Derek Hough is firing back after Ryan Seacrest accused him of nearly breaking an important Wheel of Fortune set piece.

The Dancing with the Stars alum called the host’s claim that he jumped on the titular wheel “1000% NOT true” after he appeared on a September episode of the CBS game show with fellow DWTS stars Bruno Tonioli and Jenna Johnson Chmerkovsky.

“In the commercial break, (Hough) was jumping on the center of the wheel and having Bruno spin it, much like the top of a cake ornament,” Seacrest told USA Today . “We did say, ‘Please don’t do that. That would break it, and there’s only one of those wheels. If that breaks, we have a real problem.’

Seacrest recalled he “had to sort of say, ‘Stick to the ledge,'” noting of the DWTS pros, “They’re very physical, and

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