Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff had a great career, but ultimately fell short of the final last night's Dancing with the Stars results show.
The Karate Kid star says that his departure was not exactly a shock, but made it clear that the judges dug a hole for him and Karina Smirnoff.
"We feel like the comments of the judges' last night put us in a very difficult - even for our fans - to remove it, " he says.
"It 'was unfortunate, because I think that some comments have been disrespectful and not constructive as I can improve."The Karate Kid star says that his departure was not exactly a shock, but made it clear that the judges dug a hole for him and Karina Smirnoff.
"We feel like the comments of the judges' last night put us in a very difficult - even for our fans - to remove it, " he says.
The actor felt like the judges were "making fun" of him and Smirnoff, and was not satisfied. "I think we have earned respect throughout the season."
"We felt it was the playing field was not level for some reason, last night. This was disappointing. But I was prepared for this [elimination]."
Denied or not is difficult to argue that one of the first three are not part of the substance, freely acknowledges that Macchio.