With ABC set to announce the lineup for season 16 of "Dancing with the Stars" on Tuesday, the web rumor mill is spinning out of control with reports that the popular/controversial Maks Chmerkovskiy will not return to the reality show that made him a household name.

TMZ.com http://www.tmz.com/2013/02/22/maksim-chmerkovskiy-leaving-dancing-with-the-stars/ says it's so.

The 32-year-old Chmerkovskiy earned the title "the bad boy of the ballroom" since joining the show in season 2. He has never won the mirrorball trophy.