Jackson Olson apologized on October 6 after his comment about Guillermo Rodriguez drew backlash, answering What did Jackson Olson say about Guillermo with a public reset. He paired the apology with a video set to Hannah Montana's “Nobody's Perfect,” signaling he wanted the story to move back toward Dancing With the Stars rather than linger on the dispute.
“To G and to all of you, from the bottom of my heart I am so sorry about my comment I made the other day and that it caused this much negativity. I love this guy ❤️ now let's do what this show is meant to be about.. DANCE 🕺 ily G,” Olson said in the October 6 video with Guillermo Rodriguez. The apology came after fans had already read the earlier remark as a dig, which turned a short social post into a wider public-relations problem.
October 3 set off the backlash
On October 3, the official Loco Beach Coconuts account posted a TikTok and Instagram Reel showing Erik Ostberg recreating Guillermo Rodriguez and Witney Carson's Yacht Rock Night choreography. Ostberg wrote, “Shoutout Guillermo, Loco Beach!” and the caption said, “Couldn't let @Jackson Olson have all the fun.”
Olson then allegedly replied, “@erikostberg21 but seriously how did you do this better than him with 2 hours of rehearsal.” That line is what fans seized on, because the comparison to “him” was read less as light competition and more as a swipe at Guillermo. The comment was later deleted, but by then the reaction had already spilled into the wider conversation around the show.
Kalshi numbers tracked the noise
According to data from Kalshi, 58 percent of betting viewers thought Olson might get eliminated, while 29 percent were banking on Tyler Cameron to go instead. Those numbers do not decide anything on their own, but they do show how quickly a social-media dispute can spill into expectations around performance and survival on Dancing With the Stars.
On Sunday, October 4, Witney Carson and Guillermo Rodriguez posted after the incident described in the article, and fans also pushed the Loco Beach Coconuts account to credit Carson for the choreography. The team eventually tagged her in its caption, which helped narrow the dispute back to the dance itself instead of the personalities around it.
Olson's apology now puts the burden on the show's audience to decide whether the October 6 video with Rodriguez reads as a sincere correction or a cleanup after the fact. The comment that started it all still sits at the center of the episode: friendly competition can pass in a rehearsal room, but once it lands as public shade, the response has to be just as public.
