Desperate to revive his career, disgraced former ‘Today’ host Billy Bush is begging ‘Dancing with the Stars’ bigwigs to let him twirl on the upcoming March hoofer contest.
“Billy said he would be willing to take a pay cut, and take a sum much lower than the other contestants,” an insider said.
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But ABC honchos are reluctant to sign Billy, who was tarred in the Donald Trump/Nancy O’Dell audio scandal.
“A lot of them are sick of having contestants who want to be cast as a way of reviving their broken career, which is exactly what some believe Billy is trying to do!” said the insider.