Posted by Adam

Wednesday September 30, 2009

Dancing With The Stars contestant Aaron Carter insists he isn’t after his partner Karina Smirnoff — he has a “crush” on professional dancer Chelsie Hightower.

“I actually have a crush on Chelsie,” Aaron told Us Weekly magazine of the 20-year-old beauty. “I’m going to visualize that happening!”

“I just realized, ‘This girl is really cute!’ so I just went up to her and said, ‘Are you single?’” Carter, 21, added. “I’m going to leave it at that for now. I’m just going to put it out there and see what happens.”

Smirnoff — who says rumors that she wants Carter are “ridiculous” — jumped to her partner’s defense after Aaron was slammed on some blogs for seeming pompous after a recent radio interview.

During an interview Monday on 104.3 MY FM’s Valentine in the Morning, Carter said, “There are no if’s, and’s or but’s or possibilities or chances. I’m going to win Dancing with the Stars.”

Smirnoff insists Carter wasn’t being “cocky.”

“He is humble and one of the most non-cocky people on the planet!” she said. “All he said was, ‘We’re going to win.’ They take that one sentence and isolate that.”

Adds Carter, “Honestly, I was pumping myself. I’m a big believer in positive energy.”

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