On Monday's Dancing with the Stars, somewhere between the hopping, the spin and the final dip, Grace's dress realigned itself in a most inconvenient way — thereby exposing the areola of her right breast. She recovered by embarrassedly tucking herself back in, as the camera graciously panned to an awkward audience.
Cue parents shielding their children's innocent eyes.
"That's alright! On the European version, that would be perfectly fine," host Tom Bergeron quipped of the nip slip.
"There may have been, as Tristan said, a little bit of jiggling but there was absolutely not a wardrobe malfunction," Grace said.
New York Times journalist David Carr recently lamented the popularity (albeit waning) of "Nancy Grace," the show on HLN where Grace exhaustively covers and provides commentary on popular court trials, serving as a biased "broadcast judge-and-jury."
However, ABC judges weren't swayed by her involuntary exposure: She and dance partner Tristan MacManus received only 21 points (out of 30) for their quickstep routine.
Grace is a self-proclaimed "fish out of water on the dance floor" and, accordingly, her wardrobe malfunction wasn't quite as sexy (or as obviously premeditated) as Janet Jackson's infamous "Nipplegate" at Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston.
But the incident is certain to live on in the hearts and minds of viewers across the nation. Will this be called "Nipplegate II?"
Not if the fiery Grace has anything to do about it. She's come out and denied that a slip even happened — those pesky TV clips be damned. (If only this show wasn't documented.)
"There may have been, as Tristan said, a little bit of jiggling but there was absolutely not a wardrobe malfunction," Grace said.
Legendary rockers Styx and Kevin Cronin, lead singer of REO Speedwagon, will team up to co-headline the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour in 2025, which will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, June 6.
The large, 40-city tour will take place over three months, starting in Greenville, South Carolina on May 28, and wrapping up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 24.
In addition to Houston, the tour will go to Austin on June 4 and Dallas on August 1. It will include special guest Don Felder, former lead guitarist for the Eagles, at all dates.
Fans can expect some of the greatest rock anthems of all time, including “Renegade,” “Keep On Loving You,” “Come Sail Away,” “Can't Fight This Feeling,” and “Hotel California.”
Styx and Cronin (as part of REO Speedwagon) first toured together in 2000 and in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, coming together to form the Rock to the Rescue 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. This will mark their sixth time joining forces on the road.
2022 was the 50th anniversary of Styx's self-titled debut album, but they have yet to slow down. The band released their 17th album, Crash of the Crown, in 2021. Of course, not everyone is a fan, as this classic clip from The Simpsons illustrates.
REO Speedwagon's recording days appear to be done, with their last album coming out in 2009, but the main group of five has been together since 1989. On this tour, Cronin will be joined by REO's lead guitarist Dave Amato and drummer Bryan Hitt.
General tickets for the tour will go on sale starting on Friday, December 13 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning on December 9 at 10 am through the Citi Entertainment program.
Styx and Kevin Cronin will be offering VIP packages via their own exclusive pre-sales beginning on Tuesday, December 10 at 10 am, as well as at LiveNation.com.
