Jackson OlsonandGuillermo Rodriguezare waltzing past this rift.
WhiletheDancing With the Starscontestantsalreadyproved they had no bad blood after Olson’s comments about Rodriguez’s last routine,the Savannah Bananas playersharedmore insight intohow the duo were able to bury the hatchet.
“I went to his trailer, we talked for 30 minutes,” Olson told E! News in an exclusive interview alongside partnerEmma Slaterfollowing the Oct. 6 taping ofDancing With the Stars. “We’re fine. We’ve been friends through this entire journey. We’ve ranted to each other, we’ve talked to each other, and I just walked in and was like, ‘Hey I just want you to know, I meant nothing by that.’”
Unlike some of the critics online, theJimmy Kimmel Live!star understood the Savannah Bananas player immediately. As Olson recalled, ‘He was like, ‘Dude, I know. It’s totally fine.’”
Indeed, theduo provedthey were putting their best foot forwardin an Oct. 6 TikTok, where they danced to “Nobody’s Perfect” byHannah Montanaand Olson reiterated his apology for insulting Rodriguez’s skills.