Two men wearing anti-Ryan Lochte shirts rushed the stage Monday night during the premiere of Dancing With the Stars.
The disruption happened while judge Carrie Ann Inaba was delivering her comments to Lochte and partner Cheryl Burke.
Inaba sounding audibly frustrated yelled at the men, who weren't shown on camera, to get off the stage. The show went to a commercial break a short time later.
Watch Inaba react to the disruption in the video player above.
ABC7 entertainment reporter George Pennacchio tweeted a picture a short time later of the men believed to have caused the disruption.
This is the cause of the #DWTS disruption. More to come. pic.twitter.com/0AMkY6P2a1
— George Pennacchio (@abc7george) September 13, 2016
Inaba later tweeted about the "scary moment" as well.
We had a bit of a scary moment during tonight's live taping of @dancingabc, but... https://t.co/8QH7t4dWgA #dwts pic.twitter.com/Mq1r6IwfvF
— Carrie Ann Inaba (@carrieanninaba) September 13, 2016
A few hours later, ABC released video from a different camera angle of security taking one of the men down. That footage wasn't shown on TV.
Best move on the @DancingABC floor last night was from a security guard #DWTS #RyanLochte https://t.co/AozXtEMBmw pic.twitter.com/ZZ62D7KJz6
— Michael (@MikeThePhotog) September 13, 2016
Lochte, a 12-time Olympic medal winner, has been a controversial figure since apparently fabricating a robbery story during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He was subsequently given a 10-month suspension by the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Swimming.
