The ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Winner Is…

Hines Ward and Kym Johnson are the winners of “Dancing with the Stars” Season 12!

The crowd, containing the pro football player’s mom, erupted at the news of Ward’s triumph.

Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy came in second place, while Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas landed in third.

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'Dancing With the Stars' Winner: Who Won the Season 11 Finale?

Three dancers entered the stage, but only one left with the mirrorball trophy in hand. Who was crowned the 'Dancing With the Stars' winner for season 11? Was it Bristol, Jennifer or Kyle?

A season filled with of twists, turns and shocking eliminations ended predictably, with actress Jennifer Grey and partner Derek Hough landing in first place. Grey topped the leaderboard for seven of the competition's 10 weeks.

Actor Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer finished second.

"I didn't think I was going to compete tonight, and I'm really glad I did," said a tearful Grey, who battled back problems all season. A ruptured disc nearly prevented her from performing in the finale.

And after generating so much controversy -- causing one enraged viewer to shoot his television, possibly being the target of white (talcum) powder and eliciting hundreds of vitriolic comments on our own site-- teen activist Bristol Palin and partner Mark Ballas took third place.

"This has been such a life-changing experience and I had the time of my life," Palin said.

Hough, meanwhile, can now boast of being a three-time champion (having previously won with Nicole Scherzinger and Brooke Burke.) "I'm unbelievably proud," Hough told co-host Brooke Burke just before learning of the results. "It's been such an honor and a privilege and just a pleasure to dance with Jennifer. It's been an incredible journey and one that I'll never forget."

The finalists performed twice more during the finale episode to add to their scores from Monday night's performances. Each celeb reprised a dance from earlier in the season: Palin picked her well-received tango, Massey chose his "rock week" tango, while Grey went with her week 1 homage to 'Dirty Dancing.' The judges placed them in that order, from third to first.

The three couples also did an "instant cha cha," with Grey and Hough again coming out on top. The final scoreboard read: Grey with 118, Massey with 110 and Palin with 104.

Which means that despite all those voting conspiracy theories, the end result mirrored the scores given out by Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli.

Grey ruptured a disc in her back Monday night, but told a local ABC affiliate after winning that she "couldn't bear the idea of not finishing what we started.

As for how she felt when her named was called? "I think I was a little blank," Grey laughed. "I felt a shot of elation."

Casey Anthony Trial

Final preparations are under way today for Casey Anthony’s first-degree murder trial, which will begin unfolding Tuesday morning at the Orange County Courthouse.

Nearly three years after Anthony’s 2-year-old daughter Caylee Marie was reported missing — and the young, single mother and her toddler became national news — attorneys will deliver their opening statements shortly after court is in session at 9 a.m.

The panel that will decide Anthony’s fate is comprised of Pinellas County residents, who were chosen over a painstaking 11-day period in Clearwater. They were sworn in early Friday evening.

It’s unclear if the jury has arrived in Orlando yet. They’ll be sequestered for the duration of the trial, which is expected to last six to eight weeks.

Last week, Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Belvin Perry told Anthony’s defense team and state prosecutors he would be available to tie up any loose ends today, though it’s unclear if any last-minute hearing has been scheduled.

Anthony, 25, is accused of killing Caylee in the summer of 2008. The toddler’s remains were found several months later in woods near her family’s east Orange County home.

Perry decided to hold jury selection in Pinellas County because of the pretrial publicity surrounding the case.

More than 500 members of the media applied for credentials to cover the trial. Courtroom seating is assigned for reporters.

The proceedings are open to the public, though access will be limited to pass-holders and there are restrictions.

Each morning during the trial, court officials will hand out seating passes on a first-come, first-served basis to people who line up on the north side of the courthouse. People can line up beginning at 5:30 a.m.

Each pass, which is free, is dated and assigned a seat number. The pass is good for one day and cannot be sold. They will be reissued at 1 p.m. for any seats vacated after the lunch break.

The trial will be held in a large courtroom on the 23^rd floor of the courthouse, and the general public will be prohibited from accessing that floor. Only credential media, legal teams associated with the Anthony case and people with seating passes will be allowed on the 23^rd floor.

SOURCE: ARTICLE BY ORLANDO SENTINEL MAY 23, 2011 By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel 10:49 a.m. EDT, May 23, 2011

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