Carrie Ann Inaba has been criticized on “ Dancing With the Stars ” for almost 20 years, since the show premiered in 2006. Now, she knows how to deal with it.

“It used to really affect me. I have been targeted with this kind of negativity since the show began, back when we had chat rooms. I remember seeing some horrible words written about me, and I was shocked,” the professional dancer turned judge tells Variety . “Sometimes the things they say are cruel, and that has affected me. It’s made me scared. It’s not so much that I get hurt as I get afraid, because it feels like they’re like attacking me verbally, so I shrink down a little during the season.”

The comments have affected her mental health, and she’s talked about the toxic feedback in therapy. But over the years, she’s found

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