Ryan Lochte Set to Join ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 23 Cast (Report)

Ryan Lochte was dropped by four major sponsor this week but there’s one corporation that reportedly isn’t shying away from the shamed Olympic swimmer — and that’s ABC. The gold medalist who left Rio in a flood of controversy last week is going to be a contestant on Season 23 of “Dancing With the Stars,” according to USA Today, who reports that Lochte locked down a deal with the show before his Olympic scandal. Esquire Cashes In on Lochte-Gate With Marathon of His Failed Reality TV Series Lochte’s fall from grace came during the games in Brazil, when he claimed that he and three fellow U.S. swimmers competing in the Olympics were robbed at gunpoint. [...] local authorities soon countered that the athletes had actually been stopped by armed security guards and accused of vandalizing a gas station restroom. Paula Deen, Gary Busey, David Hasselhoff and newly-suspended soccer player Hope Solo all attempted to dance their way back into the public’s hearts.