Posted: 7:44 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010
By Kelley Cash

The motley crew of celebs tapped for Dancing With the Stars has been assigned their pro partners. Count on this: It's gonna get interesting.
Here are the teams, as announced today on Good Morning America.
Brandy and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Michael Bolton and Chelsie Hightower
Margaret Cho and Louis Van Amstel
Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke
David Hasselhoff and Kym Johnson
Florence Henderson and Corky Ballas
Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough
Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer
Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas
Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovolani
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and Karina Smirnoff
Kurt Warner and Anna Trebunskaya
With the pairings set, the oddsmakers at Bodog.com are already handicapping the season.
Brandy has been pegged as the early favorite to take home the crown, followed by Grey, Patridge and The Situation. At the other end, Florence "Mrs. Brady" Henderson is the longest shot, finishing behind the presumed untwinkle toes of Warner and Palin.
Finally, this season could have turned out even more oddball. According to the Hollywood Reporter, several celebs approached by ABC turned down the chance to display their dizzy feet, including Sylvester Stallone, Ann Coulter, Condoleezza Rice, Erin Brockovich, Richard Branson, Tim Allen, Suzanne Somers, Kirstie Alley, Drew Carey and E!'s very own Joel McHale. According to E! Online's Marc Malkin, Ryan O'Neal and Jamie Lee Curtis also passed. (And Joan Rivers is pissed that she's never been asked, but that's another story...)
"We've approached a lot of people over the years," executive producer Conrad Green told the trade.
"People say no for a variety of reasons. Some people like the show but think they suck at dancing. It's a lot easier to say no than it is to say yes."
E! Online
Dancing With The Stars: The Stars That Passed On The Show!
Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, was approached by the show, but he passed. They should have checked his profile first to see if DWTS was in his "Favorite TV Shows" section on his Facebook page.
Sylvester Stallone was also approached about doing the show. He declined the offer, but we wouldn't be surprised if the offer spurred an idea in his head for his own show. Dancing With The Former Action Stars? Who wouldn't want to see Dolph Lundgren let loose on stage?
DWTS was also rejected by Ann Coulter, Condoleeza Rice, Julia Roberts the real Erin Brockovich, Richard Branson, Suzanne Somers, Kirstie Alley no duh, and Joel McHale.
We're not really sure why Tim Allen and Drew Carey declined the offer though. Tim Allen's got nothing better to do, other than hang around and pray that they decide to make Toy Story 4. As for Drew Carey, he's in the best shape of his life! He should totally do the show!
HollywoodReporter
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