It didn't come as a big surprise that Michael Bolton got the boot on 'Dancing With the Stars' last night. The singer and his dance partner Chelsie Hightower scored a mere 12 points doing a jive on Monday night.

Host Tom Bergeron gave judge Bruno Tonioli an opportunity to amend, apologize for or even retract the harsh comment he gave Bolton on Monday's show (he called their jive "the worst ... in 11 seasons"). Instead, Tonioli held his ground.

Bolton called the judge's remarks "inappropriate" and "disrespectful."

On 'Good Morning America,' Bolton demanded an apology from Tonioli. "You heard the tone. Even Len [Goodman] stopped him and said, 'That's inappropriate,'" he said. "I think he should apologize publicly and be reprimanded for it."

"To me, [Bruno] let everybody down," Bolton said on 'GMA.' "My mom was there, she flew in. She's 90 and I thought she was going to really enjoy it, and I just didn't expect that level of disrespect from him"

"It may have been one of the biggest smackdowns in 'DWTS' history," Hightower told TV Squad after the results show. "I was glad that they re-addressed it and gave [Bruno] a chance to say something better. It's unfortunate that he didn't."

Bolton bolted from the studio right after the show, but not because he was being disrespectful like Shannen Doherty and Shannon Elizabeth some stars who've skipped out on exit interviews. He had to catch a flight to Napa, where he was performing later that night.

"Michael and I talked earlier in the day," Hightower shared. "We knew the door could swing either way. I'm very proud of him. He's an amazing guy, generous, kind, funny. I have nothing but amazing things to say about him."

"Michael's an amazing dude," added Maksim Chmerkovskiy. "I asked him if he was okay. He said, 'Maks, I have a show in two and a half hours, doing what I love. I'm great. My life is amazing."

Other stars and pro dancers also defended Bolton.

"The judges don't know how many hours we put in," said Kyle Massey. "Michael worked super-hard on that dance."

Partner Lacey Schwimmer added, "Yeah, they could have been nicer."

Brandy Norwood, a former judge on 'America's Got Talent,' hedged, "Everyone is different in their own way. I would never want anyone to feel invalidated."

"I'm going to interrupt," said her partner, Chmerkovskiy. "The problem is not in [the judge's] opinion. The problem is the consistency. If you're going to give someone a '3' [then] give somebody else who deserves the same score [a '3.'] You're going to give someone a '3' and then praise somebody [who's just as bad]? It's not fair.

"You can say your negativity, but back it up with something you can work on. If Michael hadn't worked so hard that would be one thing, but he poured his heart [into this]," said argued pro dancer Cheryl Burke.

As for Tonioli, Burke quipped, "I'd like to see Bruno come out here and do a jive himself."

Before the results were announced, producers attempted to clear up the controversy about whether Sarah Palin was booed by the audience on Monday night's performance show.

Footage was shown that seemed to indicate that Palin, who was there to see daughter Bristol Palin perform, was not booed by the studio audience. Rather, ABC's playback attempted to demonstrate that boos were directed at the show's judges, who awarded Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough scores of "8" instead of higher numbers.

"I didn't even know it was an issue until they addressed it," Bristol Palin told TV Squad after the results show. "We knew why [people in the audience] were booing and it wasn't a big deal."

And her mom knew, as well? "Yes," Palin responded. "She knew that, too."

"I was booing," added her partner, Mark Ballas. "I thought that Derek and Jennifer could have gotten a higher score."