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Maksim Chmerkovskiy " Dancing With The Mops" Maksim Chmerkovskiy Maksim Chmerkovskiy helped celebrate Swiffer's 18th Birthday! at Midtown Loft in New York City today.Yes, a mop is big news today! Photo By: Diego Corredor/mediapunch

Maksim Chemrovskiy And Peta Murgatroyd Maksim Chemrovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd attended JRDF's 43rd Annual Promise Ball at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City last night.  Photo By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch

Maksim Chmerkovskiy Maksim Chmerkovskiy takes a break from Dancing With The Stars to snack on Wonderful Pistachios in New York City yesterday. ​Photo Courtesy Of: Bobby Bank/Domain MSA

Maksim Chmerkovskiy Dancing with the Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy was spotted taking a break from his hectic schedule in NY this past weekend - picking up a free replacement pair of SOL REPUBLIC ​ear tips at a RadioShack store in New York. Maksim was overheard raving about the SOL REPUBLIC products, talking about how much music is a part of his life because of dancing. He was also overheard talking about the recent dating rumors, mentioning that he was linked to a "million different girls" in just one weekend. He then joked, "If that is the only problem I have, I can't complain."

Maks Chmerkovskiy On Wendy Williams "Dancing With The Stars" winning couple, Maks Chmerkovskiy and Meryl Davis, joined Wendy Williams in her Hot Topics segment this morning, where Maks confirmed he would would accept a role as one of the judges if the show offered it to him. Maks said, "I'm not Simon [Cowell]. I'm not a nice judge. I'm a good judge. I judge the way it's supposed to be. I know this business, I've been in it, I grew up in it. Somebody asked me yesterday why I started dancing and I once again thought about it. I was 4 years old. Who knows why. Spending 30 years in an industry, that you, you know, I think I've done a little bit in it. I know what I'm talking about. Unlike some of the guest judges that we had this season."

Maksim Chmerkovskiy And Karina Smirnoff Dancers Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff were photographed at the 'Forever Tango' Press Preview at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York City. Photo By: Corredor99/MediaPunch Inc.

Kate Upton Maksim Chmerkovskiy Kate Upton turned 21 on Monday, June 10 -- and the buxom blonde may have celebrated her milestone birthday with a new man. The two-time Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl is rumored to be dating Dancing With the Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy, multiple insiders tell Us Weekly exclusively . "It's very new," a source says of the stars' alleged romance. "They were set up through friends. They just started dating." When contacted by Us, Chmerkovskiy's rep declined to comment on his personal life. A source close to Upton, meanwhile, said the two have known each other for a long time and are just good friends. Her rep had no comment. Whatever their status, the pair certainly looked like a couple when they dined a deux at Scalinatella in New York City's Upper East Side neighborhood. "They were very canoodly," an eyewitness tells Us, noting that the birthday girl and her purported beau ...

**** TIMES SQUARE GOSSIP TELEVISION SPECIAL EPISODE OF “THE EXES” GUEST STARRING MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY FROM "DANCING WITH THE STARS" ****  The Exes Episode Shall We Dance Holly volunteers to help Stuart impress his ex and her new dance partner Don (Chmerkovskiy) at a ballroom dance competition, but Holly’s “talent” hurts more than it helps. Meanwhile, Phil meets his match in a woman (Beauvais) who beats him at his own love game. Guest Stars: Maksim Chmerkovskiy (“Dancing With The Stars”) and Garcelle Beauvais (“The Jamie Foxx Show”)

Maksim Chmerkovskiy At Tabu Maksim Chmerkovskiy Dancing With The Stars Maksim Chmerkovskiy, hosted a evening at TABU Ultra Lounge at the MGM Grand Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada last night. Photos By: RD/ Erik Kabik/ Retna Digital

Carrie Ann Inaba With Maksim Chmerkovskiy And Karina Smirnoff Carrie Ann Inaba along with Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff attended the Press Preview for BURN THE FLOOR at the Longacre Theatre in New York City today. Photo By: Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.