Maksim Chmerkovskiy: ‘I am a hopeless romantic. I am not a scumbag’

Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Here’s a pumped-up photo of Maksim Chmerkovskiy in LA last week. He’s been shaking his stuff on Dancing with the Stars for a whole decade. He finally won the mirror ball trophy in May after sashaying through the season with Olympic ice skater Meryl Davis. Through this victory, Maksim has decided that his goals have been achieved for the show. He’s moving onto bigger things. He owns a line of dancing studios and designs the MAKSIM male jewelry line.

Maksim tells People that he isn’t just a dancer. He’s also a businessman and a womanizer. Okay, he doesn’t say “womanizer.” He has a rep is all I’m saying. Maksim may be dating Meryl now after briefly romancing Jennifer Lopez earlier this year. He allegedly told Kate Upton to lose weight during their relationship. Maksim spoke with People about his DWTS departure. He’d like everyone to know that he’s not a douchebag, just really “romantic” with a lot of different women:

On leaving DWTS: “I am more than dancing. I was a dancing pro on the show for about a decade, and I needed the trophy to show for it. But Meryl was part of that. And while I am doing other things, Meryl [Davis] is a close friend and has become very important in my life. We have new projects together.”

He’s romantic: “I am a hopeless romantic who falls in lust and gets in trouble. I love my work and am very productive, yet I always find time to play.”

Did he date Jennifer Lopez? “Yes, she’s great, I have fun. And while other names are out there … I am not a scumbag.”

He’s still a DWTS fan: “I still watch the show, because it is part of me and will be 50 years from now. Winning was a huge portion of a big chunk of my life. I am not sure if I will return or in what capacity. Time will tell.”

[From People]

This is hilarious. Maksim sounds like the kind of guy you meet in a club, briefly consider squeezing his biceps, and then remember he sounds like a jerk. Run, ladies! Oh well. At least he’s not breaking up marriages. He’s just having fun. Don’t ask me why I can buy someone like Chris Evans recently calling himself “a romantic when he’s probably selling himself as much as Maksim does here.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy

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  1. mia girl says:

    “I am a hopeless scumbag who is all about lust. And I think that is romantic.”

    There, I fixed that for ya Maksim.

    • BooBooLaRue says:

      Great editing job. Just perfect.

    • smcollins says:

      Lol. You’ve just summed it up perfectly. 😀

    • doofus says:

      yeah, usually when someone has to claim that they’re NOT something, it’s because their behavior says differently.

      • wolfpup says:

        He is walking around with a great big red flag, and there are women who believe that they are the one who can finally land him. One night stands are not about romance. What does he tell the women he is with – that he is a lusty man, who will pad it for them with romantic gestures & talk? (saying to self, “see how MUCH he is into ME!”) Bottom line, when a man tells you who he is – believe him! Don’t sleep with him, or you might develop a crush that could crush you.

  2. Annie says:

    Love me some Maksim. That’s all I gotta say.

    • Bella bella says:

      I like Maksim, too. He’s Russian, for goodness sake — romantic is part of their DNA!

  3. Jenny says:

    I’m not a big fan of capris on men. That is all 🙂

  4. Pandy says:

    Ew. The douche is strong in this one! Isn’t he a little too old for Meryl?? He’s never been my type – I don’t see how women don’t run screaming from him. I bet he reeks of too much cologne as well LOLLL. Done for now.

    • Merritt says:

      Meryl is 27 and he is 34. I don’t think he is douche, but he seems immature and his own worst enemy. DWTS spent years editing him to look like a jerk. So people didn’t see his better moments. Shawn Johnson said he was protective of her while she on DWTS because she was dealing with a stalker. If he doesn’t want to look like a playboy, then he should stop looking like one. When your name is constantly linked to various people, it doesn’t look good, if that is all you are known for.

    • whatsmyname? says:

      “I bet he reeks of cologne” that’s excatly what I thought when I saw his pics, he looks like one of those guys haha.

  5. QQ says:

    The fact he has to clarify this for us is just… delicious

  6. kri says:

    “I am not a scumbag”. LMAO!!! Ya know, the guy might be a “womanizer” but hey-he isn’t married. He’s just putting that Ukrainian booty out there & developing his male jewelry line. I may be in loooove.

  7. Hiddlesgirl85 says:

    – says scumbag

  8. Size Does Matter says:

    I’m pretty sure that man scarf is from the scumbag line of douchewear.

  9. Sara says:

    there are two kinds of men: the kind who is romantic and the kind who says that to get laid.

  10. ... says:

    I thought he would reek of cologne (gives off that vibe) but he actually doesn’t , he smells good but you can’t smell him until you’re literally right next to him. He’s a nice guy too…

  11. Izzy says:

    No dear, you’re not a scumbag. You’re a douchebag.