," a DWTS insider tells Us of Chmerkovskiy, 31, and Hough, 26, who allegedly "had it out" after Chmerkovskiy's on-air ward of words with judge Len Goodman.

"I had a laugh about that [comment]," three-time Mirror Ball winner Hough told Us later. "I was looking at the plaque upstairs and…well, never mind."

"The professional dance community is really small. The dancers have known one another their entire lives," says a source close to the show. "Now that the group is famous, it's added a whole other level of rivalry and competitiveness."

Derek's sister Julianne, a former pro herself and now a star, may be at the root of it. "Julianne told Maks she didn't want to have a serious relationship," says another unnamed source close to the show. Soon after, the Footloose star started seeing Ryan Seacrest -- and a bitter Chmerkovskiy, says the source, retaliated by "planting false rumors that Julianne was cheating on Ryan with Maks."

The OTHER DWTS insider counters that Chmerkovskiy had no part in that whatsoever.

"Derek is dating Lauren Conrad for publicity," says the insider of his romance with the Hills star. "He is focused on becoming a huge star like Julianne."

Source: http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/dwts-maksim-chmerkovskiy-derek-hough-hate-each-other-2011211