Update (March 22, 2017, 2:00 PM PT) "Dancing With The Stars" host Tom Bergeron has chimed in on the William Shatner vs. Nick Viall twitter flap. Bergeron wished Shatner a Happy 86th birthday Wednesday, and added a little request asking if he can negotiate a truce between Shatner and Viall.
Happy Birthday to my pal @WilliamShatner! Any chance I can negotiate a truce between you & @viallnicholas28 ?? 😂🎂🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/no9IJNaamb
@Tom_Bergeron
Original story:
Loyal "Dancing With The Stars" fan William Shatner does not like "The Bachelor" Nick Viall and is campaigning on Twitter to get him booted from ABC's reality competitions series ASAP.
Shatner shared a bunch of tweets about it Monday night.
Viall made his debut on the show's Season 24 premiere Monday with partner Peta Murgatroyd and Shatner expressed just how bad he wants Viall to be voted off.
"My goal for #DWTS is to knock Bachelor Nick out ASAP. Who is with me?" he said.
My goal for #DWTS is to knock Bachelor Nick out ASAP. Who is with me? 👍🏻😏
@WilliamShatner
Whoever your favorite is - just not Nick- make the 10 phone calls for them. https://t.co/4OKy55HF7T
@WilliamShatner
How do we get #BachelorNation to not vote for Nick? 🤔
@WilliamShatner
No! He needs to go next week https://t.co/cMHjjcSDyK
@WilliamShatner
Well then get them to call or go online to vote against him! https://t.co/i7IcOICr0w
@WilliamShatner
Like most of us, many Twitter users questioned why Shatner could hate Viall so much. The actor replied to a few tweets saying his angst over Viall comes was sparked by Andi Dorfman's season of "The Bachelorette," as well his run on "Bachelor in Paradise." Shatner also called out the fact that Nick's last name is fitting for his personality.
🙄 Google it. https://t.co/IltoMS9mhH
@WilliamShatner
Keep voting #DWTS Don't vote 4 Nick #BachelorNation
@WilliamShatner
He lives up to the homonym of his last name. https://t.co/aD0CM2peAn
@WilliamShatner
Watch Andi's Bachelorette Season where he started this Viall journey.🙄 https://t.co/kUTsPcT44n
@WilliamShatner
Leopards don't change their spots. Don't be surprised if he shows up again on paradise. I won't be. https://t.co/jqD1cQG423
@WilliamShatner
Just a reminder that you can still vote for #DWTS online https://t.co/oNuVZPA3BZ Anyone but Nick.
@WilliamShatner
So let me get this straight, saying vote for anyone but Nick is bullying but saying vote for ______ is OK? Sorry my tweeter but you're wrong https://t.co/LD7NXXTS7I
@WilliamShatner
Anyone but the vile one. 😉 https://t.co/87LHsHKtSx
@WilliamShatner
Viall finally replied to the tweets with just a sad face. His dance partner Peta Murgatroyd also replied to a very vocal Shanter, who claims to actually love the dancer, just not so much her partner.
@PetaMurgatroyd Peta, you know I love you. 💕 Congratulations on becoming a mommy. Just can't cheer you on this season. Love to Maks & Shia.
@WilliamShatner
Watch Viall and Murgatroyd dance the cha-cha on their DWTS Season 24 debut below.
