Dancing with the Stars

Tamar Braxton made a miracle recovery -- after rushing to the ER to treat her pneumonia ... she made it to the "Dancing with the Stars" set just in time to perform live.

TMZ broke the story ... Tamar went to the hospital on Monday night, just hours before the show, after fighting off illness for 2 weeks. It was touch and go whether she'd make it back to studio for the show.

Well, she ended up making it -- complete with full dramatic entrance, and heroic performance. Actually, the "Hey Jude" dance was kinda cool. As ballroom dancing goes.

Tamar Braxton is in the ER right now, and it's doubtful she'll make the live show for "Dancing with the Stars," which means she could be disqualified.

We're told Braxton has pneumonia -- something she's been battling for two weeks, and while rehearsing her dances for Monday night's show she became extremely sick.

Sources tell us that Braxton's husband rushed her to the hospital. The show is set to film within the hour, and if Braxton doesn't make the taping she could be Kim Zolciak-ed.

We caught Tamar just before 7pm rushing to make it back for the live taping of 'DWTS'.

The Game is thinking about going where few other rappers has gone before -- "Dancing with the Stars" -- but only if they've got enough zeros.

Game was leaving Katsuya in Hollywood Thursday night when we asked if he'd support Kanye West's run for president. He quickly pointed out his voting options are limited due to his rap sheet, and that's when the talk turned to 'DWTS' votes.

We don't know if the show's ever reached out to Game, but he couldn't possibly be any worse than Master P.

Bindi Irwin is caught in a tangled legal web ... her "Dancing with the Stars" contract just got rejected because a judge needs proof her dad is dead.

Lawyers for the show submitted a minor's contract to an L.A. Superior Court judge ... it's required because Bindi is 17. Her mom Terri signed a form stating she gives up all rights to any money her daughter will make on the show.

Here's the rub. For some reason the judge wants the same release from Bindi's dad, the late Steve Irwin. The judge said without proof of Steve giving up his rights to Bindi's money, "the court is unable to find that it is in the best interest of the minor to be bound by the terms of the contract."

It's unclear if the judge is unaware Steve died in 2006, or if she's just a stickler for a death certificate.

We're told lawyers for the show will do what it takes to get the judge to sign off. When she does, here's Bindi's deal:

-- a guarantee of $125k

-- by making it to weeks 3 and 4 she gets an additional $10k per week

-- week 5 gets her another $15,000

-- weeks 6 and 7 she gets $20k a week

-- weeks 8 and 9 she gets $30k a week

-- and if she makes it to 10 and 11 she gets $50,000 a week

Bindi has made it through week 8, so her total so far is $230k, and still going strong.

That's something to fart about.

Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough have rumors brewin' ... 'cause during "Dancing with the Stars" it sounded like one of 'em let a celebration fart rip.

At the end of Monday night's results show, Bindi and Derek found out they were safe. Derek promptly scooped up his 17-year-old partner and you can clearly hear the alleged toot. It's unclear just who done it, but it sounds way too much like a didgeridoo to not at least bring Bindi in for questioning.

But hey, if all else fails ... blame a dingo.

Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough got soaked practicing their latest routine for "Dancing with the Stars."

If you can't tell by the picture ... they're recreating the famous Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey dance lift from "Dirty Dancing" for next week's movie night -- and seem to have already nailed it.

Bindi and Derek are already in the lead on the scoreboard ... and they're not going anywhere.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy HATES Hope Solo -- and is now blasting his former "Dancing with the Stars" partner as a "sh**ty person" and a liar who made his life a living hell.

Maksim and Hope were partners on the show back in 2011 -- and left on horrible terms ... with Solo later making claims in her book that M.C. slapped her in the face during rehearsals.

But moments ago, Maksim fired back on "Allegedly" -- a podcast hosted by Theo Von and Matthew Cole Weiss -- in which he denies the allegations and rips into the Team USA soccer star.

"She's just a sh**ty person," Maksim says. "You can have a sh**ty life growing up ... but if you're a bad person, there's no excuse for that."

Check out the clip -- Chmerkovskiy was asked to play a round of "F, Marry, Kill" ... and spoiler alert, Hope ain't gettin' a diamond ring from Maks anytime soon.

The bad luck streak continues ... Alek Skarlatos -- one of the French terror train heroes -- just suffered a broken nose, courtesy of his "Dancing with the Stars" partner.

Our 'DWTS' sources tell us Skarlatos and his partner Emma Slater were in rehearsals Monday morning when she accidentally hit him in the face with an elbow.

We're told medics are at the dance studio right now ... checking him out. Early prognosis is ... it's broken, but he'll have to get x-rays to confirm.

Just last week -- Alek's fellow train hero Spencer Stone was nearly killed when he got stabbed four times in the chest in a bar fight. Also, Alek was supposed to be at Umpqua Community College the day the shooting happened there -- but was at 'DWTS' instead.

Alek visited Spencer in the hospital just this weekend.

Tony Dovolani is bummed Kim Zolciak was booted from "Dancing with the Stars," because she was just gettin' good.

Tony was at Eva Longoria's restaurant Beso in Hollywood -- drenched from a dance festival inside celebrating Latin music -- when he conceded she probably should have been disqualified for missing a show, despite the fact she had a stroke.

Kim Zolciak hasn't danced her final dance on "Dancing with the Stars."

We're told the folks at 'DWTS' want Kim back for the season finale next month. The plan is to have her dance in several dances on the final show and all she needs is a green light from her doctor.

We're told Kim's on board, despite being kicked off the show after suffering a mini-stroke that unearthed a heart condition. She's not back to 100%, but she already made it out of the house Sunday to watch husband Kroy play in the Falcons game.

Zolciak was at the bottom of the barrel on the show before her medical emergency. At least one person's rooting for her.

Train hero Alek Skarlatos would've been on the Oregon college campus where a gunman killed 10 ... if not for his stint on "Dancing With The Stars."

Sources close to Skarlatos tell us he'd already enrolled at Umpqua Community College before accepting the 'DWTS' gig. We're told he had scheduled his classes for Tuesdays and Thursdays this semester, so he's certain he would have been on campus when the shooting happened.

We broke the story, Skarlatos bolted out of rehearsal Thursday when news broke about the shooting, and he flew home to Oregon almost immediately. We're told ABC paid for the flight.

Terror train hero Alek Skarlatos was rehearsing for "Dancing with the Stars" when he got gut-wrenching news -- his college was under attack from the shooter who killed 10 people on Thursday.

Sources at 'DWTS' tell us Skarlatos was in the middle of rehearsals with Lindsay Arnold when he got a phone call about the tragic shooting at Umpqua Community College. In addition to the 10 fatalities, police say the shooter injured at least 7 others.

We're told Alek immediately left the studio when he got the news, and was making calls back home to make sure his friends were safe.

Skarlatos, who's an Army National Guardsman in Oregon, is studying at Umpqua CC for a career in law enforcement.

Shortly after leaving the studio, he tweeted, "Everyone send prayers out to ucc."

Kim Zolciak got booted off "Dancing with the Stars" Monday night, but she was totally caught off guard by producers' decision to cut her.

Sources closely involved tell us Kim was not given a heads up that she would be cut -- and was only told she needed to Skype in during the show to provide an update on her health.

As we reported ... Kim is still in Atlanta recovering from the mini-stroke (TIA) she suffered last week. We're told she really wanted to dance, and even practiced with her partner Tony Dovolani. Ultimately doctors wouldn't allow her to fly back to L.A.

But rules are rules ... and 'DWTS' says theirs say a competitor must withdraw if he/she has to skip a performance. Kim was hit with that bombshell while Skyping.

There's already a social media push to bring Kim and Tony back next week. We're told Kim is upset producers didn't use a video of her practice session to score her this week ... which they did in the past for Melissa Rycoft in season 8.

Kim Zolciak will not appear on Monday night's episode of "Dancing with the Stars," because she's unable to leave Atlanta after her medical emergency ... TMZ has learned.

As we reported, Kim flew back to Atlanta after last week's show and almost immediately went into the hospital ... she says because of a mini-stroke. We're told she had a heart procedure Friday and was released, but doctors advised her not to do anything strenuous or travel.

We're told Kim will appear on the show via FaceTime. Her long-term prognosis on the show is uncertain.

Kim Zolciak's mini-stroke was far more serious than anyone thought ... we've learned she had a heart procedure following the TIA and could have died.

As we reported, Kim had the mini-stroke in Atlanta, hours after appearing on "Dancing with the Stars." She had lost feeling on one side and her ability to speak, but it was only temporary.

Kim has told friends that doctors thought she could be released almost immediately, but a test revealed there was a more serious, underlying heart issue. Doctors kept her in the hospital and she told friends the docs performed a procedure Friday. We do not know the nature of the problem or what doctors did to correct it.

We're told Kim would never have known about the heart issue had she not gone into the hospital for the TIA. And doctors told Kim if the heart problem were left untreated, it could have become life-threatening.

Kim Zolciak is so determined to continue on "Dancing with the Stars," her partner is teaching her moves for next week in her ATL hospital room.

As we reported, Kim said she had a TIA, a mini-stroke, which left her temporarily paralyzed and unable to speak. She has since regained her movement and speech, but the doctors want to monitor her in the hospital.

We're told Zolciak's partner, Tony Dovolani, has been with Kim in her room, teaching her the moves for Monday night's show.

We're told Kim has not gotten clearance from her doctors to come back to L.A. for the show, but she's proceeding as if that will happen.

Sources connected with the show tell us they've been informed there's a good chance she'll be back.