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"I was just taken aback."
This article contains discussion of sexual abuse and misconduct.
In an interview with Tamron Hall set to air this Wednesday (via People), Navarro coach and Cheer star Monica Aldama publicly addressed the allegations against Harris for the first time.
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Aldama revealed that she found out about the charges against Harris when an executive producer informed her during a dress rehearsal for Dancing with the Stars.
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Aldama competed on the 29th season of DWTS in 2020.
"I was on the stage," she recalled. "We were about to go into the full dress rehearsal and that's when the executive producer came up to me and asked me if I had seen the headlines and, of course, I had not."
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"I was just taken aback and it kind of took the breath out of me for a minute, and all I could read is the headline. I couldn't read the actual article."
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Aldama went on to say that she told the producer she wouldn't be able to read about the charges until after the shoot had ended that night — and that she still hasn't read the article the producer pointed her to.
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"I couldn't read anything," she said. "I had to stay emotionally strong because I was already a wreck thinking about doing Dancing with the Stars. I just tried to hold back until I got through that night and let all the emotions pour in."
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