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Reality Star Denies Desecrating ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Set

“Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” host Ryan Seacrest claimed that Derek Hough almost broke the 2,400-pound wheel.

Derek Hough, 40, slammed Ryan Seacrest for claiming he had to lecture the Dancing With the Stars judge off-air. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune host Seacrest, 50, said Hough jumped on the 2,400-pound wheel during a break in a September episode. “In the commercial break, [he] was jumping on the center of the wheel and having Bruno spin it, much like the top of a cake ornament,” Seacrest told USA Today on Monday. “We did say, ‘Please don’t do that. That would break it, and there’s only one of those wheels. If that breaks, we have a real problem.’” Hough refuted Seacrest’s accusation on Wednesday. “Btw, this is 1000% NOT true,” he wrote on his Instagram Story, under a screenshot of Seacrest’s comments. “I would never disrespect a set like that however awesome that would’ve been to be ‘spun around it like a cake ornament’ haha.” Hough finished the episode strong, raising $63,350 for his chosen charity, Feeding America, a nonprofit that operates over 200 food banks.