Alan Bersten is stepping in for Val Chmerkovskiy this week on Dancing With the Stars and will be performing a Viennese waltz with Jenna Dewan for the show’s “Dedication Night.” Alan was eliminated from DWTS earlier this season, and his return to the ballroom comes amid Val being suspended for the “Oscar Slap” comment he made toward Carrie Ann Inaba.

There’s been a lot of chatter about Alan being chosen to replace Val ( Gleb Savchenko has plenty of feelings ), but apparently Val is here for it. A production source tells E! News that he “fully trusts Alan to manage this week and is grateful that he’s stepped in,” confirming that “as per Val’s conversations with the network, he fully plans to return to the show next week with his wonderful dance partner Jenna Dewan.”

Meanwhile, a source previously told Variety that Jenna “has continued to be a true professional and respectful of the process.…