"Dancing With the Stars": The Talk Continues...

“Dancing With the Stars” may be over, but the craziness continues…

Earlier this week, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who danced with Mel B. this season, told “TV Guide” he was not returning to the show. He said that most of the pro dancers were interested in furthering their entertainment careers and he just wanted to dance. Then today, Maks told “People” that he wasn’t leaving after all. Maks says that after he read the article and all of the e-mails and comments from his fans, he regretted his words. He says it was just the frustration and exhaustion of a difficult season talking (Because of her rehearsals for the Spice Girls tour, Mel B. often had only a few hours to learn her routines.)…

Rumors continue to swirl around Helio and Julianne, but they continue to deny they’re an item. The two will perform a few dates on the east coast leg of the “DWTS” tour. Helio needs to stay east as he prepares to begin the Indy season and Julianne is recording a country album in Nashville for Universal Records…

Meanwhile, Mark Ballas’ participation in the tour is up in the air after arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder, which he dislocated during the season finale.

The injury happened during his cha cha cha with girlfriend Sabrina Bryan. Ballas was rushed to the ER after the performance, but Bryan was required to stay in the audience for the rest of the show.

Ballas is learning the steps and is hoping to join the tour at some point. Bryan will be a part of the entire tour. No word on who she’ll dance with…

After Ballas’ injury, Mark Cuban offered the Mavericks team doctor to give a second opinion and has been in constant contact with Ballas and his family. Cuban also came to the rescue earlier in the season when Cameron Mathison suffered an injury…

Derek Hough, who danced this season with Jennie Garth, told TMZ that he might next dance with Florence Henderson…

And buzz is starting to circulate in the blogging community that Marie Osmond may have faked her fainting spell. TMZ reports that Marie had a writer on the set to feed her one-liners and that writer was “at the ready” both when she fainted and when she woke up.

I’m not saying Marie faked her fainting spell, but there’s no doubt she’s media savvy. Just about everyone questioned why she did that wind-up doll freestyle dance. But then a Marie Osmond doll in that same outfit showed up on QVC. And yes, there is also a doll dressed in the outfit she was wearing when she fainted.

No surprise, the dolls are a huge success…