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SAPP IN, SHARPTON OUT OF ABC'S 'DANCING': Leaks hit Internet ahead of next month's official announcement of new lineup.
*Retired NFL star Warren Sapp is among the confirmed celebrities set to appear on next season's "Dancing with the Stars," while Rev. Al Sharpton has gone public with his rejection of ABC's offer to join the cast.
The civil rights veteran, who also turned down a request from Donald Trump to join "Celebrity Apprentice" next season, says he'd rather spend his time this fall focusing on voter education.
"This is a serious election. I don't want to be dancing with the stars when I should be protecting the vote," Shaprton tells the New York Post's Page Six.
Sapp's participation, meanwhile, was confirmed by John Madden, Tiki Barber, Jerome Bettis, Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth of NBC's "Football Night In America" squad during their appearance at the Television Critics Association press tour last week in Beverly Hills.
Madden told reporters: "I couldn't make a prediction on who's gonna win the Super Bowl, but I'll predict that Warren Sapp – he'll be good at it – I'll predict that he'll win it. I'm going with the Giants, and I'm going with Warren Sapp on "Dancing With the Stars."
"I wanna know when you've seen Warren Sapp dance," Michaels said to his broadcasting partner.
"At practice," replied Madden, stating he witnessed the defensive tackle cutting a rug during his run with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. "He throws left-handed, he dances, he does all those things, and he's gonna be good. I'm predicting he'll win it. And I'll take on all comers."
According to TMZ.com, "Dancing" producers are "trying to create some major drama" with the casting, "possibly by pairing exes up against each other or people who have had some sort of turbulent relationship."
The Web site says Kim Kardashian has also been confirmed for next season, along with Lance Bass and Florence Henderson. But the socialite told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS morning show Thursday: "I don't know where that's coming from ... (but) I would be honored if they asked me. I can get down in a club."
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