Billy Dee
Williams announced he was leaving Dancing With the Stars on Monday night's episode, citing an injury as his
reason for quitting.
The iconic Star Wars actor and his professional partner Emma Slater decided to end their quest for the mirrorball trophy
due to
Williams' chronic back pain, with his doctors recommending he withdraw
from the ABC reality competition.
"I've
had a wonderful, brilliant, fantastic blast of a time," Williams said
during the show, adding that he was going to dedicate his dance that night to
his grandchildren.
He
then thanked his partner, Emma Slater, saying,
"Working with this wonderful, beautiful young woman has been pure, pure
joy."
While
he only managed to score 15 points for each of his first two dances, Williams,
77, managed to avoid the bottom three during the first elimination.
In
her weekly blog for E!
Online, fellow competitor NeNe Leakes praised Williams, though she admitted,
"If Billy Dee Williams was my granddad and out there on the dance floor, I
would say, 'Grandad, go sit down. You don't have to do this.' You know, he's
77…I thought he did great for his age because I saw him rehearse and he wasn't
as good in rehearsal as he was on show night, so I thought he did well."
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