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Maksim Chmerkovskiy Talks About Breakup with Karina Smirnoff

Sept 14, 2009

Maksim Chmerkovskiy talks to ET about his breakup with fellow "Dancing with the Stars" pro Karina Smirnoff.

The upbeat dancer takes a somber tone when talking about the breakup, saying, "Thank God for this season, because all my attention goes to Debi [Mazar]" -- his celebrity partner on "DWTS."

"This is probably the most serious I've ever taken a season, in light of everything that's happened," he adds. "This is what I want to focus all my attention on."

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