KTTV Fox11 News has video footage of the Friday morning arrest of MTV America’s Best Dance Crew judge Shane Sparks. A criminal complaint, filed yesterday by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, includes nine counts, including four counts of lewd conduct with a minor under 14 years of age, two counts of sexual intercourse with a 14-or-15-year old, and two counts of oral copulation with a 14-or-15-year-old.
The underage victim was one of Shane’s dance students between 1994-1997 — and investigators believe there could be more victims out there.
Choreographer/TV personality Shane Sparks, 40, has been arrested and charged with 9 counts of child molestation.
Sparks — who choreographed performances for So You Think You Can Dance before becoming a judge on the MTV show America’s Best Dance Crew –was taken into custody at his home in North Hollywood 8AM PT this morning. He has been charged with 9 felony counts of child molestation and committing lewd acts on a child, TMZ.com said Friday.
Russell Ferguson won the sixth season of So You Think You Can Dance.
The 20-year-old hip-hop/krump dancer from Beantown was named America’s Favorite Fancy-Footer on Wednesday night’s live finale of the FOX reality talent competition — which featured performances by Adam Lambert, Jennifer Lopez, and Mary J. Blige.
Russell takes home a $250,000 and a cover feature with the March edition of Dance Spirit Magazine. Jakob Karr, a 19-year-old contemporary dancer from Windermere, FL, finished second. Kathryn McCormick, 19, from Augusta, GA, landed in third place.
“I just want to thank everybody – this means everything to me,” he said. “I’ve dreamed of this since I was born. I want to thank the judges for their criticism, you guys make me better as a person and as a dancer.”
Auditions for the seventh season of SYTYCD begin in Miami Jan. 18.
Sharply dressed in a grey suit with barely a hair out of place, American Idol alum Adam Lambert performed his single “Whataya Want From Me” live on the So You Think You Can Dance Season Finale tonight.
Today’s fancy-footed finale marked the singer’s first return to live TV since the Great AMA Scandal of 2009! How did he do, guys?
